I quit the church and I don't feel bad
(Texan) (Male: age 25)
I left my church because it turned Ultra MAGA conservative. I am on the Autism spectrum and I physically cannot be around the same people who voted for a President that openly wants to take special needs people's rights away.
I am still a follower of Jesus, and still believe "the lord is my savior." , but my morals and values are completely incompatible with church culture. I have been to several churches throughout my life and got a bad vibe from every single one of them. Hypocrisy is rampant in the south and I get targeted by hypocritical narcissists all the time.
I know not all churches are bad, but it is going to take a lot of effort to convince me to start trusting any church again. I just want to be left alone and I am tired of people turning a casual conversation into a religious lecture. Religious Extremism is rampant where I live and I am getting super burned out from it.