Perspective
Imagine growing up with plenty of well meaning adults around you. Sharing space with relatives, friends, teachers, and church goers who want nothing more than to help you successfully navigate this world. Imagine the warmth of that safety; the Knowing that everyone wants what is best for you. You grow and learn in a religious and social culture that teaches you right from wrong. You learn that certain groups of people are wicked, depraved and the opposite of all the things God wants us to be. You grow up absolutely sure that your religion is the right one, because your parents believe it. Your family believes it. All the people you know to be good believe it. Your preachers break down story after story from the Bible into words you can understand, aligning themselves and you with the oppressed and persecuted people in those texts and every Sunday you come out on top. You are the people engulfed in a neverending search for righteousness and saddled with a God ordained duty to share...