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**lustylearning** · 07-02-2008, 06:00 PM

Thank you for sharing your story, cupl4fun, truly. John Shelby Spong wrote "the heart cannot accept what the mind rejects," and this basic truth started my husband and I down a path similar to yours years ago. We were never church employees, but we tithed, participated, worked... It was a transition I fought internally, because there is a comfort in being told "absolute truths" and being part of a "protected" group, but even that comfort wasn't enough to prevent the illogic and hypocrisy of the church institution and the inconsistencies in the bible from gnawing at me.

As I read what you wrote, I thought about how we have become outcasts - or at least would be, if we were exposed. Nevertheless, there comes a time when what you truly believe outweighs what you've been taught, and that is firm foundation upon which you can build.

Peace and joy to you, and again, thanks.

07-02-2008, 06:00 PM	#17 (permalink)
lustylearning Julie's Helper Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 266 Location: Virginia Status: female half	Re: Got to get some things off my chest Thank you for sharing your story, cupl4fun, truly. John Shelby Spong wrote "the heart cannot accept what the mind rejects," and this basic truth started my husband and I down a path similar to yours years ago. We were never church employees, but we tithed, participated, worked... It was a transition I fought internally, because there is a comfort in being told "absolute truths" and being part of a "protected" group, but even that comfort wasn't enough to prevent the illogic and hypocrisy of the church institution and the inconsistencies in the bible from gnawing at me. As I read what you wrote, I thought about how we have become outcasts - or at least would be, if we were exposed. Nevertheless, there comes a time when what you truly believe outweighs what you've been taught, and that is firm foundation upon which you can build. Peace and joy to you, and again, thanks.