"We censored ourselves, hoping that our censorship might prevent conflict and promote connection."I have had little to no experience with evangelism or "rapture culture". However, I do vividly remember looking at the Left Behind series at a school book fair and wondering why everyone was so connected over the idea of the apocalypse. Instead of asking questions, I listened and pretended to have the same vested interest in the subject.
I now know that the Left Behind series is Christian literature, and why it made no sense to me. Where I haven't experienced any growth is emerging beyond a listener in a conversation about religion. While I have a basic knowledge of the Bible thanks to my first year religion class and certainly enough opinion on the subject, I never speak out, fearing that I'll offend.
I would really like to hear more about this quote from Amy Frykholm tomorrow. Is there a growing expectation of censorship for opinions that are opposite fundamentalist Christian views?
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