Spiritual journey ends with decision to leave the church

[SecularMotion]

My experience with religion began as a young child when my granny took me to a revival meeting. She was the preacher that night, and for the first time, I heard about sin, guilt, heaven, hell and a forgiving Jesus. It was pretty frightening.

Although I grew up in the Bible Belt, my parents did not attend church and did not pressure me to attend. Aside from my grandmother’s sermon and a brief period of church attendance in my preteens, I had no connection with a church and had very little knowledge of the Bible.

A more meaningful spiritual journey began after I graduated from a large high school in Tennessee. With classmates scattering in various directions, I was suddenly without the close community they provided. My job at a large department store was unfulfilling, and with no plans for college, my life seemed to be without purpose.

I was invited to a weekend camp for youth operated by a staff of charismatic Evangelical Christians. It was there that I became a born-again Christian and eventually had hopes of joining their staff. This conversion filled the void in my life and ultimately led to my enrollment in a Bible college with the purpose of preparing myself for Christian ministry.

http://lacrossetribune.com/news/opinion/betty-hammond-spiritual-journey-ends-with-decision-to-leave-the/article_abb42e7e-ddaa-11e1-bf44-0019bb2963f4.html?comment_form=true

[cbayer]

1. Interesting that she is now attending a UU church, but not surprising,

as it appears her only other exposure to religion has been fundamentalist christian.

Also curious about her children and where they landed in all this.

[trotsky]

2. Why is the UU membership "not surprising"

if her exposure to religion was primarily fundamentalist Christian?

Not seeing the connection. What are you implying?