I've seen a lot of pushback from evangelicals about those of us in the #deconstruction / #exvangelical process. They say we're too angry and need to move on or let go.
This is true, we are angry from a multitude to reasons but its important to remember that behind that anger is years of pain, trauma, and even abuse of many kinds.
It's not like we wanted to end up where we have yet, this is where we have landed. Many of us, myself included believe God brought us to where we are. Leading us away from a system that looks nothing like the Jesus the claim to follow.
We speak up not just because we're angry but let me clear that anger is enough of a reason as any to speak up. But we also speak up because we know that there are still others within those oppressive systems being harmed.
We want them to know they are safe to leave those spaces and they won't be alone if they do. It's scary, isolating at times, and sad but freeing all at once.
So as long as the evangelical world continues harming people with bad theology we will continue to make noise. That's what Jesus would want us to do.
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