- Dec 6, 2018
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- Protestant
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- Single
Hey Y'all
This is my first post and I just wanted to introduce myself and explain to everyone who I am and where I came from.
I'm Matt, but people also call me Wilko cause of my last name. I live in Lausanne, Switzerland but am at a boarding school in England. I have been a Christian for just under a year, despite having no religious parents. I became religious through speaking to the Chaplain (Pastor) at my school and just being interested during sermons and actively attending bible studies. I am a big Football (both types) fan. I also enjoy many varieties of music, specifically music from the early 90s.
At my school attending church is compulsory as we have a chapel on site and the school is historically religious. This causes some uproar with students who aren't religious, so 90% of the school. They often comment about it being brainwashing and not allowing people to make their own decisions. They also speak harshly about the Chaplain, who has become like a father to me as I am away from my father during term time. I find it really hard when they are talking trash about God and Christianity, something that I myself care a lot about. Moreover, I feel that I am being attacked personally when they come up to me and mock me for my beliefs, saying that I was brainwashed and that I am stupid to believe in the bible and God.
Does anyone else have similar experiences and if so, how did you cope?
Thank Y'all
Matt
This is my first post and I just wanted to introduce myself and explain to everyone who I am and where I came from.
I'm Matt, but people also call me Wilko cause of my last name. I live in Lausanne, Switzerland but am at a boarding school in England. I have been a Christian for just under a year, despite having no religious parents. I became religious through speaking to the Chaplain (Pastor) at my school and just being interested during sermons and actively attending bible studies. I am a big Football (both types) fan. I also enjoy many varieties of music, specifically music from the early 90s.
At my school attending church is compulsory as we have a chapel on site and the school is historically religious. This causes some uproar with students who aren't religious, so 90% of the school. They often comment about it being brainwashing and not allowing people to make their own decisions. They also speak harshly about the Chaplain, who has become like a father to me as I am away from my father during term time. I find it really hard when they are talking trash about God and Christianity, something that I myself care a lot about. Moreover, I feel that I am being attacked personally when they come up to me and mock me for my beliefs, saying that I was brainwashed and that I am stupid to believe in the bible and God.
Does anyone else have similar experiences and if so, how did you cope?
Thank Y'all
Matt