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Originally Posted by nicoleflynn
Yes, I was abandoned beginning in childhood; never knew my father (met him at 33); mother was emotionally abandoning (verbal and physical abuse)..married a man who abused me for 31 years, got a divorce and then my whole church abandoned me...voting me out of membership with my name up on a big screen, followed by the words, "Conduct Unbecoming a Child of God."
However, I wrote about my life and won a scholarship and am a Sophomore (social work) at 67!
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Congrats on the scholarship!
I must say that church is completely off the right path... In such situations, I ask myself "what would Jesus do?" Well, if you were truly acting in a way that was unbecoming, would he cast you aside? Heck NO! He would take you under his wing and love you regardless. (I know it's so circa year 2000 cliché, but asking the WWJD question really helps me separate the truth from man made drama and lies.) So in a way, kicking you out probably helped you because now you are away from a place of spiritual negativity!
But again, I must say, congrats on the scholarship!