Comments on: Dongtini — Episode 12

By: Simone

Simone — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:49:10 +0000

Substitute "most media-detached" with "luckiest". You dodged a bullet, my friend.

By: e2c

e2c — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:09:45 +0000

OMG – that Mars Hill section is killing me!

And I must be one of the most media-detached people in the US, because I had to Google Fred Durst…

By: Rye

Rye — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:08:26 +0000

I would have laughed at Fred Douche too. I was at a party in Hollywood and Judge Reinhold came in. No one knew what to do with him. "Uh, hello…there's beer in the kitchen if you'd like." At least Fred was at a party where he seemed age-appropriate. Yes?

By: stephy

stephy — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:14:17 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing that Diana, so many people don't speak up, and talking about it helps. xoxo

By: Diana Coonelly

Diana Coonelly — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:10:55 +0000

Here is my story that I posted on Facebook. I had been part of a community group for a couple of years at Mars Hill. There were some changes that happened in the community group, and I did not feel like I really fit into my current community group and wanted a chance to meet new people by changing to another community group. I was told that if I had any concerns about my current community group that I should just tell the leader. At the same time, it was suggested that I try the free counseling to deal with current issues that I had. At the same time, I thought it would be a chance to deal with past issues as well. The counseling was helpful at first. I signed an agreement that I took to mean that if I did not do what they asked me to do that they could end the free counseling. A couple of weeks later, after a couple of sessions, it did not feel healthy. I felt it was more about them telling me what to do, rather than about me deciding about how I would handle things. So I ended the counseling politely and thanked the counselor for her time. It was just odd when she emailed back and said that I was resisting her. And they just coming after me in emails that I should come back into the counseling. I eventually told them that I was giving this to God. And then at the end of July, they sent me a church discipline letter stating that I could not attend any church event or community group unless I reported to them immediately and repented of certain sins–1) to overlook sin in a loving way 2)to repent of my sins 3)I was out of community, and I was to repent because I did not trust them. It was very condemning considering that leaders of the church were all included in the email as well as someone that I considered to be a good Christian friend along with her husband. The leader who sent me the church discipline letter stated that this was their way of loving me. This was not a convicting experience for me. It was a very condeming experience. I could not live my faith this way–I am not a doormat. I left this church at the end of July, and I have been attending another church that is a better fit for me. I have been going to a Christian woman counselor at Seattle Christian Counseling (it costs money, but I now able on working through my issues in a healthy way, and I have the confidentiality that I need in my life so that I can make healthy decisions in my life). And I have reading the book "When God's People Let You Down"–it is about spiritual abuse —I got a used copy on Amazon.

By: stephy

stephy — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:35:12 +0000

She's the first to say that.

By: Still Breathing

Still Breathing — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:39:30 +0000

Ah, yes I can (would that make a good slogan?) – my daughter listened to this episode and she said that Stephy sounds exactly as she had envisaged her voice. Just goes to show that she is brighter than her Dad

By: Still Breathing

Still Breathing — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:36:54 +0000

I was giong to comment but couldn't think of anything new to add

By: stephy

stephy — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 06:11:43 +0000

What's funny is there are like 38 comments on this episode on the Stuff Christian Culture Likes facebook page, and none here! Not complaining. Just OBSERVING.