silentgirl - if you've been out of touch with the 'god' thing, could you get back into it, really small at first? maybe say some standard prayer every day, the Our Father or something similar, or reading just one verse from a gospel. if you're having difficulty feeling like you can pray, smaller things seem less scarey than going to a group or something. apologies if i've got the wrong end of the stick.
Ghostface - i know this was not exactly the point of your original post, but you said, why should i not drink because of something i don't really believe, and there was two things that made me think: first, who says Christians can't drink! have you done any of your own learning about Christianity? it might really help you to read around it a bit so you're not relying just on your parents' views (not discounting them at all, or suggesting you should, but we do need to make informed choices, for ourselves). i'm afraid the books i've found most helpful have been about Catholicism, so i don't know if anyone here can recommend some from a Protestant perspective..? i can tell you some titles i've read if you like, but i expect it'd be better to start from your own denomination and work outwards as you wish.
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