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I take it you have never heard of the brides of satan?
Who says it isnt?In SI you're not allowed to talk about how much you enjoyed your last cutting. In drug or alcohol forums, you're not allowed to talk about the great high you had when you fell off the wagon. In the sexual accountability threads you are not allowed to detail your carnality.
I want to know why that is not the practice in this forum.
Who says it isnt?
If you want to get an idea of the sort of conversations that will take place, feel free to check out the black sheep alliance in the christian clubs forumWell, it is private, so how are we to know one way or the other?
If you want to get an idea of the sort of conversations that will take place, feel free to check out the black sheep alliance in the christian clubs forum
Look, it seems you are very much opposed to this thing, and of course I dont agree with you, however its your opinion and you are entitled to such.Why are people giving themselves such labels in the first place? It doesn't seem healthy and smacks of being intentionally divisive.
The forum is for christians who have been on an occult path
It does not now nor will it ever admit non christians...
I had no idea this would create such a (insert word of choice here). This probably wasnt the best way to do it. I've also seen people say that moriah and Iguess by default myself should seek help offline.
Which while it seems easy, in all reality is not. After leaving my former church over a year ago, the abuses totally stuffed with my head I still struggle with the two pictures i have of God in my head. One being a god, a sadistic ogre who toys with the universe for his own amusement. The other view of God, as in the Creator of the universe, the God of the bible.
Churches terrify me, am currently going to a small nondenominational church however this is only been in the last couple of months. Churches scare me, christians terrify me, logically i know that not all and not even many christians are like the group I was involved in however on a much deeper level it scares me that if I open up to a group of christians, then they are some how going do the same thing to me that the other group did.
The best description I can think of its the equivalent of a child being subjected to the most horrible abuse you can think of. The child endures it for years, and finally decided to tell someone because it gets to a point that she can no longer handle the abuse. The child selects a person that they think is safe and starts telling them what has been happening. However the so called safe person instead of doing the right thing and calling in the authorities, begins to subject the child to the same sort of abuse, the child thought they were stopping, by deciding to tell.
Why is this long rambling post necessary? There were anonymous people on this internet message board who consistently showed me a true Picture of Christ. It was through the love and prayers of these people, that I was finally able to darken the doors of a church again. I was in a position of where christians, and churches literally terrifyed me, they still do in many respects and at times, its really tempting to want to want all christians with the same broad brush, however due to the consistency of these people in showing me Christ, loving me and praying for me, was one of the only reasons why I can still say I have a faith in Christ....
Sorry Lisa this reply was sort of sparked by your post, but it has little do with it. Yes, people should be dealing with these sort of things in real life. Trying to find spirit filled bible believing someone who deals with spiritual abuse as a christian, the issues related to having followed an occult path, the issues related to having been a former pro Domme, is almost impossible. and while I realsie that one person probably wont have all those qualifications, however a spirit filled christian, who has the stomach to deal with the darker issues is essential for me.
However sometimes, the only support some people have is online. It shouldnt be that way but it is
Seashale, I'm sorry, but many people have experienced abuse at the hands of a church and no longer trust churches, and likewise, trusting people has become very hard. I'm not saying this applies to your church, but many people who profess to be Christians are far from Christ-like towards members or former members of the occult, and that is exactly why this forum was created - to serve as a place of refuge.
Look, it seems you are very much opposed to this thing, and of course I dont agree with you, however its your opinion and you are entitled to such.
I have read there regularly and there is nothing shocking or horrible.If you want to get an idea of the sort of conversations that will take place, feel free to check out the black sheep alliance in the christian clubs forum
One good decision is not a guarantee that all is well. Bad logic, sister.
That's why it's "evidence" and not "proof."
From an analytical standpoint, it often promotes healing of damage that may have been caused by things, if you can distinguish between past and present.seashale76 said:I am, of course. Goes without saying.
Honestly though, how is it healthy to continue to identify and label oneself as an ex-occultist? Ex means you are no longer. Calling oneself a black sheep because you're an ex something or other doesn't make a bit of sense. You're either part of your new faith profession or you aren't. To continually post about and alienate yourself based on what you used to believe is strange.
I'm an ex-Pentecostal, an ex-Baptist, and an ex-Deist. I technically consider myself to be an ex-occultist just because of my views on what I did and experienced as a Pentecostal. I don't continually go around calling myself a Black Sheep Orthodox Christian because of it though and I don't continually feel a particular need to constantly talk about it. I have a new life in Christ and I have struggles, but I am part of His Church.
I'm sorry if you and other disaffected ex-occultists find my posts offensive, but none of this reasoning is making sense to me.
the music group?
My name is Freitag, and I'm an addict........ There is much in my past that I am not proud of, however have got to the stage of not being ashamed of those decisions, because as bad as I feel about those things, no amount of shame and guilt will undo those decisionsFrom an analytical standpoint, it often promotes healing of damage that may have been caused by things, if you can distinguish between past and present.
The term "recovering alcoholic" isn't a shameful thing to most alcoholics, it's a point of strength for them to build off.
From an analytical standpoint, it often promotes healing of damage that may have been caused by things, if you can distinguish between past and present.
The term "recovering alcoholic" isn't a shameful thing to most alcoholics, it's a point of strength for them to build off.
In SI you're not allowed to talk about how much you enjoyed your last cutting. In drug or alcohol forums, you're not allowed to talk about the great high you had when you fell off the wagon. In the sexual accountability threads you are not allowed to detail your carnality.
I want to know why that is not the practice in this forum.
I think this is comparing apples to oranges. Even though we have rules in the Conservative Christians subforum, we cannot make them override the sitewide rules. We cannot exclude people from posting, much less from viewing our forum. We still can't discuss things we may think are sinful, because it would offend the rest of the site. People have come in and reported posts that discuss the tenets of our faith simply because they are offended. Yet this fsuborum will be completely closed off to the rest of the site. I think this is a very dangerous area being crossed into. Of course, this is JMHO.I wonder why though, when with all the other forums are allowed to make their own rules, that we should give that control up to mods. So totally not trying to bait you here, however am trying to understand where other people are comming from
I know the WoF subforum and I think the conservative christian forum has wikified their rules so that only WoF and Conservative christians, may mod, and work rules in their respective forums. I can understand why subforums, would do it that way. It would not be good for a liberal mod, or a mod with a dislike of WoF to be making decisions on reports concerning something they themselves are in oppistion with.
I've seen several people state that us making the rules and us deciding who we wanted to mod was bad, however I do wonder, because it seems that it is ok for other forums to state who they want as mods.
Your reponse appreciated
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