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70sEraVet

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4. Listen, I've left Christianity behind, myself.

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Wed Apr 5, 2023, 01:39 PM

Apr 2023

But I recognize that there are good Christians, and there are .... people like your 'friend'.

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I was raised Fundamentalist Christian. I know you all know stories, but here's mine: [View all] Coventina Apr 2023 OP

Oh Coventina, I am so sorry that you had to listen to that shit from a so called friend. debm55 Apr 2023 #1

That heartless person is insane. OhNo-Really Apr 2023 #81

VERY sorry to hear it. elleng Apr 2023 #2

Ugh! Just Ugh! MineralMan Apr 2023 #3

Listen, I've left Christianity behind, myself. 70sEraVet Apr 2023 #4

This Hekate Apr 2023 #54

"there are good Christians, and there are .... people like your 'friend'." LiberalLovinLug Apr 2023 #134

What a disgusting thing to say! sakabatou Apr 2023 #5

Holy &%!# - that is one of the most despicable... 3catwoman3 Apr 2023 #6

plus one BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 2023 #8

Agreed! 634-5789 Apr 2023 #57

Personally, I would have shouted into the phone "GO F**K YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!" AZ8theist Apr 2023 #123

I couldn't even write something as vile as this in a work of fiction, let alone... 3catwoman3 Apr 2023 #125

Sorry. I could. AZ8theist Apr 2023 #127

Holy &%!# - that is one of the most despicable... 3catwoman3 Apr 2023 #7

I am so very sorry you had to endure that. emulatorloo Apr 2023 #9

I worked for a republican lawyer when my daughter was killed (car accident). He was Catholic as I SheilaAnn Apr 2023 #10

I am so sorry. Coventina Apr 2023 #11

Thank you, that remark still stings and she died in '93. n/t SheilaAnn Apr 2023 #13

so sorry for your loss. barbtries Apr 2023 #19

I don't know what to say Effete Snob Apr 2023 #24

and that's what you say. barbtries Apr 2023 #42

Dear God, talk about cold and heartless, thank you for your condolence and I extend mine to you. SheilaAnn Apr 2023 #26

The term: DENVERPOPS Apr 2023 #92

I am so sorry about the loss of your daughter no matter how long ago. What a callous remark LoisB Apr 2023 #20

Thank you Lois, he was a repub so I knew he was a jerk from the git-go. Glad I left too. n/t SheilaAnn Apr 2023 #27

I'm so sorry. That is horrific. Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #32

Pretty much my reaction too. I don't go to church anymore but I do say prayers. Some old habits SheilaAnn Apr 2023 #36

Thank God not asll religious leaders are as rediculous as their minister! I'm sure he didn't know napi21 Apr 2023 #106

I am so sorry... mgardener Apr 2023 #59

Yeah, you hear of this a lot when it's a very young child who passed. Ligyron Apr 2023 #68

SheilaAnn, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2023 #97

"I know she's going to Heaven, relayerbob Apr 2023 #12

I worked for a few years with someone who seemed to be a nice guy NewHendoLib Apr 2023 #14

jeezus! barbtries Apr 2023 #21

I told him that I feel bad for his utter distortions of reality NewHendoLib Apr 2023 #30

well done. barbtries Apr 2023 #44

You should have heard the outcry (from older Catholics no less) when Pope Frances stated there was SheilaAnn Apr 2023 #37

So much for the doctrine of papal infallibility, eh? ShazzieB Apr 2023 #58

I agree. Any one who comes up with something like that wnylib Apr 2023 #86

I had someone ask me if I was saved AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2023 #31

I had that experience, too, since I grew up surrounded by Southern Baptists. N/T Jedi Guy Apr 2023 #50

I too was raised in that fundamentalist Lutheranism Backseat Driver Apr 2023 #95

Former SBC here. I'm not surprised a bit. paleotn Apr 2023 #62

You were wise to walk away vlyons Apr 2023 #15

You're probably preaching to the unholy choir here at DU. erronis Apr 2023 #41

Yes I am a Buddhist vlyons Apr 2023 #69

Thank you for your explanation. I will enjoy following the link you provided! erronis Apr 2023 #73

You are realistic Dios Mio Apr 2023 #110

What a nasty idea of God! Maeve Apr 2023 #16

seems to me barbtries Apr 2023 #17

Yeah, I would have taken it as just the opposite - soldierant Apr 2023 #105

Well friend, you and I read the Bible very differently gratuitous Apr 2023 #18

Well, to be fair, what your "friend" said is not scriptural harumph Apr 2023 #22

Christianity began rotting right after the crucifixion RVN VET71 Apr 2023 #85

What an awful thing to say. Glad you are free of your "friend" too. LoisB Apr 2023 #23

And she was so sure and confident in herself, wasn't she? NBachers Apr 2023 #25

I've heard maga christians say that crud Apr 2023 #28

Xians absolutely ADORE tragedy. Orrex Apr 2023 #29

So much religion is utter madness like this LymphocyteLover Apr 2023 #33

That's really stunning. How judgmental can one get? calimary Apr 2023 #34

What would Jesus Do Maine Abu El Banat Apr 2023 #35

Nasty people create/worship nasty gods . . . hatrack Apr 2023 #38

Man created God in His own image ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2023 #130

Sometimes we offer condolences, but we talk too long and it comes out awkward and way different than keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 #39

