Should we feel bad for rejecting Christ?

[PREEST]

I was a christian but could never shake the feelings of doubt I had about it all. After deciding to no longer ignore these feelings and to think for myself, I left my faith. I am now an atheist and have been for several years.

My question is this;

Should those who have rejected Christ have to feel bad for doing so?

I can imagine for some, this decision creates a lot of anxiety as it can be a big decision to walk away from your beliefs whether taught to you as a child or found for yourself.
I was raised christian but never full hearted accepted it, it just never felt real. The evidence points away from god also. But, and this is the part I hate, I would be lying if I said no part of me feels anxious about it all, because I was taught if I don't believe I will go to hell.

I am curious as to both the Christian perspective and the atheist or non-belief point of view.

[kayky]

Your description perfectly characterizes the difference in thought between many atheists and theists. Theists are concerned with finding satisfying beliefs that ring true. Atheists are concerned with having true beliefs regardless of how unsettling, uncomfortable, or unsatisfying they may or may not be.

Like Ralph Waldo Emerson, I place a great deal of stock in human intuition.

[dusk]

Like Ralph Waldo Emerson, I place a great deal of stock in human intuition.

And I read to many newspapers. I am completely disillusioned in that regard