Lesley,
Welcome to the forum! I am very glad you could join the others here who also have a "rebellious spirit" and have moved away from Struthers. Like others, I appreciate you candor and gentle tone.
I also find a number of aspects quite fascinating, including:
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This led to a cycle of reading, being interrogated, confessing and apparently requiring prayer/exorcism. It was exhausting and confusing.
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but whenever I raised it, it just resulted in me being prayed with for being rebellious and a demon of one type or another apparently being identified so I got the point where I said nothing - there was no point
One of the things I find quite difficult to understand about Struthers is the lack of any teaching on topics they apparently hold dear. Has anyone ever heard a sermon about this idea that the Christian life consists of repeated sessions of prayer and exorcism? Does this go on throughout the Christian life, or is if just particular stages? Do "more spiritual" people require more exorcism or less? How can the Holy Spirit live in a person who has a demon?
So many questions, so little teaching.