Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

I worried a lot about how my having it out with the church and withdrawal would effect my kids too. They lost friends, that is all they knew. It hurt them to lose friends and it hurt them to see me so upset. And they had to try and comprehend adults,elders, preachers, and family being nasty to their...

wow, glad you are here and sorry to hear your story. How is it that this is always shocking no matter how many times this sort of thing happens?

I have found the guy who writes under the name Theodore Dalrymple to be helpful. He is an atheist but is not an "anti-theist". He says that religion has done a lot of good and it is our civilization. So while I don't buy a lot of the things said in organized religion I do recognize the val...

wow...a friendly note letting you know they can't be around you. Yeah, I got that from a woman that we had helped financially for years until she got married again years and had known her since she was a baby. Somehow even though she lived far away she heard we had been "marked" and so she...

In my experience, it is very common for people (who think they have the numbers) to attack non-conformists and those that differ. It happens in regards sexual orientation, religious views, politics (running people out of restaurants), and universities. Just about any group where some contingent feel...