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Leaving Christianity, Sexuality & Gender

To the Pastoral Carer who Taught me to be Single, Celibate, and Cis

Lili Zoe | February 9, 2023

At one point, I remember you offered me a six-week program that you had designed, in which I could mourn my loss of love. One designed for women with “same-sex attraction”. A program through which I could express grief over the fact that I would give up my ‘desire for a romantic relationship’, and find joy in the Jesus I was being presented with. I think it was supposed to be cathartic?

Christianity, Church, Community, Leaving Christianity, Sexuality & Gender

Why I Can’t Be The Godly Woman I Was Taught To Be

Emily Edwards | February 20, 2020

I hear the word submission and want to scream. I see women engaged at 18 and am horrified. I can no longer read Christian books or digest Christian thinking because I can no longer see myself as someone who can ever fit that mould– nor will I try to.

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To the Pastoral Carer who Taught me to be Single, Celibate, and Cis

Why I Can’t Be The Godly Woman I Was Taught To Be

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