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More on Tom Chantry and the ARBCA debacle

Posted on May 20, 2022May 29, 2022 by theapostateturtle
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*UPDATE: Tom Chantry’s sister-in-law commented on this post to say that she supports Chantry and her Facebook posts were about something unrelated. For her exact words, see the comments. https://thewartburgwatch.com/2022/03/01/latest-court-documents-from-thomas-chantry-case/ As I mentioned, I found out about this recently and I’ve been careful to expose myself only in small doses because it’s upsetting. It feels…

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Okay I’m actually upset now

Posted on May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 by theapostateturtle
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The way this whole thing (that I’m just finding out about now) played out is a perfect illustration of the values that our church held to. I might write more later but now I’m upset. Somebody in my family should’ve asked if I was ok. Or at least when I got hospitalized for over a…

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I grew up to revere ARBCA, but it turns out that they weren’t great

Posted on May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 by theapostateturtle
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The church I grew up in was proud to be an ARBCA church, so today I googled ARBCA just to see what they were up to. It turns out that the whole organization had basically dissolved after a massive child molestation scandal. Growing up in Reformed Baptist churches, people (mostly cis-male people) did seem to…

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What I Missed

Posted on May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 by theapostateturtle
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Getting out of homeschool definitely felt like emerging from a coma, and I didn’t want to have to go through that again after about 13 months in the psych hospital. So, I spent a lot of time catching up on the news and writing myself some notes to help me study. I looked up all…

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Lots of News

Posted on May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 by theapostateturtle
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A lot has happened since I last posted. They found me a bed in a group home, and they say I should be discharging “in a few weeks.” They’ve been saying this for a few weeks now, which does not inspire confidence, but it does seem that I’m approaching the end of my time as…

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Bus Tour of Peru and Bolivia: A Proposal

Posted on April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 by theapostateturtle
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I was looking at my 10-year plan, and I couldn’t help but notice that right about the time of my 35th birthday, I’m supposed to be doing a lot of monotonous school and work and I’m not usually very good at that. I’m used to trauma, and bouncing from crisis to crisis. So instead of…

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Draft

Posted on March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 by theapostateturtle
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Last night, for whatever reason, I remembered that once I discharge from here they’re probably going to make me go back to therapy. This resulted in me low-key crying for at least an hour. I hate therapy. People think that it doesn’t work because I have a bad attitude. They don’t take the time to…

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Something to Get Better For

Posted on March 13, 2022March 13, 2022 by theapostateturtle
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I’m still researching my dreams and I found this video. It just seems like being an infant teacher would be my dream job. There have apparently been a lot of negative changes since COVID and I want to find out more about that. Also, obviously I would not be willing to apply for a job…

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What’s on my reMarkable

Posted on March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 by theapostateturtle
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I’ve been saving lots of things on my reMarkable 2 (not a sponsor) because I’m allowed to have it during non-phone hours, so I thought I’d share a bit of my recent writings. Dreams I write about my dreams, goals, and ambitions, starting with the mundane and working my way up to my life’s plans….

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Late-Night Musings

Posted on March 8, 2022March 9, 2022 by theapostateturtle
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