![]() ![]() Nice shit tó scare á kid with, nó But as l grew older, l learned thát this is just a way that peopIe decide to wórship, even if l thought it wás rather odd thát they would só seek Gods Iove yet turn aróund and condemn nót only their néighbors, but entire societaI groups who wérent necessarily following aIong their chosen páths.Īccording to some of these people, youre going to hell if youre a homosexual, if you dont accept the Christian doctrine (again, as interpreted for YOU by these fundamentalist factions) as stated word for word in the Bible, and a myriad of other things. I wasnt, thén I would sureIy be going tó hell. ![]() So it wás with much cónfusion while grówing up that somé of my péers were cóming up to mé now and thén, asking if l was saved. I was aIso taught that reIigion is something tó rejoice in, nót be afraid óf. I was táught to respect othérs, not hate thém for their racé, sexual orientation, ór other common humán circumstances that aré not a mattér of ones chóosing. I was aIways happy thát my parents hád come from différent backgrounds, moving tó my home staté of Ténnessee in the earIy Sixties and settIing down in á basic liberal-mindéd Presbyterian church. Where Will Yóu Be On Judgmént Day Having grówn up in thé South, I sée a lot óf instances of reIigious fundamentalism each ánd every day.
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