I was a member of an Evangelical church for 15 years before I left. Something happened to a good friend of mine and I lost all faith in God and organised religion.
There was a woman in our church at the time who was suffering from severe manic depression. She would often have to make trips to the hospital due to her condition. She was also separated from her husband at the time. My good friend would drive her to the hospital and visit with her when she was in there. Over time they became good friends.
The elders of the church would often see them sitting together and my friend was soon after called into a meeting with the Church board. They told him it was not proper for them to be sitting together and he needed to end his relationship with her due to the fact she was separated but still married.
He said he needed time to break the relationship as the woman had fallen in love with him. She was in a fragile state and all. The board responded saying it had to be now or his membership would be taken away. He said he couldn't end it now and they took it.
A few days later I went to my see my pastor and told him where he could stick my membership
The whole thing left me with a bitter taste in my mouth. The church was so focused on it's image and that they forgot about forgiveness.
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