In Reply to: a question.. posted by ray on June 07, 2004 at 19:54:56:
Hi, Ray.
Thanks for your question. Here's my attempt at an answer:
No--why would it?
Just because I don't now believe in OSAS, does not mean I believe in the horror of
"consign[ing] all victims of spiritual abuse who reject christ on the basis of an experience such as growing up in the family to the same eternal unending flames as those in which you place berg", as you accused me of doing. Why should it?
Before my cult membership, I was in the same boat, on the basis of experientially examining several religions, as many SGs now are--why on earth would I have an opinion like that?
Please, re-read what I said about Heb 9:27, and the thief on the cross--it kind of makes your quetion itself look like a conditioned response regarding FGs, not like a carefully considered type of question showing you care about what I believe, or about my life experience.
I'm just trying to help people here. I am not on a soapbox against anybody; are you?
Please, lighten up, and read (and think) more carefully, and more fairly; OK?
'Bye for now.