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Author Topic:   You Guys Need to Communicate! (thoughts from an ex evangelical Christian)
ringo
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Message 121 of 200 (386066)
02-19-2007 12:24 PM
Reply to: Message 118 by anastasia
02-19-2007 10:51 AM


anastasia writes:
All along I never believed in Tooth Fairies, and certainly didn't think any rabbit could carry baskets....
Around here, we have jackrabbits that could pull a beer wagon.
But I never even heard of the Tooth Fairy until I was past tooth-bearing age, and my father wouldn't allow talk of Santa Claus. I was indoctrinated by isolation. I was in a vacuum, where the only information available was evangelical propaganda.
Luckily for me, that vacuum did suck in outside information and I was able to learn at an early age that most fundie doctrines have no basis in the Bible or the real world.
... I knew we always had great christmases, so voila! I imagined a miracle. Finding out the truth killed all the joy.
For me it was just the opposite - finding out that "there are no miracles" was one of the most joyful and empowering experiences of my life. If a miracle was required, I knew I had the capability - and the responsiblity - to create it.
I didn't have to sit and wait to see if I was "worthy".

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