Comments on: Shannon http://ironwolf.dangerousgames.com/exwcg/archives/60 Losing Faith in Faith Since 1997 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:06:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Nancy http://ironwolf.dangerousgames.com/exwcg/archives/60#comment-4916 Nancy Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:51:17 +0000 http://ironwolf.dangerousgames.com/exwcg/archives/60#comment-4916 I grew up in the church too in the 70's. Both my parents were baptized in the church. I had no friends in school and was teased mercilessly and called weird and many other names. I finally was allowed to not go to church on Saturdays my senior year in high school and didn't have to go to the feast. I graduated in 1978 and moved out of the house that same day. I have never been to church since but my parents still go. I think they go to the Living Church of God. I don't remember exactly which one of the splinter groups they went with. We don't talk about church much. Until I found this blog I thought I was the only one that was made fun of in school because of the church. After graduation I moved out of state so I wouldn't run into any of the cruel kids from school and to get a fresh start. I am now living in Texas with my husband of 26 years and am very satisfied with my life. Neither of us attend any church. I guess I am between agnostic and aethesist. I just don't know what to believe about religion and really don't want to be involved in any church. I grew up in the church too in the 70’s. Both my parents were baptized in the church. I had no friends in school and was teased mercilessly and called weird and many other names. I finally was allowed to not go to church on Saturdays my senior year in high school and didn’t have to go to the feast. I graduated in 1978 and moved out of the house that same day.

I have never been to church since but my parents still go. I think they go to the Living Church of God. I don’t remember exactly which one of the splinter groups they went with. We don’t talk about church much.

Until I found this blog I thought I was the only one that was made fun of in school because of the church. After graduation I moved out of state so I wouldn’t run into any of the cruel kids from school and to get a fresh start.

I am now living in Texas with my husband of 26 years and am very satisfied with my life. Neither of us attend any church. I guess I am between agnostic and aethesist. I just don’t know what to believe about religion and really don’t want to be involved in any church.

]]> By: Maggie http://ironwolf.dangerousgames.com/exwcg/archives/60#comment-4664 Maggie Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:07:27 +0000 http://ironwolf.dangerousgames.com/exwcg/archives/60#comment-4664 Shannon, Your experiences are so similar to mine. 1975 brought sheer terror to me during my developing years. The year "in prophecy" was also the year of my high school graduation. Believing that the end of the world was imminent propelled me into impulsivity and severe bouts of depression. My parents still belong to the very fragmented WWCG, and I am sure they have no insight into the imprint those early years made on our well-being. Thanks you for sharing. Shannon,

Your experiences are so similar to mine. 1975 brought sheer terror to me during my developing years. The year “in prophecy” was also the year of my high school graduation. Believing that the end of the world was imminent propelled me into impulsivity and severe bouts of depression.

My parents still belong to the very fragmented WWCG, and I am sure they have no insight into the imprint those early years made on our well-being.

Thanks you for sharing.

]]> By: Andrea http://ironwolf.dangerousgames.com/exwcg/archives/60#comment-4003 Andrea Mon, 21 May 2007 21:45:42 +0000 http://ironwolf.dangerousgames.com/exwcg/archives/60#comment-4003 Yes, to seeing hypocrisy... my dad was heavily involved; my mom was not and so we children were not subjected to all that you were. Yes, to seeing hypocrisy… my dad was heavily involved; my mom was not and so we children were not subjected to all that you were.

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