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from SeanSwede Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 09:49 (Agree/Disagree?) I didn`t really mean to come across like I was trying to convince anyone about anything or preach. I was just blabbing :) By the way Mia1. It sounded very...sweet the way you wrote that article. Its just that it reminds me way too much of all of the "channeling" they did in TF. Hate me if you like but perhaps its just an old habit. Its taken years for me to change my Family way of talking and the terms that they used. (reply to this comment)

From mia1 Wednesday, August 17, 2005, 13:00 (Agree/Disagree?) don't worry I don't hate u, I don't have very good grammar and it was late when I wrote it, I really don't care about religion at this point as its just time consuming. I dont' consider myself an atheist or a christian cuz I don't really give a damn about either. I think the thing that gets me the most after leaving is the simple fact that "once upon a time" I believed in the family and in the letters, and because of that belief I was able to close my eyes to the evil that the family really is. Besides I was really naive about a lot of things and being different even for family standards, my fam was ts for many years, I did everything I could to fit in. I was reading some of the personal stories and was sorta depressed afterwards. BTW my sons name is sean, he had a birthday on mon. couldn't celebrate because he was in the hospital. But he's better now, that's why I haven't responded sooner. But hey the more comments the better it makes my life more interesting ;)..(reply to this comment)

from SeanSwede Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 11:36 (Agree/Disagree?) Good article...BUT, I have one comment though. Its better to become an athiest. Athiests are the stronger ones. They have less to fear and nothing to loose. Religious people have the opposite of that. Athiests learn to live with the FACTS of life. Religious people only go around unsure or "searching" and confused. Ive become an athiest. But I can still have hopes. At least I don`t have to go around blaming God everytime when things dont work out. God has nothing to do with it. Its only you alone who can make things work and happen in your life. RELIGIOUS PEOPLE TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED TIP: Get into astronomy and you will change for good. You will realise how pewny we and our problems, wars and religious confusions are and much more. The secret to the "much more" is all there. At first you will feel a real emptieness inside and you will morn awhile but you will get over the real facts of life and learn to live with it. THEN YOU WONT TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED! Good luck and look to the future and most of all dont read a bible for the next 5 years and youll understand. (reply to this comment)

From conan Tuesday, August 16, 2005, 12:40 (Agree/Disagree?) Dude, don't tell people what to do. You can say why being an athiest has worked for you, but to say "it's better to become an athiest" sounds an awful lot like preaching. I'm not religious, I'm humanistic/agnostic...but I would never try and tell someone why My way is better. I might try and convince them why theirs is wrong...but convince them that My way is better, NEVER. That being said, I liked what you wrote Mia. I hope that what you've said here has worked for you and that you continue to 'piece yourself together'.(reply to this comment)

from PopNFresh Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 11:26 (Agree/Disagree?) I really feel it! It was good. (reply to this comment)

from Sees past misspelled words Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 05:40 (Agree/Disagree?) Very powerfully written! You gained your strength back and didn`t leave yourself to lie in the dust. It`s good to be able to recognize that you have been hurt; it`s better to be able to let your hurt be cured, but what`s great is being able to show your wounds to the tormenter and say "fuck you, I`m still standing!" (reply to this comment)