Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

I have always hated "I'm the One" so much!

It was led about twice a month for at least a year, and my friends and I would cringe every time the song leader called out 604. To this day, I get a little shiver when I see 6:04 on the digital clock, as if it's a bad omen.

I just downloaded an audiobook of The Message (New Testament).

I like how instead of "Get thee hence, Satan..." and "Get thee behind me, Satan!", Jesus says "Beat it, Satan!" and "Satan, get lost!"

You background seems very similar to mine. About half of my extended family is church of Christ. My mom was excommunicated for being the "exception". I tried to forgive my family for how they treated my mom, but their arrogance is making it more difficult. I'm glad to meet you and hope you...

Struggler wrote:I heard a biddy say more than once that a C of C service is just like what was in the "early church," save for the styles of clothing.
How asinine.

I would like to see her reaction to the book Pagan Christianity. "Lies! All lies!"

I completely agree with you. The whole CoC service was always so robotic and if one little thing threw the service off track, even if just for a minute or two, some people would freak out about it. Except for when the preacher's sermon lasts 10-15 minutes over the allotted time, which happens frequ...

OH YES!!! I thought it was only my ex-church! I have always been an easy-going person, yet they always manage to make my blood boil with their stupid prejudice and painfully simplistic ideas of which they are proud. They make fun of EVERYONE except for themselves. :roll: One person/relative at my ex...

I'm not sure where to begin. I grew up in the CoC and went to a CoC college. I had been seeing problems in the CoC for a long time since my parents' divorce when I was 14, but they have seemed much more blatant since I had to move back to the rural area where I grew up and my "grandfather-plant...