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Yet again another old-timer

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 2:25 am
by indigoblue
I discovered this website in about 2006 while searching for info on Mary Winkler. I was newly divorced after 35 (long) years and felt a kinship with Crazy Mary. I also had a theory that she shot her CofC preacher husband because he wanted her to keep having babies until he had a son to carry on the Winkler preacher dynasty. My web search brought up a very long thread started by kent announcing the murder. It was very enlightening. Another thread was a contest to make the most irreverent CofC bumper stickers. I didn't know there were other people out there who were trying to escape the CofC.

At the time I was still attending the CofC on Sunday AM only because I wanted to support my daughter. She was attending college in the same town and was involved (minimally, for my benefit) in the Christian Student Center. I later found out from her that she was only attending the CofC for my benefit. I wish we had discussed that sooner and saved ourselves a lot of time.

I was somewhat active here for several years but then got tired of the bullies who kept poking fun at the ones here who had found spiritual satisfaction with other religious groups. The bullies wore me out. I also no longer need support for leaving the CofC, so I just disappeared. However, I am still Facebook friends with several of the old exCofC people I met here.

I am now happily agnostic. I don't know whether there is a Higher Being, but if there is, He isn't the God of the CofC. They limit Him too much.

Re: Yet again another old-timer

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:32 am
by Ivy
I remember you!! Glad you stopped by!!

Re: Yet again another old-timer

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:53 pm
by teresa
Hi there.

Re: Yet again another old-timer

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:09 pm
by agricola
Hi again!
We outlasted most of those folks.

Re: Yet again another old-timer

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:53 am
by Moogy
Hi, glad you dropped back in.

Re: Yet again another old-timer

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:39 pm
by candace
Hi! I was on the old board in 2006 and 2007. I'm back on again and I remember you from the old board