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Postby Tenebrae » Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:42 am

Hey everyone, I came this was via the raydetratcors blog,via the ray comfort blog.

I'm a former fundamentalist christian, who over time came to the realisation that it was a big pile of fetid dingo kidneys and walked away and has never been happier. I got into reading the ray comfort blog when I was still a christian, someone recommended it as a good tool for witnessing, and all I read was ray being continually untruthful about the non christian position, and I was like "what the hell, if christianity is really all that, then why does this man have to resort such bullshit"


I work in community mental health, and the position of the christian church is that my clients are demon pocessed, and all they need to do is read their bibles, and pray more, not to mention undergoing exorcisms, and many of our clients who had been written off by the church because they followed their 'formula" and it hadnt worked for. Theres much about christianity that still does my head in, simply because I get to see its results in my job, and I hate seeing vulnerable people being put at risk, for my own sanity walking away was the best choice I ever made

Enough babble from me, I look forward to getting to know people
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Re: Kia Ora

Postby Vagon » Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:46 am

Zeus help me, more kiwis!

:lol:

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Re: Kia Ora

Postby BathTub » Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:01 am

Welcome Tenebrae!
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Re: Kia Ora

Postby BaldySlaphead » Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:57 am

Hi Tenebrae - welcome on board!
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Re: Kia Ora

Postby E-lad » Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:19 am

Howdy there from the Steeler Nation!

Tenebrae is a Catholic Church service I remember from when I was a kid.
Life is a comedy for those who think, and a tragedy for those who feel.- Horace Walpole
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Re: Kia Ora

Postby Tenebrae » Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:26 am

E-lad wrote:Howdy there from the Steeler Nation!

Tenebrae is a Catholic Church service I remember from when I was a kid.


Long story but this is the short version, prior to christianity I was a practicing witch. And during my years as a christian was always being accused of being an occult plant out to destroy the lovely christians. I picked the name tenebrae, because of its meaning, (shadows, darkness) and figured it would make the accusing muppets quiver :twisted: , unfortunately none of the numpties ever got the joke

Thanks for the welcome everyone.
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Re: Kia Ora

Postby lehman scott » Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:22 pm

Tēnā koe, Tenebrae! Welcome to our little den of godless heathens!
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
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Pessimism of the Intellect; Optimism of the Will.
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Re: Kia Ora

Postby zilch » Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:47 pm

Aloha Tenebrae!
You were born. And so you're free. So happy birthday.
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Re: Kia Ora

Postby Stoned Immaculate » Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:28 am

Welcome Tenebrae! A practicing witch? I feel like I gotta know more about that. Can you turn Ray into a truthful person by chance?
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Re: Kia Ora

Postby Weemaryanne » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:37 am

Another Kiwi, exxxcelllennttt. Welcome to our little corner of the 'toobs, Tenebrae.
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