+1000 n/t MarcA Apr 2023 #84

i had a horrible incident fron a baptist day school when i was four yo. AllaN01Bear Apr 2023 #40

Yours of course is way worse, TNNurse Apr 2023 #43

So sorry JanLip Apr 2023 #45

What if I told you that... NotVeryImportant Apr 2023 #46

Collective insanity. Martin68 Apr 2023 #47

Have to wonder how your "friend" thought she was helping? LiberalFighter Apr 2023 #48

Man created God in his own image. StarryNite Apr 2023 #49

Whew IbogaProject Apr 2023 #51

Add to that he fed a crowd of people who probably didn't "deserve" feeding... Hekate Apr 2023 #64

Takers keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 #89

I'm no theologist but I think she doesn't understand her religion. Renew Deal Apr 2023 #52

The hard lines they draw are very perplexing sometimes. Jedi Guy Apr 2023 #53

YIKES! Crazy talk from people who know nothing of Jesus and His teachings. 634-5789 Apr 2023 #56

"[Editor's Note: Yes, I know.]" dchill Apr 2023 #78

That's awful Jilly_in_VA Apr 2023 #55

Religious selfishness jerseyjim Apr 2023 #60

"Why not do things without the damned expectation of getting rewarded?" Jedi Guy Apr 2023 #90

The horrible god of horrible people. paleotn Apr 2023 #61

The real "tell" Effete Snob Apr 2023 #63

Have you ever noticed that those who want to share their religion with you do not want to share your keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 #91

When I was in HS in the 70s... Whatthe_Firetruck Apr 2023 #108

I'm glad you're free too! I grew up in a fundy church. woodsprite Apr 2023 #65

Why does anyone worship a cruel, capricious, and ultimately small and petty god? hunter Apr 2023 #66

That's quite a good family story - probably similar to many people. Thanks for posting! erronis Apr 2023 #79

I stopped going to church when I went away to college. Mickju Apr 2023 #67

I was raised Southern Baptist as well. Haggard Celine Apr 2023 #117

I am sorry that you had to deal with someone like that SouthernLiberal Apr 2023 #70

Had a relative convert to being a fundy and then try to convert me, arguing highplainsdem Apr 2023 #71

Converts are the worst. debm55 Apr 2023 #87

the zeal of newly acquired ignorance Celerity Apr 2023 #132

I have problems making conversation about religion. My views are skewed. twodogsbarking Apr 2023 #72

Just another judgmental asshole world wide wally Apr 2023 #74

So, OK, while your old church friend is certainly a mental midget Goodheart Apr 2023 #75

Don't you just love how THEY get to decide who is... dchill Apr 2023 #76

I'm sure you've tought of dozens of good comebacks since then Warpy Apr 2023 #77

I am sorry.. mountain grammy Apr 2023 #80

I've known a LOT of evangelicals 7 other VERY Christian people. oldsoftie Apr 2023 #82

Next time your hateful friend pulls something hateful out of their ass Scalded Nun Apr 2023 #83

The cruelty of these "Christians" is beyond salvation if you ask me. LakeArenal Apr 2023 #88

How despicable! That woman was no "friend" to you FakeNoose Apr 2023 #93

In my experience, and I've debated and talked to tons of Evangelicals Marius25 Apr 2023 #94

Our family is Liberal Catholic which is mystical Catholicism Richluu Apr 2023 #96

I'm so sorry that happened to you. What a mean person. yardwork Apr 2023 #98

I felt the same way claudette Apr 2023 #99

I was told... The Jungle 1 Apr 2023 #100

I'm so very sorry that happened to you, Coventina. Silver Gaia Apr 2023 #101

Hugs to you!!! Coventina Apr 2023 #112

Hugs back to you! Silver Gaia Apr 2023 #116

By that logic... Whatthe_Firetruck Apr 2023 #102

see post 53 Celerity Apr 2023 #133

That view of the universe is so naively stupid that it is truly sad jimlup Apr 2023 #103

Conservative Christianity is just another way of saying, "I don't need a therapist, I have you" NullTuples Apr 2023 #104

So sorry you had to experience that crap. WestMichRad Apr 2023 #107

Good graciousness, what a Hideous thing your (former!) Friend said to you as your suffered through.. electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #109

Breathtaking stupidity. lpbk2713 Apr 2023 #111

Shit like that would land me in prison vercetti2021 Apr 2023 #113

Yes you'll know they are Christians by their love Kennah Apr 2023 #114

I swore off religion at 6. meadowlander Apr 2023 #115

"What kind of horrible God have you been believing in all this time?!?!?" mwb970 Apr 2023 #118

Terrible thing to go through, but she did think, wrongly, that... TreasonousBastard Apr 2023 #119

Yer all goin' ta heaven. There is no room available in hell. twodogsbarking Apr 2023 #120

Well, in all fairness, she was right about ONE thing. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2023 #121

So sorry to hear, BlueMTexpat Apr 2023 #122

Yes, many times I marvel at how wrong the Fundies have gotten it. PatrickforB Apr 2023 #124

Your Mom was IN HELL, then death took away her pain. Martin Eden Apr 2023 #126

This is why religion is in my rearview mirror Haru Apr 2023 #128

Self righteous monsters malaise Apr 2023 #129

My story Playingmantis Apr 2023 #131

Wow that is awful...I'm sorry Bettie Apr 2023 #135