I say found religion because I have no problem with God and have my own interpretation of faith however can't abide the church or the hypocritical nonsense that goes on inside the church on a regular basis...
Anyway a good friend of mine house shared a couple of years ago with a over the top Christian couple, you know the type, they lived together but had separate bedrooms etc as they where not married and where always in your face about how they way you choose to live you life is so very very wrong if you don't follow the bible...*sighs*
I think my friend is in love with the girl and over the past few years has become a shadow of his former self spending an unhealthy amount of time with the above couple and living his life to how they and members of their bible study group or informal church believe he should, yes they just meet in peoples houses...
I happened to get roped into one of these meetings at one point when I made the critical error of stating my interpretation of what faith is to me (I'd only met them the one time) and well it felt more like a cult as opposed a Christian group, their beliefs where extreme and when questioned they became rather angry and set to trying to convince me I was possessed by the devil etc etc etc
My friend has never been the party animal type but I know the way he is now just is not him, he has never been so judgemental as he is now and has made several comments regarding me and my family, live with partner and two young children that would normally warrant a good kicking had I not known him so long
point is I'm concerned and want to help my friend get a grip on reality again but I have no idea where to begin as he is so very very touchy over it!
Have any of you ever come across anything like this?
Anyway a good friend of mine house shared a couple of years ago with a over the top Christian couple, you know the type, they lived together but had separate bedrooms etc as they where not married and where always in your face about how they way you choose to live you life is so very very wrong if you don't follow the bible...*sighs*
I think my friend is in love with the girl and over the past few years has become a shadow of his former self spending an unhealthy amount of time with the above couple and living his life to how they and members of their bible study group or informal church believe he should, yes they just meet in peoples houses...
I happened to get roped into one of these meetings at one point when I made the critical error of stating my interpretation of what faith is to me (I'd only met them the one time) and well it felt more like a cult as opposed a Christian group, their beliefs where extreme and when questioned they became rather angry and set to trying to convince me I was possessed by the devil etc etc etc
My friend has never been the party animal type but I know the way he is now just is not him, he has never been so judgemental as he is now and has made several comments regarding me and my family, live with partner and two young children that would normally warrant a good kicking had I not known him so long
point is I'm concerned and want to help my friend get a grip on reality again but I have no idea where to begin as he is so very very touchy over it!
Have any of you ever come across anything like this?
