Churches could win back teens like me if they were more welcoming and less judgmental
When I entered the musty church hall for Easter mass and dipped my fingers in holy water, I noticed an approaching woman boasting a self-important demeanor. She promptly came up to my mom and started to shame her for wearing pants, gesturing aggressively to her own ankle-length skirt and Soviet-era headscarf. “This is God’s house,” she said as though it was an engrossing new revelation. I suddenly understood why so many of my friends were making promises to leave their respective denominations. Like I did that day at church, they likely ...
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