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Zoomie1986

(1,213 posts)
49. I can tell you now that your relationship is probably over.
Sun Aug 18, 2024, 12:47 PM
Aug 2024

The time to counter the influence of these emotional vampires was the first time she mentioned any interest in what they said about jebus or their church. Once she's at the going to church phase, she's lost to you. It's useless to expect her to change, and you will have no peace with her now that she's gone this far. She's only going to get worse by becoming relentless about dragging you down to her level with her.

Nothing you say, nothing you show her will persuade her that the church or the sect or whatever could be harmful. The first thing her cult programmers did was convince her that any criticism of the religion was not to be trusted, because it was the work of Satan. They are already well on their way to convincing her that as long as you are not joining her in her conversion, you are the enemy, a liar in league with Satan.

The book they follow is quite explicit about how they see anyone who doesn't agree with them:

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.


That's where you stand now. It's right out of the mouth of their deity. Matthew 10:34-36.

Unless you want to become part of the cult, get out now, and never look back. Nobody is worth the aggravation you'll endure if you don't.
Get out. Run do not walk. Autumn Jul 2024 #1
Start packing. flying_wahini Jul 2024 #2
Study the things Jesus said which they don't IbogaProject Jul 2024 #3
They believe homosexuality is a "sin" orangecrush Jul 2024 #7
First of all, they do study those things Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #45
Thank you IbogaProject Aug 2024 #48
She's a free American. Unfortunately she has made her decisions. LakeArenal Jul 2024 #4
I got into it with a few of them orangecrush Jul 2024 #6
You dont want to go down this road gay texan Jul 2024 #5
Yeah, that's a given orangecrush Jul 2024 #8
I have a sister-in-law in this space for over 30 years. NNadir Jul 2024 #9
Hmmm... progressoid Jul 2024 #10
I suggested orangecrush Jul 2024 #12
I kind of get that. progressoid Jul 2024 #15
Except that's not how it works in reality Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #46
Have you asked her why she wants to go? intheflow Jul 2024 #11
Best answer, thanks orangecrush Jul 2024 #13
Congrats on your 10 years! intheflow Jul 2024 #14
Humans are infinitesimally tiny orangecrush Jul 2024 #16
Agnostic isn't a religious position. Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #47
Great advice. I attend a UU Fellowship and multigraincracker Jul 2024 #28
If you like the Red Letter Bible, you might also like the Jefferson Bible. intheflow Jul 2024 #38
Practice kindness. Buzz cook Jul 2024 #17
Great response orangecrush Jul 2024 #20
You don't want to make her defensive, so no more confrontations, they don't work. Warpy Jul 2024 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush Jul 2024 #21
Thanks Warpy orangecrush Jul 2024 #23
You refer to this person as your S.O. Collimator Jul 2024 #19
Thank you orangecrush Jul 2024 #22
I grew up in a fundy church. HeartsCanHope Jul 2024 #24
Thanks so much orangecrush Jul 2024 #31
Thank you. HeartsCanHope Jul 2024 #37
I would suggest a gift of 2 books: LT Barclay Jul 2024 #25
Thanks much! orangecrush Jul 2024 #32
Suggest a unitarian universalist church as a compromise? GPV Jul 2024 #26
Possibly orangecrush Jul 2024 #33
let her know you are willing to sacrifice your relationship.... samnsara Jul 2024 #27
Yep orangecrush Jul 2024 #36
Did she tell you MorbidButterflyTat Jul 2024 #29
Discussion was had orangecrush Jul 2024 #30
I would approach the situation from a realpolitik perspective. UniqueUserName Jul 2024 #34
Interesting orangecrush Jul 2024 #35
A thought... HeartsCanHope Jul 2024 #39
I believe the community thing orangecrush Jul 2024 #40
Then I think what you said about riding it out is the right approach. HeartsCanHope Jul 2024 #41
Thank you orangecrush Jul 2024 #42
Did she tell you Faux pas Jul 2024 #43
I was married to a very religious person Farmer-Rick Aug 2024 #44
I can tell you now that your relationship is probably over. Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #49
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