"When I was a boy going to church, I was surrounded by the most lovely, honest, and well-meaning people. One of the things these well-meaning people taught me was that it was not okay to have difficult questions. They didn't do it intentionally or maliciously, but they did it all the same. I was always rewarded when I got an answer correct or responded as a 'good' Christian kid should. The few times I tempted to explore a critique or a possible doubt, it was met with a furrowed brow and a correction. I was taught that there was an agreed-upon script and we were not to wander from it. Those furrowed brows were destructive to an honest faith story. They wounded my soul."
(Tony Kriz. Aloof: Figuring Out Life With A God Who Hides)
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