captainpabst

((BG))

HelenM

blondegoddess,

I hope things go better than you're anticipating...I'm sorry it's likely to be so hard, being honest with the people around you

Also, it's not at all fair for people to assume you were deceiving them all these years about your faith just because you now don't believe. I suppose they have to think that because of their theology but I think it's very unfair not to take ex-Christians at their word

take care
Helen

beth

Thanks.

southernhybrid

I'm so very sorry to hear of this news, bg. I can only hope that your husband will come to his senses after he thinks about the ramifications of his reaction.

beth

He said I was evil and brought a curse onto his home.

Godless Dave

I'm sorry, Blondegoddess.

Hobbs

I suppose you could be mean and ask him if he was lying when he said that your heart is golden and he sees the love of the lord in you. But I'm sure it would be far better to ask about that in a nice way, pointing out that you are the same person as when he said that, that in fact you had already given up your religion when he said that of you. If you are lucky, maybe he will see that his theological theories do not fit with reality and so must be altered. Good luck.

I hate that anyone has to go through something like this. Why can't more Christians practice the love they preach? Why can't they trust their God to work things out? Why are they so afraid of anything that disagrees with their theology? (Oh, all right, I can think of a few plausible reasons to answer that last question.)

southernhybrid

What a tototally despicable thing to say! I'm so sorry. I hope you have shared this with your more tolerant friends/family. You need as much emotional support as possible right now. Please let us know how you're doing as time goes on. I realize you may not want to share everything with an Internet group, but please at least let us know that you're okay from time to time. I'm worried for you.

Thanatoast

I've just finished reading this thread, just as it appears your life is coming to an impasse, bg.

I have no real advice to you other than what others have already said, but it appears you are about to come to some form of separation with your husand. At least I assume that happens when a husband calls his wife "evil".

My hope is that you and your children do not suffer from your husband's reaction over your freedom of thought.

My best wishes,

Thanatoast

p.s. If your posts accurately display the person that you are, you most definitely are not evil or cursed

beth

Thank you.