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This is still very confusing to me.

For one thing, it seems like, at its core, Christianity teaches you not to think but to feel--at least Christians do.

When I try to question Christianity, how am I supposed to do this productively? Am I not supposed to ask questions? Should these questions not be logical? If people are telling me things like:

Originally Posted by guitarlegend

In the end, God is based on faith. I cannot “prove” Gods existence. It’s something that comes through the heart and cannot be explained.

and

Originally Posted by DubStyle

[It's] much more difficult to defend Catholicism, or any religion for that matter, because at its very core it relies on faith. Faith is not evidence or logic. You cant really make a logical argument for Catholicism because its rooted in a deep faith. Just look at that link you posted. Debunking christianity? It cant be done.

then what is the point of questioning?

This is extremely confusing. It's like Christians are talking out of two sides of their mouth.

You either question it and realize it's wrong or you give up questioning altogether. Apparently, there is no questioning to find out that you're right because, logically, you can't come to any such conclusion. Yet, I'm being told

Originally Posted by guitarlegend

I hope this debunking of the debunking doesn’t convince you of my points, but teaches you to question what you are reading and research more before jumping on an attractive bandwagon.

To me, it seems Christians attempt to stack the decks in a manner that is favorable toward Christianity rather than being honest. I'm being told that I can use logic to favor the position of Christianity (by questioning), but once my questioning brings me (or the other person) to a place that proves the illogic of the Christian assertions being put forth, now I'm supposed to give up those logical questions which were once promoted and, instead, to simply rely on faith.

I won't accept anyone saying that faith has anything to do with questioning other than you have to give up questioning in order to have faith. I could prove the illogic of any definition "God" with no problem, but as soon as I do, it always comes back to faith. Having faith is fine, but attempting to say that thinking is any part of the process is, in my opinion at the moment, completely dishonest, since, by Christians' own admittance, you can't get their through thought but rather through feeling--ultimately faith. If God can't be explained rationally, then what is the point in questioning other than realizing you have to give up questioning?

The only thing I'm really looking for is consistency. I really have no problem with Christians saying that you have to give up thinking in order to have faith, and I have even less of "no problem" with Christians saying that one should give up their faith if it's illogical. My problem is saying that questioning and faith are somehow compatible. It truly seems you can't do both at the same time.