I grieve what it cost me to walk away from that evangelical church and the politics I grew up with, but I rejoice in what I have gained when I woke up. I wrote a protest song about what I was learning, and I think it’s still relevant today. (Content warning for G. Floyd video.) youtu.be/HrqJMZhAdlo
I will forever mark May 25, 2020, the day that George Floyd was murdered on camera by police, as the true start of my journey out of toxic theology and politics, as I watched my church of 30 years and much of America reject the clear teachings of Jesus in favor of protecting the majority’s comfort.
Maybe his plan always was to bankrupt and fragment America so that his children could buy up the pieces for pennies on the dollar.