Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

There are Quakers and Shakers, but the Shakers are almost extinct now, because they believe all sex is sinful.(seriously) So they don't reproduce within their family units. They have to survive by recruiting new members outside their faith, but since they believe all sex is sinful I imagine it's pr...

The group Shane described sounds like the “programmed Quakers.” The non-programmed Quakers have silent worship, unless a person feels moved by the Spirit to say something. That is the group that has no rituals—no baptisms, no communion. They are anti-war and often politically liberal. (Nixon was a p...

I do not miss Wednesday night services!

I noticed a post made by a Canadian Facebook friend encouraging her fellow Canadians not to purchase anything that says “Made in the USA”. She sounds very angry. It is sad that we are losing our international friends. Well, avoiding our products shouldn’t be too difficult. I hardly find anything ma...

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Welcome to the board, ArtFrog. We are a varied group of COC escapees who have gone in different directions. I hope you will find our group helpful.

faithfyl wrote:Does the KKK identify as any kind of religious group?

They seem to claim to be Christian. But I never could figure out how they thought burning crosses was Christian. Or lynchings. Or hoods. Or hatred. Etc.

KLP wrote:what? no pics? oh well, hope the rehab goes well. And stop falling off curbs.

I have pictures of my incisions, and copies of before and after X-rays. I would not post them on a public site!

Congratulations on making the break for freedom! I remember the joy of NOT going to church constantly after I left. So much free time appeared in my life!

I skipped church on Mother’s Day for many years. Even though we had one child, we wanted more and could not have more. A Mother’s Day celebration was too much of a reminder of that loss. I am past that now. This year I skipped church Mother’s Day and every other Sunday since my back surgery in April...