It is so sad that some Christians don't understand MI.....but then there are many who aren't Christian who don't understand & aren't tolerant either....they just show the lack of understanding in other ways.

I remember in 1994, I was in a very deep depression after loosing my career (before the economy fell apart) & attempted SU more times than I can remember now along with trying to deal with anorexia at the time. The pastors at that church had no idea how to communicate with me about what was going on with me....but then, the psychologists didn't know how to help either & were of no better help then the pastors. There was one pastor from a previous church I went to that also served as the chaplain in the hospital I was in & he was much better with talking with me than the others.

Interesting as I moved from California to Kentucky, a move I would have thought from progressive to a bit backward, but I was amazingly surprised in that the churches understanding of MI & even the professional treatment of mental illness is so much more advanced in KY than anything I ever experienced in Calif.

I am so sorry that you ran into those people who had such a lack of understanding & treated you in such a horrible way under the belief that they were Christian. Sadly, all you can do for people like that is to do what you did which was to forgive them for their lack of knowledge & pray that God will open their minds to the truth. I am so glad that you didn't allow this experience to destroy your faith & held strong to your relationship with God