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"The Threat of Bringing Me in Front of the Elders."

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"my problem was that unlike the other holy ( marks and spencer/ next-wearing ), humble, young people in the church, i was the daughter of parents who had left the original church commune back in the seventies, before i was born.

they were back in the fellowship, of course ( no one escapes - its like star trek's 'borg'!

), but no longer elders...i met a wonderful man called stuart, but as soon as my parents found out, they threatened me with kicking me out of the house.

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"My problem was that unlike the other holy ( Marks and Spencer/ Next-wearing ), humble, young people in the church, I was the daughter of parents who had left the original church commune back in the seventies, before I was born. They were back in the fellowship, of course ( no one escapes - its like Star Trek's 'Borg'! ), but no longer elders...I met a wonderful man called Stuart, but as soon as my parents found out, they threatened me with kicking me out of the house. Grief, I loved him - but the threat of bringing me in front of the elders of the fellowship to confess my sin, and to be told of the dangers of hell ( and I still believed in it, even then ), was too much. I 'gave him up'."

"I still had questions - why could I speak in tongues? What was prophecy, and why could my dad do it? How had I been healed of asthma as a child? But gradually these kind of questions were answered...I still have some anger - I just don't know to whom to direct it. My parents? My dad e-mails me from time to time, but my mum doesn't speak to me any more. My sister hasn't spoken to me for two years, and I don't care. I did at first, but now I don't. You can't have a relationship with someone who really thinks you're going to hell. Most of my anger is gone now. I just get on with my life; I'm glad I escaped sooner rather than later." ( A quotation from: exchristian.org / Location / Kicked out into truth )

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

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"behold, the lord god...he shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

" ( isaiah 40:10,11 ).

"for the indignation of the lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.

scout575

"Behold, the LORD God...He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young." ( Isaiah 40:10,11 )

"For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come out of their carcasses, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood." ( Isaiah 34:2,3 )

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"Hypocrisy Was Rampant Among The Congregation."

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"my family is the template for your average european catholic family...we had our problems, and without going into too much detail our history is filled with abhorrent instances of violence...most of my earliest memories are ones that will forever bring tears to my eyes.

my mother's insistence that god will help us through it, over and over again never panned out...add to this the fact that the nuns in our school would constantly call me stupid and write off anything i would say in a discussion because it was always wrong...what felt like god's presence was just a mind-trick.

hypocrisy was rampant among the congregation.

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"My family is the template for your average European Catholic family...We had our problems, and without going into too much detail our history is filled with abhorrent instances of violence...Most of my earliest memories are ones that will forever bring tears to my eyes. My mother's insistence that God will help us through it, over and over again never panned out...Add to this the fact that the nuns in our school would constantly call me stupid and write off anything I would say in a discussion because it was always wrong...What felt like God's presence was just a mind-trick. Hypocrisy was rampant among the congregation." ( a quotation from: Ex-Christian.net / FAQs / Religion and mental health / Post# 37 / Poster's username: Dianka )

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

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"for the eyes of the lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him.

" ( 2 chronicles 16:9 ).

"and after all of this the lord smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

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"For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him." ( 2 Chronicles 16:9 )

"And after all of this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease. And it came to pass, that in the process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases." ( 2 Chronicles 21:18,19 )

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"My Mother Coerced My 13 Year Old Daughter to be Baptized."

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"my stepfather, a leader in the church youth community, was sexually abusive, and my mother was physically and mentally abusive...paradoxically it was perfectly all right for my mother to forgive her child-molesting husband and remain married to him...my decision to leave the church has caused definite strain on nearly every relationship with my christian family members, though they will never speak of it.

my mother coerced my 13 year old daughter to be baptized recently and that has caused some major problems for us since i had specifically told her she should wait until she had done some more research...its good to read other testimonials to know that i am not alone in this.

