- @slindsley Hi, Steve. I am an ex-Evangelical and now an atheist. I appreciate your concern and support for those who are posting in #EmptyThePews
https://twitter.com/tsblackburn314/status/901628488687464449
— T. S. Blackburn (@tsblackburn314)Sun, Aug 27 2017 02:12:37 - @slindsley We know that the toxic teachings of Evangelical Christianity are not representative of all. I gen. see progressive Christians as on my side.
https://twitter.com/tsblackburn314/status/901628797262458881
— T. S. Blackburn (@tsblackburn314)Sun, Aug 27 2017 02:13:51 - @slindsley The thing about leaving a toxic church is that it takes a lot of time to heal and deconstruct afterward.
https://twitter.com/tsblackburn314/status/901628891785256960
— T. S. Blackburn (@tsblackburn314)Sun, Aug 27 2017 02:14:13 - @slindsley This is something I am still working on, years later. And many had it much worse than me.
https://twitter.com/tsblackburn314/status/901629002397491201
— T. S. Blackburn (@tsblackburn314)Sun, Aug 27 2017 02:14:40 - @slindsley What the #EmptyThePews people need is support to take the path they need to take for healing.
https://twitter.com/tsblackburn314/status/901629109243191296
— T. S. Blackburn (@tsblackburn314)Sun, Aug 27 2017 02:15:05 - @slindsley For some, this will be joining a more progressive church. But for some, this may mean leaving the church altogether.
https://twitter.com/tsblackburn314/status/901629222376132610
— T. S. Blackburn (@tsblackburn314)Sun, Aug 27 2017 02:15:32 - @slindsley In either case, they know best what they need in order to heal. Their decisions should be respected.
https://twitter.com/tsblackburn314/status/901629310355820548
— T. S. Blackburn (@tsblackburn314)Sun, Aug 27 2017 02:15:53 - @slindsley But we can still work together to make the world a better place. And I hope we do.
https://twitter.com/tsblackburn314/status/901629572562681856
— T. S. Blackburn (@tsblackburn314)Sun, Aug 27 2017 02:16:56
