How the Bible Destroyed My Religion

<p>Raised Catholic I questioned my indoctrination especially an apparent Bible contradiction which threatened to destroy the very foundation of Christianity. At thirteen I saw myself drowning as my life flashed before my eyes during a near-death experience.</p><p><br></p><p>High school evolution studies further eroded my faith leading to a downward spiral into the dark realm of the occult. Divine intervention later directed me to a Bible study where debate raged over Scripture interpretations. <em>How? It was one book!</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Why are we here? Where did we come from? What happens after death? </em></p><p><br></p><p>With an obsession for truth I weighed the validity of all Christian doctrines against the Bible as Darwin's Theory of Evolution loomed menacingly in the background. My search culminated in a solo pilgrimage to the Holy Lands of Israel and Egypt.</p><p><br></p><p>All my life I've been searching for the truth.</p><p><br></p><p>I found it.</p>