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 Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:13 pm
Ugh, I hate how people can be so abusive and stupid (that sounds lame xP) but still...spiritually abusive=when i was really little, used to go to this church that was really strict. One day, they had all the kids go to the front, I forced up there. So this guy goes up and said we all had to pray and speak in tongues. Back then I had no idea what the heck speaking in tongues was so I was kind of freaked, but they looked at my sister and I like we had the plague, because I guess we were the only kids who hadn't spoken in tongues. To this day it scars me and I haven't spoken in tongues...
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Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:12 pm
Southern_cross_nemesis Am I like the only one that didn't suffer from spiritual abuse? Or if I did, it never fazed me. My father, before I was born, was a preacher. To this day he can still recite any verse in the Bible. He left do to the church looks down on divorces... But side track... even he never used this kind of abuse against us. You aren't the only one. It breaks my heart & grits my teeth to think of some of the things others have been through. And I feel so blessed that my parents were always so loving and supportive. I never for one moment had doubt that I was loved unconditionally. My father's a minister too. It wasn't until I got to college that the loudest voices I heard claiming to speak for Christianity were the voices of exclusion and demonization. My mother had a "hate is not a family value" bumper sticker. I'm babbling. Have I gotten way off track? *hugs* and *prayers* for all who need or want them.
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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:20 am
It's ingrained in some of the cultures and religions, unfortunately. Growing up, I was told to memorize isolated scriptures, and the examples that were set were... not quite right. But I was told that it was what God wanted. I knew this was wrong in my heart, but it's in my very nature to keep secluded and walk away (unless outright provocation arises). I left the church because of this, but never my walk with Christ. It was later, when I found true Christian fellowship, that I learned what the words on the page meant in correlation to God's Word in my heart. I can't hold it against these people for what they were trying to teach me. But I know now not to follow the cycle.
Anon. Mosh
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:32 pm
Being told im going to hell for what i believe in,i go to hell for this or that.
im still working on it now,but i tend to get pissy about the belief,and tend to hate on the Christian God...but its not the deties fault (if real) its the people who abused the words...
It crosses my mind from time to time,if i really will go to hell,what if what im believing in is false,idk,>>
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 11:29 pm
Random factoid I ran across: It turns out that hellfire sermons were basically a form of medieval "Christian" entertainment when the priest need to kill time and couldn't put together a proper sermon for the liturgy calendar. Who would have thought that what religious leaders did long ago to goof off would become so ingrained as a part of modern Christianity. Another thing I find kinda funny is that there seem to be some pastors that put belief in the existence of hell to be more important than Jesus lol. Literally hell XD
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