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Hi, former pentecostal here
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Hi, former pentecostal here
I am from London and am joining the forums to meet like minded people and share ideas. I was brought up by religious parents and briefly went of my own accord at about 18 for a year. Apart from that religion seems to be an internal moral guide of right and wrong and I don't like it. It has also contributed to low self esteem and difficulty psychologically as an adult.

I would describe myself as agnostic as I do believe there is some non physical method that some Christians use to introduce fear and "spiritual" experiences into people's lives. But I guess with Derron Brown's work even that is on the cards for discussion.

Anyway, it's good to be here. Worship (large)
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RE: Hi, former pentecostal here
Welcome along Great
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RE: Hi, former pentecostal here
Quote: I do believe there is some non physical method that some Christians use to introduce fear and "spiritual" experiences into people's lives.

Yes. Normal people call them "delusions."

Nice to meet you.
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RE: Hi, former pentecostal here
Hello and welcome to AF! ^_^
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura

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RE: Hi, former pentecostal here
Hi there!
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RE: Hi, former pentecostal here
Thanks guys. I guess growing up in a pentecostal church makes me not as normal as I would have been.
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#7
RE: Hi, former pentecostal here
Normal is overrated anyway.

But then, this....





ain't normal.
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#8
RE: Hi, former pentecostal here
Ha ha, that was brilliant - I smiled all the way through. Worst thing is some of those body movements look familiar to me. I always think of it as Breakdance 2 - electric boogaloo.
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RE: Hi, former pentecostal here
I always think of it as evidence that white people can't dance.
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RE: Hi, former pentecostal here
Welcome
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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