it does not escape me that i take on the sins of #Christianity and Christians, to be railed on by angry white male atheists.
i am willing to take on those sins and repent and atone for them.
but a little perspective please.
it's their ancestors who created this modern #christian landscape, not mine. rejecting the faith doesn't remove the mindset, culture, or learned ideals. there is a ex-christian brand of #atheism that is still authoritarian, eurocentric, and paternalistic.
i can hold space for that anger and offer a sincere apology on behalf of myself and one the prophet made on behalf of our church. i also know it is my solemn duty to be by brother's keeper. and yes, the fundamentalist #christians are my brother. i don't condone the harm they do or make excuses for them but challenge them to love better. i take on their sins because #Jesus did for us. progressive christians have also trangressed. i have transgressed.