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Something you may have noticed if you are following the Raised Quiverfull project<\/a> is that young people who leave the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements tend to make one of two main choices when it comes to religion. They either embrace a much gentler and less literal form of Christianity or spirituality in general (see, for example, Latebloomer, Mattie, or Tricia) or they question religion altogether and move toward atheism or agnosticism (see, for example, Melissa, Joe, or myself).<\/p>\n

This difference can make things interesting as the CP\/QF survivor who remains Christian or simply spiritual looks in confusion at the CP\/QF survivor who questions God\u2019s existence entirely, and vice versa. Fortunately, I have so far seen a great deal of cooperation and understanding between the two groups. My point in saying all this here, though, is simply to point out that Lauren\u2019s article above is an excellent representative of the journeys of CP\/QF survivors who remain Christian or simply spiritual.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"