An Important Lesson in Forgiveness
I recently finished reading the novel, The Shack by William P. Young. While I am aware that this book has had a profound impact on the Christian community, this story affected me in a different way. I am no longer a Christian; I decided I was done with religion after years of seeing so-called “Christians” judging others, hating on others, refusing to accept others and, contrary to what Jesus taught, not loving others because they were different. I saw way too much backlash, hate and bullying taking place against people in the LGBTQ+ community, as well as against Wiccans, witches, and other faiths. There was one particular person I knew who refused to stop people from bullying another person who was gay, simply because that person was gay and it went against her beliefs. I was horrified. Her refusal to do anything to stop the bullying meant she was okay with that person being bullied. This was the face of Christianity that so-called Christians showed to me. So, yeah,...