@profeshkitten Illusions by Richard Bach, as a child my dad gave it to me.. my family was *very* involved in the church and I quietly felt bad for not feeling any faith tho I liked the activities & ppl well enough... reading a heretical take on Christianity given to me by my dad, made me feel ok about thinking differently
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Reply · Mar 8, 2023@Citrous yeah, my dad gave it to me as a kid and I felt such relief, like permission to question all the theology I was being raised w (in retrospect…Reply · May 1, 2023hmm, my dad and his dad were always pretty quiet about religion despite being active church members- leading youth group, on the usher team, church…Reply · Jun 2, 2025@SnappyBiscuit2 that's a rather condescending comment! i was raised with a lot of religion, church activities ~3 times a week, but i didn't have faith…Reply · Jul 9, 2023@_tedks lol yeah I do have some qualms abt claiming it when it wasn't a dramatic "break", but otoh I was raised w religious activities several times…