" ( a quotation from: ex-christian.net / testimonies of former christians / religion compounded family dysfunction / poster's username: jesuszombieatemybrains )

scout575

"My stepfather, a leader in the church youth community, was sexually abusive, and my mother was physically and mentally abusive...Paradoxically it was perfectly all right for my mother to forgive her child-molesting husband and remain married to him...My decision to leave the church has caused definite strain on nearly every relationship with my Christian family members, though they will never speak of it. My mother coerced my 13 year old daughter to be baptized recently and that has caused some major problems for us since I had specifically told her she should wait until she had done some more research...Its good to read other testimonials to know that I am not alone in this." ( A quotation from: Ex-Christian.net / Testimonies of former Christians / Religion Compounded Family Dysfunction / Poster's username: JesusZombieAteMyBrains )

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

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"for the lord's portion is his people; jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

he found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.

as an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, beareth them on her wings.

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"For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, beareth them on her wings. So the LORD alone did lead them." ( Deuteronomy 32:9-11 )

"They have moved me to jealousy with that which is no God...for a fire is kindled in mine anger and shall burn into the lowest hell...I will heap mischiefs upon them...they shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of the serpents of the dust. The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also the man of gray hairs." ( Deuteronomy 32:21-25 )

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"Finding my Freedom from the Religious Tentacles of Fear and Lies."

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"my compulsion to research and study christianity turned into an addiction and i was powerless to stop.

on march 21st 2004 i came to the conscious realization i didn't believe in christianity or the god of the bible anymore...".

"prior to my road to apostasy i couldn't have imagined being an apostate and would have thought it impossible to ever stop believing in jesus and the bible.

scout575

"My compulsion to research and study Christianity turned into an addiction and I was powerless to stop. On March 21st 2004 I came to the conscious realization I didn't believe in Christianity or the God of the Bible anymore..."

"Prior to my road to apostasy I couldn't have imagined being an apostate and would have thought it impossible to ever stop believing in Jesus and the Bible. On finding my freedom from the religious tentacles of fear and lies, I considered writing about my experience in detail in order to help others out of the fruit-loop box." ( A quotation from: Ex-Christian.net / Ex-Christian life / How long have you been out of Christianity? / Post# 19 / Poster's username: Double Dee )

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

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"you, lord, are my light; you dispel my darkness.

" ( 2 samuel 22:29 ).

"so the lord sent an epidemic on israel, which lasted from that morning until the time that he had chosen.

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"You, LORD, are my light; you dispel my darkness." ( 2 Samuel 22:29 )

"So the LORD sent an epidemic on Israel, which lasted from that morning until the time that he had chosen. From one end of the country to the other, 70,000 Israelites died." ( 2 Samuel 24:15 )

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"I Lasted 30 Years Until I Could Stand No More."

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"i was born a "wee catholic", and as a baby baptized into it against my will.

i showed my displeasure by biting the priest's thumb regardless of the fact that, as i had no teeth, i could not draw blood.

at the tender age of six i was bundled off to the nuns for brainwashing.

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"I was born a "Wee Catholic", and as a baby baptized into it against my will. I showed my displeasure by biting the Priest's thumb regardless of the fact that, as I had no teeth, I could not draw blood. At the tender age of six I was bundled off to the Nuns for brainwashing. That was achieved with the aid of the cane. Two years later I was sent to a Roman Catholic College run by the dreaded Jesuit Fathers. They come third to the Christian Brothers and the Marist Brothers as sadists. Sunday mass, of course, was the "cross" I had to endure. I lasted 30 years until I could stand no more." ( A quotation from: Ex-Christian.net / Testimonies of Former Christians / Refugee from the Roman Catholic Church / Poster's username: Eccles )

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Dr.Jeckyl and Mr.Hyde.

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"when elisha arrived, he went alone into the room and saw the boy lying dead on the bed.

he closed the door and prayed to the lord.

then he lay down on the boy, placing his mouth, eyes, and hands on the boy's mouth, eyes, and hands.

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"When Elisha arrived, he went alone into the room and saw the boy lying dead on the bed. He closed the door and prayed to the LORD. Then he lay down on the boy, placing his mouth, eyes, and hands on the boy's mouth, eyes, and hands. As he lay stretched over the boy, the boy's body started to get warm. Elisha got up, walked about the room, and then went back again and stretched himself over the boy. The boy sneezed seven times, and then opened his eyes." ( 2 Kings 4:32-35 )

"Elisha left Jericho to go to Bethel, and on the way some boys came out of a town and made fun of him. "Get out of here, baldy!" they shouted. Elisha turned round, glared at them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty two of the boys to pieces." ( 2 Kings 2:23,24 )