there once was
there once was
a very good Christian girl
who had all the answers
it was so very simple
quite quite clear
the Bible made it so
it all went according to plan
for well over three decades
and then something happened
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This is actually a poem (+ part of another poem) from my book, unbelieve. If you haven’t read it, here’s a spoiler: BOOKS HAPPENED (well, a lot of other stuff too, but mostly books)
Today and tomorrow ONLY, unbelieve is 50% off on Amazon. $4.99 for the ebook and $8.49 for the paperback. I would LOVE for you to buy it for yourself (or a friend if you already have it). Thank you!
And if you’re still reading and have a few seconds to comment, what was your “something” that happened to send you down the slippery slope? I’d love to know.
Bought for a friend! Thanks for sharing!
My "something" was a slow gradual questioning due to the church's treatment of the LGBTQIA+ community. But (sadly), that wasn't enough at that time. Trump pushed me down the slippery slope. I couldn't reconcile it. I couldn't figure out how the very christians who preached purity, love for the poor, help for the downtrodden, care for the orphan, etc. etc. my entire life could support a man who was the opposite of all those ideals. I have a feeling Trump was the death knell for MANY MANY millennial christians.
My “something” was the way I was treated following a miscarriage, the way the therapist opened my eyes to maybe the pastor isn’t always right, and then it kept spiraling from there. For me, I knew I didn’t want my kids raised in a church that was so sexist, racist, and harmful in many other ways. They deserved better.