Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

My old COC rated 75, then 83. I did the test twice, because I was surprised how low it scored.

Welcome. We are here for you! Unfortunately, our board crashed a couple of times recently, and we lost a lot of good older posts. However, there are many people here who have been through similar problems and who have much wisdom. For me, dealing with my relatives and friends was the scariest part o...

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Agricola, Some posts back, you mentioned that a Jew can convert to other religions and still be considered a Jew. I suppose you mean Buddhist, Hindu, etc. But if they convert to Christianity, they lose their Jewishness. Part of the reason seems to be the centuries of Jewish persecution by Christians...

B.H. wrote: Oh no, Oh no!!! Not a Methodist! BH's CoC granny always said "A Methodist is the hardest to teach the truth to because they think it is okay to believe anything".

And thus, Moogy is still a Methodist...

That divorce/remarriage rule was common in the non-institutional COCs in my past. The cruelty with which it was applied was one thing (out of many) that convinced me to leave.

You are right, Ivy, that friends do have a choice. I am forever grateful that you didn't disfellowship me when I left. I was speaking of "True Believers" as defined by the book with that name, but I did not make that clear.