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Christian, Don't Feel Guilty for Leaving The Evangelical Church. Jesus Already Has.
Guilt is a powerful drug. Once it has its hooks in you, once it enters your bloodstream, it can impossible to get yourself free.
For twenty-five years I was a pastor in the local church, and I know how insidious and pervasive guilt-addiction is in American Christianity. I've seen the way the Church has gladly been the dirty dealer. There is a seductive power that comes when you can wield shame over another human being, especially when you can do it as a surrogate of God—when eternity and damnation hang in the balance. It can be emotionally crippling.
Guilt makes people suppress questions.It…
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