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January 10, 2017 at 1:15 pm
Wow that sucks. No clue what I would have done in that situation. I think it's safe to say I wouldn't be going back to church with my parents, though.
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January 10, 2017 at 4:33 pm
(January 10, 2017 at 1:15 pm)operator Wrote: Wow that sucks. No clue what I would have done in that situation. I think it's safe to say I wouldn't be going back to church with my parents, though. its just so hard to balance wanting to please my father and sticking to my guns. There are things about religion that in all honesty I can say truly don't bother me because my family would be pleased. Like if my grandmother were to do something like this perhaps I'd feel a small twinge of hurt in the far back of my mind but she's 88, and from Alabama. So I'm not going to be upset at her outlook on life. I know she would pray over me in genuine love and concern without an agenda.
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January 10, 2017 at 4:41 pm
(January 10, 2017 at 4:33 pm)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: (January 10, 2017 at 1:15 pm)operator Wrote: Wow that sucks. No clue what I would have done in that situation. I think it's safe to say I wouldn't be going back to church with my parents, though. its just so hard to balance wanting to please my father and sticking to my guns. There are things about religion that in all honesty I can say truly don't bother me because my family would be pleased. Like if my grandmother were to do something like this perhaps I'd feel a small twinge of hurt in the far back of my mind but she's 88, and from Alabama. So I'm not going to be upset at her outlook on life. I know she would pray over me in genuine love and concern without an agenda.
Yea that's rough. Most I can say is learn to pick your battles. :/
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Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.” - Robert. G. Ingersoll
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January 10, 2017 at 6:01 pm
(January 10, 2017 at 1:12 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: You old hands know my story. I'm your resident blindie. You also know my dad is a deacon at a Penecostal church here in Cleveland. Well me being daddy's girl and wanting to make him happy I decided it wouldn't hurt anything to go to church with him this past Sunday. We were supposed to go first of the year but got a bug. Anyway I sat at the back because my bible is on my phone and I didn't want to be a distraction and I'm already quite obvious in a church of only 40 people. Pastor Singleton whom I normally get along with quite well, and I never thought would embarrass me, did the usual pass the plate, then call to altar. Well in such a small church no one actually comes to the altar. He just comes down the rows. My mother stood up. He comes over to her and I thought he was going say some simple generic bless Sister Sample and her family blah blah... But NO!! He goes on! "Call down a healing on her child! That this infirmity cease. Blah blah. God did not intend blah blah" Well my ears were ringing with rage. I was humiliated. I remember white flashing in front of me. Somehow I made it outside and to the car by myself. And I guess he let church out early after I stormed out. They found me by the car. I think I yelled something about not being anyone's Tiny Tim and they could find their inspiration porn elsewhere. I'm big time at the end of my rope for dealing with with religious people looking down on me. Im not less than anyone. Any advice on how to deal with this more calmly?
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January 11, 2017 at 11:43 am
Church is bad. Church is dumb.
Don't go.
Stay in bed.
It is warm, and it is good.
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January 11, 2017 at 12:38 pm
(January 11, 2017 at 11:43 am)Thena323 Wrote: Church is bad. Church is dumb.
Don't go.
Stay in bed.
It is warm, and it is good. I'm staying in bed alright I have a serious head cold fuck everything
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January 12, 2017 at 1:09 am
(January 11, 2017 at 11:43 am)Thena323 Wrote: Church is bad. Church is dumb.
Don't go.
Stay in bed.
It is warm, and it is good.
Really, I've seen wonderful thing happen in church services and I've learned many things that are good for my life so, I considered church a good place to learn many things.
What BQ experienced was neither good or learned and the pastor should, if he hasn't already, apologize.
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January 12, 2017 at 1:10 am
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Then there was that other time that you watched god kill/smite all the heretics for breaking away from your awesome church.....to hear you tell the tale.
@Quill, stay out of the church, place has an asshole problem.
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January 12, 2017 at 1:40 am
(January 12, 2017 at 1:09 am)Godschild Wrote: (January 11, 2017 at 11:43 am)Thena323 Wrote: Church is bad. Church is dumb.
Don't go.
Stay in bed.
It is warm, and it is good.
Really, I've seen wonderful thing happen in church services and I've learned many things that are good for my life so, I considered church a good place to learn many things.
What BQ experienced was neither good or learned and the pastor should, if he hasn't already, apologize.
GC
I learned a few good things during a stint at Attica. 
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January 12, 2017 at 3:17 am
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(January 12, 2017 at 1:40 am)Thena323 Wrote: (January 12, 2017 at 1:09 am)Godschild Wrote: Really, I've seen wonderful thing happen in church services and I've learned many things that are good for my life so, I considered church a good place to learn many things.
What BQ experienced was neither good or learned and the pastor should, if he hasn't already, apologize.
GC
I learned a few good things during a stint at Attica.
I suppose we can learn things from many places if we're willing. I learned many things not to do during my wild partying days that could be considered as good things to know.
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(January 12, 2017 at 1:10 am)Rhythm Wrote: Then there was that other time that you watched god kill/smite all the heretics for breaking away from your awesome church.....to hear you tell the tale.
@Quill, stay out of the church, place has an asshole problem.
See you didn't listen very well, no surprise about that.
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