Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

The service start times are holy and sacred, since they are set by the "elders". Therefore, it follows that for a service to start late leaves the congregation vulnerable to the fires of hell. You know, a kid that attended the one cup church I used to visit actually said "The elders ...

The service start times are holy and sacred, since they are set by the "elders". Therefore, it follows
that for a service to start late leaves the congregation vulnerable to the fires of hell.

I never meant to cause you any sorrow I never meant to cause you any pain I only wanted to one time to see you laughing I only wanted to see you Laughing in the purple rain Purple rain, purple rain Purple rain, purple rain Purple rain, purple rain I only wanted to see you Bathing in the purple rain ...

zeek wrote:Congrats! they have finally given you up as hopelessly damned for eternity.

The elders somehow finally found out you are now a Muslim. So definitely what Zeke said.

I no longer have anyone who gives a rat's rear whether or not I warm a cofc pew.

Congrats, BH. That is a huge milestone.

Stay the course, getoutnow!! You're doing great. The only control method they
know is the guilt trip your mom is trying to use. Fear not, and stay the course!!

A mature Christian will seek help from their church.

I disagree with this. I have seen negative outcomes too many times.
A mature individual will keep her private struggles to herself, or share only
with very close, trusted persons who have withstood the test of time.

I just recently found out that when my ex died, the minister actually stated from the pulpit that he probably would have lived a lot longer if his ex wife and adult child had continued to live good Christian lives. The fact that we both left the CofC probably contributed to his death. I can't imagi...

B.H. wrote:It's good these CoC's are closing. Islam is growing and we could buy their buildings and turn them into mosques.

BH, that's a great idea. You should start snapping up some of these clapboard and brick, windowless boxes as an investment.

Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me For I must be travelin' on now There's too many places I got to see If I stay here with you girl Things just couldn't be the same 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now And this bird you cannot change Oh oh oh oh oh oh And the ...