“I am a Black atheist who found Kristian A. Smith and content on Tik Tok. I’ve dealt with a lot of trauma, including an abusive marriage where my ex would weaponize and use the Bible to justify the abuse. And where he would weaponize the Bible to break me down to obey him. Throughout my pregnancy I was finding my way out of religion and belief in god, because I felt hopeless. It wasn’t until I gave birth to my son that I had hope and strength to leave (literally in the hospital). I became a fundamentalist atheist for a bit.
My son is 12 years old now, and we’re safe, im safe. Ive healed through a lot of trauma, and now I’m questioning again. And it’s Kristian A. Smith and this podcast that I’m at the position of “I love people who love God, and love all people the way they love God. I love people who have as much faith in people, the way that they have faith God.”
I’m crying as I type this out, and emotional writing is hard to do. But in sum, thank you. Thank you for this podcast.”
Smileyah via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/03/23