Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

Hello, and welcome to the board!

Thanks for your story and welcome to the board.

I agree with Sean and Ivy don't go.

So funny, faithfyl, Monday another serial mover sent me a message in facebook. She is older and her husband has suffered some health setbacks so he is not as sharp as he once was, I am the same age as their son and casually knew him back in the day. Anyways, I don't think she knows I'm not in the fo...

It’s not fun to grow up in a church where when people find out that is where you go, they say, “Oh, that’s the church that thinks they are the only ones going to heaven.”. That stuff is embarrassing. Quite embarrassing and for a young person all the more reason to just not say anything or make an e...

Welcome to the board! Your story is sadly all too familiar. I agree it is a good idea to withdraw in writing. In our experience, and this is just a guess on my part, us leaving took the pressure off of some to feel compelled to question and lecture us back to the "fold" because we cut ties...

First, I found it quite strange and very unsettling that I was being accused of condemning them to hell with my decision to leave and ultimately associate with another church. From the traditional CoC perspective, God told the apostles what the laws are for the organization, worship and work of the...

Early on in my experiences the topic of going to hell played a large part along with the question to me about my new faith that started like this, "where in the bible do we read ...". Fill in what ever the practice is. First, I found it quite strange and very unsettling that I was being ac...

Welcome! Wish you all the best, it isn't always easy but it can be done and can get better. Stay positive.

I think Agri's distinction about appreciation and appropriation and her examples are very good and provide a good place to start when determining which category one may fall into. When talking about syncretistic religions, from my perspective, those have been spoken of in the context of historical h...

It is hard to read with a blank slate but as an objectivist one method is to check and re-check my premise. If I am unable to eliminate contradictions then I must get rid of the premise and start over. Two questions that help are why do I think something is true and how do I know it to be true. That...