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beam me up scottie

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18. Wow, great advice BtA.

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Reply #15)

Fri Jun 12, 2015, 04:35 AM

Jun 2015

I hope no one shuns her. I have lost friends because of ideological differences but what I went through was nothing compared to what she will experience if one or more of her friends turn on her simply because she stopped believing.

What you said makes a lot of sense.

You are awesome, thank you.

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Need advice for a friend who stopped believing but is heavily involved in the church: [View all] beam me up scottie Jun 2015 OP

I'd suggest getting involved in a new community jeff47 Jun 2015 #1

Thank you, jeff47. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #2

Roughly the same thought ... cdogzilla Jun 2015 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author cdogzilla Jun 2015 #23

Not sure this will help, but maybe. onager Jun 2015 #3

Hey, thanks onager! beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #4

Unitarians? Hoppy Jun 2015 #5

Good idea! beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #6

That's what I was going to say. Maybe she can "transition" to a Unitarian community-- Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #34

I am in a similar situation Yorktown Jun 2015 #7

Sorry to hear it, Yorktown. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #8

Actually, if she is respectful, over time, it can become a fun situation Yorktown Jun 2015 #10

Bad atheist! beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #11

If she stays, SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #9

No, that was great! beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #12

Yeah, SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #13

It sounds flippant but it's true: tell her she's got plenty of company Warpy Jun 2015 #14

I hope for her sake she can. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #17

"Trying to fit in where you.. don't belong can be exhausting" Maybe not, and that might be the trick Yorktown Jun 2015 #21

Exhaustion is why most people leave after a while Warpy Jun 2015 #22

It may sound a bit strange, but this is much like it is for a GLBT person "coming out." Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #15

That's a really good comparison, actually. F4lconF16 Jun 2015 #16

Wow, great advice BtA. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #18

Thank you. SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #19

Thanks for that BtA awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #33

Suggest she forget the faith, and treat it like a social club. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #20

That's pretty much what I did when I was a teen. progressoid Jun 2015 #25

Thanks, ChairmanAgnostic. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #27

There is an organization dedicated to helping people in your friend's situation. Promethean Jun 2015 #26

That's an excellent resource, Promethean. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #28

Glad I could help. Promethean Jun 2015 #31

Yes, this. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #32

I haven't been in that kind of situation but if it was me... LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #29

I hope they wouldn't reject her either. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #30