Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

I grew up in a mainline coc and only saw a person disfellowshipped once in the 1970s. It was an elder who left his wife for another woman and refused to reconcile with the wife. Pretty sure he was no longer an elder by the time he was disfellowshipped. It was done on Sunday morning (for maximum publ...

Please forgive the incomplete previous post. How were you treated when you married a non-member of the church? Were you pressured to convert your spouse, or did church members shame them into being baptized? If so, did the baptism "take" and did the spouse remain In church or did he/she uL...

You make an interesting point, and I did not know that he espoused progressive views on race. Perhaps his real focus in that sermon was on sexism and the punishment and control of women (c of c hallmark values) rather than racism. When I discussed this with my pagan husband, he pointed out that mode...

My childhood church met at 7:30 on Wednesday nights for mid-week Bible study. We went to class for probably 45 minutes and then gathered in the auditorium for a mini-sermon, a few songs, and the obligatory invitation song. You were lucky to get out by 9:00. I hated it because I never got to watch th...

In the mid 70's, he spoke at the church I grew up in. Can't remember if it was a meeting or just a sermon, but will never forget his rant against abortion. Said if his daughter were raped by a negro (yes, actually used that word) that he would not allow her to have an abortion. I got up and walked o...