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brainy wrote:Being told as a 12 year old, about to go to their first Junior High School dance: "I hope the Rapture doesn't happen while you're there." Looking back, I realize the cruelty of this statement.
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emotionalinmo wrote:Omg....tithing. don't even get me started! Our former pastor knew my husband was out of a Job and I was only working part time. We were trying to live on $1000 a month and the pastor insisted that we pay tithes. Not only did he insist we pay tithes and offering, but he wanted us to pay past tithes and offering that we hadn't paid because we simply couldn't afford it. There was more than one time we went without electricity for a day because pastor wanted his money. And yes, the pastor was fully aware of our financial struggles. We were the youth leaders and it simply wasn't right for us to be in a leadership position and not pay our tithes. People would complain. He also insisted that we take at least 2 kids a month out to eat and pay for the meal out of our own pockets. We couldn't afford our own groceries and yet we were supposed to eat out AND treat other people's kids??? I'm still a little bitter about all this....
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Ccowl wrote:We left our church about 2 months ago. My husband's family is very heavily involved in the church. His sister is one of the overbearing types who tries to run everything there. His mother has tried to end our marriage on several occasions and they both love to run me down to anyone who will listen. (Cause apparently that is the Christian thing to do) The mother and sister in law are favorites of the Pastor. They are very controlling of my husband and are constantly trying to get him alone without me and have even gone as far as to invite only him over and come to find out they would have his ex wife there. (Luckily he never went) He left because he was tired of being controlled and treated as if he was never "holy" enough. I left because I saw through the cracks. I grew up in a physically and verbally abusive home. I saw a lot of similarities between how my Dad controlled others and how they did it. I also had no friends and the stress of it all was way too much. Before we left we spoke to the Pastor about the controlling and back biting family members. His answer? "Well if this will continue to be a problem I just won't use you anymore." What?!?!?!? So if I have a problem with someone constantly threatening and controlling my marriage and life I am wrong?! This was my last straw. This proved to me it was all about control and I refused to give them anymore control. Since we we left one of the "sisters" who couldn't be bothered to acknowledge my presence in the past texts me that she loves me. She also sends things like, "Think about what you are doing to your children! Don't you want them to be saved?!" We also have the sisters daughter-in-law reporting about us on social media. The best of all is the mother-in-law coming to our home to scream at my husband like a two year old about how she, " Will not let the devil have her son!" I'm not quite sure if I am the devil she is referencing or not. Lol The sister texts him, "when are you coming back to church? I don't want you to go to hell. You need to be saved." Then the guilt trip, Oh well forget all that I just miss you. Your Aunt E said she isn't being nosey but she can't believe you left church. That makes me mad and now I have a headache." Then yesterday it was J & R (a couple who also left but went to a different pente church) called and told me something terrible that happened to them. You need to come back to church!" We also get the token pente scripture sent throughout the day everyday. Which are ment to "convict" our hearts no doubt. I just want peace!!!!
Nov 1 15 4:12 AM
lovemylife wrote:brainy wrote:Being told as a 12 year old, about to go to their first Junior High School dance: "I hope the Rapture doesn't happen while you're there." Looking back, I realize the cruelty of this statement.That hurts a 12-year-old in a way that is not easily overcome, if ever. I understand. There's nothing quite like being 12 and being humiliated and pointed out as "different" from all the other 12-year-olds! Pentes seem to take great pleasure in inflicting that kind of pain.....
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Elizabeth Niederer wrote:Welcome, Ccowl! My answer to the question, "Don't you want him/her to get SAVED?" would be, "You bet I do....from the likes of YOU." I would block every person who texted or Facebooked or emailed me with those fake "I love you, I'm praying for you" messages. That would include family members. I would firmly announce that NONE of them are welcome on my property, and I'd put it in writing as a cease and desist demand. And then if they disregarded, I'd head for a restraining/no-contact order.
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lozza wrote:I like the idea of telling stories back to pentecostals, telling them what they like to hear. For instance, I told one pente woman that I'd recently visited a pente church where lots of people had been dancing and speaking in tongues and I'd fallen over during prayer and everyone had got excited. She believed me, even though it was just joking around and making it up. It seems like a fun thing to do.
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