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Post by freefromprc on Oct 12, 2021 11:33:02 GMT
Blessed be the name of the LORD too, that this forum is growing. Or at least getting a lot of attention. Today, on Sunday October 10, there have been 128 members and 826 guests who have logged into this forum in the last 24 hours. I'm sorry, but that is f*****g unbelievable! 10 percent of the quantity of the total PRC supposed membership are on here almost every day. I wish this site was available a long time ago. I would have realized that the thoughts I was having back when I was young were not abnormal, but that MANY other people also felt that something was wrong joining this church and raising a family into it.
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Post by cannalily on Oct 12, 2021 11:45:34 GMT
Blessed be the name of the LORD too, that this forum is growing. Or at least getting a lot of attention. Today, on Sunday October 10, there have been 128 members and 826 guests who have logged into this forum in the last 24 hours. I'm sorry, but that is f*****g unbelievable! 10 percent of the quantity of the total PRC supposed membership are on here almost every day. I wish this site was available a long time ago. I would have realized that the thoughts I was having back when I was young were not abnormal, but that MANY other people also felt that something was wrong joining this church and raising a family into it. I so wish this site was around then too. This organization destroyed my then life and career potential with phony holy-ism, and a "greater than thou" attitude. I was told that my talent should be stifled by the elders of the church. That I need to be careful with the talent that I had. Looking back, I should have told them to stuff it. but I just didn't know....
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Post by searching4truth on Oct 12, 2021 11:54:50 GMT
It seems like so many feel they need to get out of the prc, asap at that… but no one dares … Bc we know too well what the repercussions would be.. and even if it’s the healthiest, best thing we could do for ourselves, our spiritual lives, and our kids… losing all other relationships is an extremely hard pill to swallow .
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Post by KristianWrights on Oct 12, 2021 21:01:07 GMT
If you are from the Engelsma clan and live in Michigan you are pretty much screwed. There was a head count on the family a few years back and we were pushing 900 family members. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was closer to 1,000 by now. Imagine that hellish family reunion!! If I walked up, there would be whiplash galore and relatives rising from the grave in hopes of righteously condemning me. The family I am part of is enormous!! They are certainly good at reproduction! Funny how they can’t except you but they have a party for compleat strangers that don’t even belong to the PR religion.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2021 22:32:07 GMT
Imagine that hellish family reunion!! If I walked up, there would be whiplash galore and relatives rising from the grave in hopes of righteously condemning me. The family I am part of is enormous!! They are certainly good at reproduction! Funny how they can’t except you but they have a party for compleat strangers that don’t even belong to the PR religion. Ha!! Great point. As if blood actually means something suddenly. Or maybe it has something to do with the "If they were among us and went out from us, they were never with us." line.
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Post by gratefullyfree on Oct 13, 2021 18:52:11 GMT
10 percent of the quantity of the total PRC supposed membership are on here almost every day. I wish this site was available a long time ago. I would have realized that the thoughts I was having back when I was young were not abnormal, but that MANY other people also felt that something was wrong joining this church and raising a family into it. I so wish this site was around then too. This organization destroyed my then life and career potential with phony holy-ism, and a "greater than thou" attitude. I was told that my talent should be stifled by the elders of the church. That I need to be careful with the talent that I had. Looking back, I should have told them to stuff it. but I just didn't know.... Yes, I wish this site was around then too. This cult was so good at making me feel like I was the crazy one. I believed something was wrong with me because I just couldn't get it, and the church acted as if I was the only one who wasn't a part of this glorious life and church. I remember the pastor once saying that heaven was like a PRC sermon, and thinking I couldn't imagine spending eternity in a sermon, especially since they already felt like a laborious eternity twice every Sunday. Finding this site and learning how many others felt the same way really helps so much. My only regret is that I didn't see it earlier-all those wasted Sundays!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2021 20:06:46 GMT
I so wish this site was around then too. This organization destroyed my then life and career potential with phony holy-ism, and a "greater than thou" attitude. I was told that my talent should be stifled by the elders of the church. That I need to be careful with the talent that I had. Looking back, I should have told them to stuff it. but I just didn't know.... Yes, I wish this site was around then too. This cult was so good at making me feel like I was the crazy one. I believed something was wrong with me because I just couldn't get it, and the church acted as if I was the only one who wasn't a part of this glorious life and church. I remember the pastor once saying that heaven was like a PRC sermon, and thinking I couldn't imagine spending eternity in a sermon, especially since they already felt like a laborious eternity twice every Sunday. Finding this site and learning how many others felt the same way really helps so much. My only regret is that I didn't see it earlier-all those wasted Sundays! Exactly, if heaven is like a PR sermon, then no thank you.
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Post by potato on Oct 13, 2021 20:25:09 GMT
10 percent of the quantity of the total PRC supposed membership are on here almost every day. I wish this site was available a long time ago. I would have realized that the thoughts I was having back when I was young were not abnormal, but that MANY other people also felt that something was wrong joining this church and raising a family into it. I so wish this site was around then too. This organization destroyed my then life and career potential with phony holy-ism, and a "greater than thou" attitude. I was told that my talent should be stifled by the elders of the church. That I need to be careful with the talent that I had. Looking back, I should have told them to stuff it. but I just didn't know.... I find the 10% of PRC to be a surprisingly large number. I would never have guessed that their curiosity was so high. I wonder if someone has data about how this site may have influenced their attrition rate.
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Post by gratefullyfree on Oct 13, 2021 20:48:04 GMT
Yes, I wish this site was around then too. This cult was so good at making me feel like I was the crazy one. I believed something was wrong with me because I just couldn't get it, and the church acted as if I was the only one who wasn't a part of this glorious life and church. I remember the pastor once saying that heaven was like a PRC sermon, and thinking I couldn't imagine spending eternity in a sermon, especially since they already felt like a laborious eternity twice every Sunday. Finding this site and learning how many others felt the same way really helps so much. My only regret is that I didn't see it earlier-all those wasted Sundays! Exactly, if heaven is like a PR sermon, then no thank you. Right?! I thought the same thing, but then immediately felt shame because I assumed everyone else must have felt that way. Everyone else was feeling true joy out of these sermons, and I could barely stay awake. How much time I spent beating myself up, all because I was listening to, and believing, the wrong people.
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Post by questioneverything on Oct 13, 2021 20:57:25 GMT
Exactly, if heaven is like a PR sermon, then no thank you. Right?! I thought the same thing, but then immediately felt shame because I assumed everyone else must have felt that way. Everyone else was feeling true joy out of these sermons, and I could barely stay awake. How much time I spent beating myself up, all because I was listening to, and believing, the wrong people. It seems there comes a point in every PR sermon where it transitions from a sermon to a hostage situation.
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Post by tryingtoleave on Oct 13, 2021 22:33:08 GMT
Exactly, if heaven is like a PR sermon, then no thank you. Right?! I thought the same thing, but then immediately felt shame because I assumed everyone else must have felt that way. Everyone else was feeling true joy out of these sermons, and I could barely stay awake. How much time I spent beating myself up, all because I was listening to, and believing, the wrong people. Lol, same. I remember hearing that if you got tired during a sermon than you weren't a true question, and I was just wondering how anyone actually stays awake for a full sermon.
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