In Search for the Truth in religion

When I was thirteen I went through a phase in which I didn't believe in religion nor god. I had lots of questions and I wanted answers.
When I asked for an answer, no-one ever gave me one that completely cleared my doubts.

I'd be yelled at for asking those questions in the first place. I was encouraged to have blind faith in what my group told me to believe in.

But I was a rebellious kid. I kept questioning. My curious mind didn't leave me alone either. So I kept offending people with my questions.

People who listen and answer your questions without getting offended, are a gem. But I didn't find many of those. I love to sit down and chat respectfully regarding these things. Because I don't mind being wrong as long as you give me good reasons. 

I mostly found my answers via reading several related articles on the internet, reading the Bible for myself, researching for information on the history of Christianity and other world religions.
The key is to look for answers in both sides... Look for answers supporting your view and against your view... Then merge your findings to create a well-founded belief.

I do understand that uncomfortable feeling when we find a good argument against what we believe in.

The sentence hits you like a train. You've lived in the shadows for way too long. The sun is out now... The truth is....and you're avoiding it in the moment. You can't believe your eyes. You've forgotten what it feels like to be under the sun. The darkness is more comfortable, the darkness of ignorance and denial is. 

At times, reality is too hard of a pill to swallow. But still swallow it.... Still come out in the sun. It's alright here. It's perfectly alright. As the sun hits your skin, you feel more alive than you've ever felt before. The truth embraces you and you embrace the truth....go now, you've been made free.

There's a lot of opposing beliefs on religion out there. So go out and find the truth for yourselves. There's too many people telling too many people on what to believe in. Leaders are good. But you are the captain of your life... You should be in charge.
Researching about your beliefs only strengthens them if found to be true. And well, if it's a lie... Do you want to waste more of your time believing it? Do you want people to continue to take advantage of your ignorance?

I'm not saying believe in who or what I believe in. I'm telling you to go in search of the truth yourselves.

Besides, I don't have all the answers. My questions keep shaking my own faith and beliefs many a times still. Blind faith isn't great, knowledge is power. Knowledge is your superpower, not ignorance.