We are born innocent. But then many of us are told we’re born guilty –
accountable to some choice we didn’t make, but should definitely suffer for
anyway. That framework of belief weighs heavily on Christians. Those of us
raised in religious environments grew up exposed to this idea of a
universal condemnation, where the only way out seemed to be when the proper
formulas were adhered to: the right boxes checked and the right beliefs
claimed. Arbitrary technicalities of escape to match the arbitrary
judgment... All of it lacking humanity and compassion.
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