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Anyone suffering from things they learned in the church?

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Anyone suffering from things they learned in the church?
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RE: Anyone suffering from things they learned in the church?
June 10, 2014 at 8:59 am
For me it was mostly a fear of hell and a lot of depression when I tried to figure out what was wrong with me for not believing it.

Also, it did plant some good old-fashioned homophobia in me during my young adult years, and during that time, I voted for a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in my state. It passed. Obviously, my vote wasn't the deciding factor, but I did my part on voting for that stupid amendment. On the plus side, at least it looks like it might get overturned in the near future!
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RE: Anyone suffering from things they learned in the church? - by RobbyPants - June 10, 2014 at 8:59 am

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