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leftshoe
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Re: How do you get past the anger?
« Reply #15 on Sept 26, 2007, 12:00pm »

btw aussie, I am b&r, have professed over 30 years. I may not subscribe to the lifestyle, but I do take part in meetings, even though my beliefs have changed dramatically. For me it is simply a religion...no more a "lifestyle" than Mormonism or JW's or other religions which have the capacity to become too intense. I suppose religion can rule one's life regardless of the particular beliefs.

So, while I don't find any one religion better or worse, right or wrong, I do definitely believe that PEOPLE are individuals and have different spiritual needs. One man I know prefers the Catholic church because the rituals help him feel closer to God. Most people I know avoid the Catholic church to avoid those same meaningless rituals.

Spiritual growth probably requires horizontal changes in religion and belief multiple times throughout a lifetime. I'm not ready to switch yet...it's hard for me to strain friends and family, and there is comfort in longstanding traditions...but the f&w traditions are at least "in their place" for me, not ruling my life or dictating my spiritual well-being.

In a roundabout way, I'm say that the pain comes, in my observation, when religion (not spirituality) is given too big a chunk of one's life. I see the potential for this sort of conversation about ANY religion.

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Re: How do you get past the anger?
« Reply #16 on Mar 17, 2009, 4:38am »

The question here is 'How do you get past the anger?"

For me God has healed some, and in time He will heal me completely. I have learned to direct my anger at the people how betrayed me and not at God any longer. I have learned that God loves me very much and that he is leading me into freedom of any religious law to serve him in love. The anger for me is the betrayal of the friends testifying against me in court on the behalf of my abusive, mentally ill ex. I quit going to mtgs in August and have been attending a baptist church. I love it very much. I have faced the comments and shunning of many of the friends. Only a very few have remained friendly and nonjudgemental on the outside towards me. I have felt the hurt of the church on top of the hurt of the abuse and the divorce and the difficulties with my children through this all. It was hard for me to face that what I believed in for all my life isn't the "perfect only-right way on earth" or the foundation for me that I thought it was. As long as I now focus on the doors God has opened for me, the true unconditional love that He teaches, the truth of Christianity, I stay positive, strong, and the healing process continues. I am actually thankful now for the betrayal of the friends because it showed me how Christ felt when he was betrayed. And it showed me how much "the Truth" covers up wrongdoings in people so that the way can be seen as "perfect." My eyes have been opened to the dishonesty of what "the Truth" portrayes itself to be, and I am now reading the bible with newness of life. I have been absorbing it so much and seeing God's word in a whole new light. It has brought peace and strength, and I hope I can help others to see it now, too.

I am willing to share my story with anyone interested. My email is julie_1991@rocketmail.com.

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Re: How do you get past the anger?
« Reply #17 on May 25, 2009, 3:08pm »

Hi Julie:

It's hard to be perfect because when something or someone falls off the pedestal it's going to hurt.......the truth or way, can not be perfect because it is administered by humans......I'll email you.

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