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"My mom tore that page out of my anatomy text book when I was homeschooled" Yep! I can so relate to someone who used to be "that girl". This is brilliant.

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I've noticed a trend: Your Substack is where Christian clichés are identified, exposed, ridiculed, and (hopefully) die all in one essay.

Brilliant. You go, King!

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The line about hanging out in the underwear aisle made me think of the iconic Father Ted scene where several priests get lost in the underwear section of the department store.

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"You have a window here: they are at Hobby Lobby for now, but soon they will get really into deconstruction podcasts, then they will be angry for five years and get a tattoo, then they will have kids and occasionally vote for a Republican candidate who reminds them of their father, even though they would never admit this." — this...this could not be more spot on. My God.

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i'm speaking my truth erin

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Go, king.

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Where do you go when you are a Reformed Baptist??

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seminary

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The Barnes and Noble Christian lit isle

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Presbyterian?

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You forgot to mention all the women reading Brave at Heart in the Christian book store.

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Any Christian women here who want to be corrupted and deconverted and wedded? ;)

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