In Reply to: Re: PS posted by Farmer on September 28, 2006 at 02:09:44:
No I didn't feel attacked. What I'm trying to say is that I'm my own person now and wonderfully happy to be learning who I am, which was denied me by the cult. So when I talk about my life experience today and the spiritual side of it here, simply being accepted would be nice.
When the experience I share here is brought into question by warnings that my choices I might cause me to fall into dark evil things then I'm not being accepted for the person that I am.
You said: "Christians find it normal to warn others, other religionists do the same, even environment protectors & activists...also politicians...do that...What's wrong about it?...being sensitive about it might be a hint & signal, that the own standpoint is far from being sound & sure...but that is something others have to solve or to discover..."
First of all to say it's tiring is not sensitivity. That's simply to say I've already heard it many times and to hear it again isn't going to change me.
Second, I don't think the Journey's board is the context for such "warnings", telling someone else that they'd better be careful about the life experince and journey they tried to share here.
In fact here's what I read in the guidelines: "The purpose of this board is not to preach at or instruct others, but to share our hearts regarding our personal journey out of the Family experience.....We wish “Journeys” to be a place where ex-members can feel comfortable discussing their faith or their personal spiritual journey, seek advice, receive affirmation and find healing from spiritual abuse."
I accept that a lot of people are evangelical Christians, their Christianity is of this nature. However, in view of the Journeys board purposes, as defined in the guidelines, it seems to me that the best thing to do would be if they kept the evangelical aspect of their faith in their prayers, and make sure that it doesn't go into their posts when engaging in discourse with those of us who share have shared personal spiritual practices or experiences that aren't in accordance with that person's Christian convictions.