Marakyn,

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Feb 15, 2008 -- 7:03PM, marakyn wrote:

I started my religious road as a child raised in a Protestant home... church, worship, singing, etc.  Then I got married and the abuse started and I felt that the Church and God had abandoned me to my fate.  So I slowly went from Christian to Mystic Christian to Wiccan.  I've been a Wiccan now for 20 years and I am feeling alone again.  I have been practicing solo for so long that I have lost my sense of community within the Faith and my clarity of purpose in religion in general.

I'm not sure just what I'm seeking... whether it be a solid community dynamic or just friends to talk about Wiccan and the Goddess, etc.  My friend Ami suggested here as a start and here I am.

Your posting is five years old. How have you been? Have you found what you were seeking? There are abusers in Christianity but you will find that in all faiths. It is sad that the abusers get the attention. There is healing and recovery available. Keep seeking, you are not alone.