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Originally Posted by bluewave7
I did this in person after church. I ranted to the pastors about not letting a female be a priest at their church. They did some counselling with me which was helpful. However, one of the pastors said bipolar was a double headed demon and that I had a legion of demons attached to me. I was frightened and allowed them to do an exorcism on me. I wound up in the psyche ward the day after. Now they won't let me volunteer in the nursery or do the prayer walks. Everytime I sign up to volunteer they never call me. I have stopped going to this church. They think I'm a freak. They are ignorant and uneducated and therefore I have no resentments against them. They tried something and it was a fiasco. I was a new Christian too so I didn't know any better...that's my ignorance.
I have left the Christian religion for many reasons and now pray to the Goddess who is unconditionally loving and accepting of me.
Once the church found out I went to the psyche ward they alienated me. I am glad of the experience because I learned from it and I will never follow Christianity again. And that is not all due to this one church experience....but after reading the entire bible I knew this religion was not right for me.
So I know how it feels to lose people due to bipolar. I wait to feel them out before I tell them. I also wait a day to send an email or make a phone call if I'm not feeling well. Hugs to you!
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Wow, it's funny how different churches embrace Christianity! My female paster, my friend, occasionally goes out drinking with us. We have openly gay couples who are members. No one is ever condemned or chastised for who they are. Most of my church friends know that I have bp. Each year we sponsor a team that runs a 5k that supports research in mental health. I'm glad I am not in the land of taboo!