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When religious community demands you choose between faith and family

My son came out last month and my pastor says I have to choose between supporting him and staying in good standing with the church.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutional religiosity reveals its limitations when it forces parents to abandon love in service of doctrine.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined faith — living deliberately within a tradition?”

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