Church
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Sex & Shame (Jesus was a Bastard)
I am going to talk about sex. And adultery. And abortion. (Just another fun Tuesday night.) I don’t do stuff like that on my blog. I am not really a fan of controversy. But I feel like I need to add my voice to the madness. We’ve all read the headlines lately. So many emotions. So Continue reading
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An Open Letter of Apology (To Anyone I Gave Religion Instead of Love)
Hi, It’s me, Brooke. I am a gorgeous mess, an abstract soul, a work of art some people can’t decipher. In the past I was full of fear and insecurity. I hated myself. I remember making a mental list of all the things that would have to change to become “normal.” Some things were in my Continue reading
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The Relevant Generation
(I wrote this essay two years ago and revised it to fit on my blog.) This is the relevant generation. We’ve been over-churched and hurt and jaded. We’ve been burnt out, but we’ve realized that it was people, not God. The worst insult is to be called “a pharisee” or to be fake. Religion is Continue reading
Brooke Gale LouvieR 