The longer I am away from the borg, the more all the fundys look alike to me.
Today as I sipped my coffee, the owner of the coffee shop [a nice fellow] spoke to me as he often does. The topic turned quickly to religion, as he often tries to 'witness' to me. As I heard him speak, the same basic witness message came through loud and clear.
He said;
"Those that attend church every sunday can still be destined for hell if they are not born again and saved by the Lord, just like all the others out there that refuse to listen to Him."
I could hear the witness version playing in the background, slightly altered words, but same message;
"Those that go to the hall every sunday can still be destined to die at Armageddon if they are not actively serving Jehovah, just like all the others out there that refuse to listen to our message."
The more my mind clears, the more similarities I see in all the fundy groups. When I first left, I loved to speak with this guy since I saw his Christianity as a completely different animal to the witness religion I had just left. Now I can see little difference when I listen carefully. Fear, guilt, are still the motivation to get with the program.
Jeff