'I'll never forget when she told me, 'God will forgive you for murder. He won't forgive you for not paying tithe.''
, and I got hundreds of responses.
I went to seek an annulment from the church and the priest I spoke with basically told me to, 'Look inward, to discover the root of his infidelity,' and to, 'Turn the other cheek, as Jesus taught us,' . I divorced him AND the Church.""I was raised Latter Day Saint and I remember speaking to my Young Women's leader and we were talking about the importance of tithe — the 10% of your paycheck you are supposed to give to the church.
The Bible was used by our family and the church not only to excuse the abuse, but also to justify moving him from church to church as he repeatedly offended, because 'God works through broken vessels' and 'We need to love the sinner, not the sin.' Now that I’m an adult, a victim’s advocate, and a pagan, I’m certain that organized religion allows predators to hide in plain sight and empowers them to continue to offend.
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