Grugingly Rejoined Facebook

"Bobble" wrote in message
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"jmcquown" wrote in
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"Judith Latham" wrote in message
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In article , jmcquown
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I must also comment, I found a woman who was one of my best friends
in high school. She was a wild child. I remember when she got
drunk and tried to run off with a sailor she'd known for 2 days.
She's been married three times. Now she's all holier-than thou,
quoting the bible next to her bible-thumping husband. Yikes! I
think I'm going to be sorry I clicked "friend". I can't stand
people preaching at me. Besides, I know her history. I was the
matron of honor at her first wedding... and her husband decided to
quit his job to become a minister. She wasn't gung-ho about it at
the time, I can tell you that. Turning over a new leaf is one
thing. Proselytizing on FB is quite a different story. I don't mind
getting back in touch, but she'd better not preach at me.

Jill

I too, hate to be preached at. When I'm confronted with bible
bashers, I tell them that I've already sorted all that out, I'm happy
with it and old enough to know my own mind. Converts are always the
worse.

Yes! They go at with a zeal which is sometimes frightening. Shortly
after my mother died I went to the mailbox and there was a letter for
her. Something snapped and I started crying. I went back in the
house. Not a minute later, someone knocked on my door. She said
she'd been walking up the street and saw I was upset. She said she
wanted to come inside and pray with me. Excuse me?! No! Pray *for*
me all you want. I'm not letting you in my house.

I'm very religious but most people don't realise it.

Nor should they. You're not proselytizing.

Judith

I wouldn't say I'm religious, I'd say I'm spiritual. I was raised
never to discuss religion or politics. My father told me it only
leads to arguments no one will ever win because everyone thinks their
point of view is the right one. I say there is no "right one".
That's where I get into to trouble with organized religion.

Jill



Amen!

Bobble

You may (or may not) be glad to know that there is one denomination of
organized religion that agrees with you. The United Church of Christ lets
each congregation decide for themselves. A few are very conservative. Many
are liberal. Mine is one of them. We have members who are Jewish (they
were not required to "convert) in order to join), a few who call themselves
agnostics, and one who is an atheist. We have also had a wiccan member in
the past.

Joy