In the dusty outskirts of Seminole, Texas - just past the cotton fields and under the relentless spring sun - Peter Hildebrand stands outside a gas station, his eyes rimmed red and voice cracking.
This reflects my experience growing up with a religion really accurately. What really kills you in the end, is that you took it seriously, when you come out of it you realize no one else was.
I think many people take religion seriously. They wouldn’t spend so much time and money on it if they didn’t. But religion doesn’t change their values. Rather, their values shape what aspects of the religion they care about.
This reflects my experience growing up with a religion really accurately. What really kills you in the end, is that you took it seriously, when you come out of it you realize no one else was.
I think many people take religion seriously. They wouldn’t spend so much time and money on it if they didn’t. But religion doesn’t change their values. Rather, their values shape what aspects of the religion they care about.