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Visiting Our Hometown and Family

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This is our first time coming back home since we told our parents that we’re no longer Christian.

We spent 10 days in Wisconsin visiting with both sides of our families. Every time we come home we feel more and more distant from the people we used to be when we lived there. This time we noticed more than ever how big of a role Christianity plays in the culture and lives of the people in our hometown. There are Bible verses in restaurants and banks, proselytizing car salesman, and an overall “stuck in the past” mentality that never bothered us before.

We had a good conversion with some family members and left with more compassion for them and for our past selves. Family can be a difficult relationship to maintain with or without the tension of religion, and we want to continue to be open and loving with our parents and relatives after our break from Christianity to rebuild a baseline relationship for our future selves.

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Born Again Again Facebook Group

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This is our first time coming back home since we told our parents that we’re no longer Christian.

We spent 10 days in Wisconsin visiting with both sides of our families. Every time we come home we feel more and more distant from the people we used to be when we lived there. This time we noticed more than ever how big of a role Christianity plays in the culture and lives of the people in our hometown. There are Bible verses in restaurants and banks, proselytizing car salesman, and an overall “stuck in the past” mentality that never bothered us before.

We had a good conversion with some family members and left with more compassion for them and for our past selves. Family can be a difficult relationship to maintain with or without the tension of religion, and we want to continue to be open and loving with our parents and relatives after our break from Christianity to rebuild a baseline relationship for our future selves.

Our Stuff

@born.again.again on Instagram

Born Again Again Facebook Group

Blog + Resources on our Website

Support Us on Patreon

  continue reading

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