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unbelievable...a HELL PLAY by our local homeschoolers!

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Patrick:

--- Quote from: Bev on March 20, 2007, 04:04:30 AM ---I just never knew that there were such mean and cruel folks in the world, and a lot of them in organized religion.

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I knew that there were mean and cruel folks in the world, I have seen it live and in person; I did not know that there were such mean and cruel folks in organized religion. Only after God drew me to B-T's were my eyes opened to just how mean and cruel Christendom is.

Deborah-Leigh:
Makes you wonder why there are more Christians in jail (I think this statistic is for USAonly - I know Ray refered to this fact) than any other reiligion!

Susan - on what date is the play?

Peace to you

Arcturus :)

hebrewroots98:
Hi Patrick,it's been ahwile since wev'e spoken...glad to hear from you :D.   I, like you, never FULLY saw the meanness and cruelty either in the church people, until God pulled me out and opened my eyes.  (Ironic??? that a guy (from the last congregation that we were in a year ago) just left my house and was talking about how he is having to take the ELDERS of that congregation to court b/c theydisfellowshipped him for 'wearing too much cologne"  (no joke), and so when he was leaving he was going to take the many dozen padded chairs that he had purchased and had loaned to the church; well, the elders won't give the chairs, (as well as a few other items that are his) to him so he is now taking them to court...it is such a mess and so sad!  They are saying that the chairs were given to church, not loaned!  He is literally haivng to subpeona several in order to have some support!

You are right Arcturus, Ray did write about there being more prisons in this country than anywhere else.  i had an opportunity to work at one just a few miles from here and I could'nt for two reasons; I don't believe in prisons in the way the US does them and I have to have alot of sunlight...and I am closterphobic (I need regualr doors to walk out of if I chose to. ::) ::) ::)

The date for the play is next Tuesday evening at 7pm!
Shalom to you too, dear sister.

snorky:
Susan:

Read your reply and am amazed at their pettiness, even for believers in "hell for eternity"...remember the Saturday Night Live "Church Lady"? Not letting your son into language classes? That is not what might be called Christian behavior. They need to be prayed for! Shunning? Mothers telling their kids not to play with your son? Abominable! Trying to condescend because they think you are "poor"? I bet these folks are solid dyed-in-the-wool tithers, eh? Total Pharisee...it pains me to know they put you through that! But, God willing, a combination of how they treat you all and God opening their hearts will get maybe a few of them to discern God's agape love and get then to soften their hearts.

Nothing like this has ever happened to us, but (since in the mid and late 90s we definitely struggled financially, most of that our fault, until maybe three years ago, and now my husband makes a fairly decent income) there was a time when we weren't shunned but thought of as maybe "not as good" as the rest of the group. But then our son began to win geography bee chamionships and blue ribbons as the project fair, as well as "Best Notebook" one year and "Best Research" another year, and got accepted to Texas A & M (which I hear is not easy). So now they know my husband and I are serious. They also know we do not use the Bible Curriculum that comes with the rest of the courses (we use A Beka). A few of them (I think) know I at least believe in Universal Reconciliation...but on the other hand one of the local "substitute" preachers does also (I was amazed at the sermon he gave when I was still in the church I was in that he preached that, and debunked the rapture too. told him I wished he was our pastor!). Plus, if they did shun me I could care less since I barely ever see them (like I said most of the group lives in Alpine, 50 miles away.)

Sister, God help and comfort you all, and be strong in Christ!

Deb

rrammfcitktturjsp:
Susan,

  Hope all goes well.  The Lubbock Home School Association is in my prayers, though I am not sure they will turn around, they seem to be caught up in the worldly things, and that cannot be my concern.  Focus on what is more important you and Daniel and feed the group Fish heads.  <grins>

  Sincerely,




  Anne C. McGuire

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