#10: You Have Permission To Walk Out
Ever felt like walking right out of church? DO IT.
Unfundamentalist Christians gets their 2nd post into the top 10 this week by getting real about when you need to honor yourself and walk out of a church that is not ringing true to your emotional sensibilities. And based on the popularity of this post, clearly author Caroline Garnet McGraw is not alone in her feelings.
There was just something about me sitting in church, as a woman, and “getting yelled at” by a man in a position of authority … something about that scenario triggered fear and shame in me. So although it felt risky, I decided to do something different: to let the feelings come, to honor the frightened child within me. I got up and walked out, as quietly and unobtrusively as possible. It felt deeply subversive, but also great.
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