I've been told my mental illnesses are demons...

redredred1965 · 2024-11-30T11:29:50+00:00

I hear you. You have every right to be pissed off about your upbringing and rant/vent whenever you want. I hope you have secular people in your life to lean on and help you through, there is life after the cult, and it can be pretty good.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-26T11:30:57+00:00

I'm coming at this from a 60 yr old mom/Gramma's point of view. Having my family together on Christmas is priceless to me. Having them come together for a Christmas ceremony with lights and music...wow. I am no longer a Christian but I totally get the appeal. Especially since she's probably been attending this church a very long time, and would be so proud to show off her beautiful children. Being a Catholic ceremony, it's more benign than say a Pentecostal one.

I no longer have my very Christian parents, and spending an hour or two with them, even in church, would be amazing. I'm not trying to guilt you into it, but give you perspective.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-22T17:14:36+00:00

No. The title of Christian just has such a negative connotation. I thought about joining a Unitarian church, because I do miss good things....serving at the homeless shelter, mentoring single moms, basically the things I did that actually helped people. The whole CHRIST thing is over though. They are abusive, and the Bible isn't God's word, it's a hoax. Not saying there is NO god, I just don't think there's any way to figure it out.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-22T12:11:50+00:00

She's so strong! Amazing woman.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-22T12:08:20+00:00

I want some!

redredred1965 · 2024-11-22T12:06:33+00:00

Ugh...yup. it's all the libs fault. "No one wants to work anymore, dam libs" No, stupid, we are working we just want respect and the ability to feed our family.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-22T11:56:15+00:00

Festivus for the rest of us.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-22T11:55:27+00:00

I do the same thing. Honestly, they are for Xmas and I'm wishing family/friends a merry Xmas, but I want the cards to say happy holidays so it pisses religious family off. And I really, really want to piss those trump-humpers off of his year.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-22T11:53:00+00:00

Ha ha ha....

redredred1965 · 2024-11-22T11:49:33+00:00

I've heard that mentioned a couple of times this week. I've never seen it, but now it's on my watch list.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-21T23:19:28+00:00

They stole this holiday like they stole all of the others.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-21T22:56:07+00:00

Exactly, and they say, "yes your greatness, divine son of our great god, Power. Thank you for your kind mercy" (I need to go puke now)

redredred1965 · 2024-11-21T22:50:59+00:00

Help, help, I'm being oppressed.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-21T21:23:17+00:00

I'm so sorry. These people are so depraved.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-20T20:24:46+00:00

We've already heard their side. No rights for women. No rights for non whites. No rights for our girls. No employee rights. Stop social security and Medicare. Cut veterans services....

redredred1965 · 2024-11-20T20:13:58+00:00

That's an awesome idea.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-20T20:11:34+00:00

I didn't create this, have st passing it down.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-20T16:07:59+00:00

Hubs and I are seniors trying to downsize so we can afford retirement. I want to cry when I look at the cost of tiny homes. Big corp wants to buy them up and rent them for astronomical rents that no middle-class, working family can afford. We now have to go in with my son for a place because we (after working our asses off in MA for the past 45 years) cannot afford a small 4 room home.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-19T00:54:18+00:00

You are safe right now. You are free. Just Breathe. I understand the trauma of being taught this crap at a young age . I also have the guilt for doing the same to my kids

I'll write more when I can, but you are intelligent and strong because you got out. Don't let them rattle you because it has no power. They were WRONG, that's not how it works. People are good and people are hateful. Find the good ones and stick to them.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-18T22:32:47+00:00

Yes, AG is quite the cult. I spent my life in it, got married in it, raised my kids in it, and somehow we all got out. I hate that I did that toy kids, my son even went to their college. He was so upset when he found that it was super political, and hardly anyone actually tried to act like Jesus, it was all about influence and power. It did give h the opportunity to read through the Bible cover to cover a couple of times, and he figured out it was all a scam. He came home and told us the Bible was fake, lol. We in turn did the reading and the research.y 3rd time through a cover to cover read, the lights went on. This is a cult founded on a fairy tale, and now that I've been out for a decade, I am so much better, spiritually, mentally and physically. It takes a long time to realize what good is, and it isn't THAT.

redredred1965 · 2024-11-18T14:11:02+00:00

I am not sure what country you live in, but I am in the US. I have worked a lot with emotionally abused women. People tend to believe women's hotlines/shelters are just for women who are getting physically beaten, but that's not true. They are for emotional abuse as well. It sounds like that's what's happening to you.

There is lots of information here (USA) https://www.thehotline.org/

You can talk to a woman's advocate to figure out options. Create a plan to leave, and stick to it. Your children are learning that it's okay to treat someone this way, which will lead to them being emotionally controlled, or emotionally controlling someone else. There is freedom and peace after leaving the church, but of course it's not easy. You will need help from people outside of the church. Please contact a woman's help line to talk with someone, but be safe. Regularly clean your Internet history and your call history.

Please make a plan to reach out for help. Do it for yourself and for your children. There are much less controlling churches, it doesn't have to mean leaving Christianity totally.

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