#ILeftBecause of several reasons, actually.
*CW* ABUSE/TRAUMA
Reason One: My broken arm, broken neck, broken jaw (multiple times!), broken nose, ruptured eardrums (multiple times), burns, and scars from torn flesh were, in fact, NOT "what god says you deserve for being evil". 1/
*CW* ABUSE/TRAUMA
Reason One: My broken arm, broken neck, broken jaw (multiple times!), broken nose, ruptured eardrums (multiple times), burns, and scars from torn flesh were, in fact, NOT "what god says you deserve for being evil". 1/
Reason Two in the #ILeftBecause saga -
I was not damaged goods because my father raped me.
I was not a seductive Jezebel because the evangelist groped me.
I was not ever "the strong woman he needs to be in ministry so get back w/your attempted rapist". 2/
I was not damaged goods because my father raped me.
I was not a seductive Jezebel because the evangelist groped me.
I was not ever "the strong woman he needs to be in ministry so get back w/your attempted rapist". 2/
#ILeftBecause Reason Three:
I refused to believe that God required me to never use my brain, to never voice my opinions, and to never contradict a man because of my vagina.
I wouldn't marry a man I could manipulate nor one too stupid to listen to a woman. 3/
I refused to believe that God required me to never use my brain, to never voice my opinions, and to never contradict a man because of my vagina.
I wouldn't marry a man I could manipulate nor one too stupid to listen to a woman. 3/
And last but not least in the story of #ILeftBecause:
I spent my entire childhood, teens, and early 20's fighting with theology and asking why we weren't Jewish, because I felt Jewish.
Once I found our family paperwork it made sense; I'm actually WAY Jewish :P 4/
I spent my entire childhood, teens, and early 20's fighting with theology and asking why we weren't Jewish, because I felt Jewish.
Once I found our family paperwork it made sense; I'm actually WAY Jewish :P 4/
Like, Jewish in the sense I swear every single ancestor transmitted their DNA to me because I'm genetically as close as 1st cousins to, like, 12th cousins and stuff.
Jewish by ancestry, and Jewish by faith; once I studied Judaism I learned why nothing else fit. So #ILeftBecause
Jewish by ancestry, and Jewish by faith; once I studied Judaism I learned why nothing else fit. So #ILeftBecause
PS: I tried to QT @C_Stroop in the OP but twitter had other plans. Sorry Chrissy!
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