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Pop Culture Survival Kit's avatar

So much here I resonate with regarding religion. Especially Kirk Cameron (yuck) I grew up in a very evangelical family where we’d go to weird, ticketed, mega church gatherings in football stadiums. My grandmother religiously watched televangelist programs and loved Left Behind (starring Kirk). I feel like a lot of this essay was speaking right to me.

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Sarene Leeds's avatar

Thank you so much for reading and your kind words! Oh, yes, I've heard tons about the Left Behind series -- are you subscribed to the Fundie Fridays YouTube channel? Jen and James have a couple of great videos on Kirk Cameron.

But, yeah, I feel you. I am so grateful that I didn't grow up in an extremist household, but every time I've interacted with someone who places religion at the center of their life (my grandparents, that college friend, the person I recently blocked), it never ends well. Good to connect with you!

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Jenny Eden Berk, MSEd's avatar

Sarene, I went to Brandeis undergrad too! Maybe that's why you seem so familiar me. :-) I'm a bit older than you though - graduated 1995 - curious if we overlapped at all! I lived in East quad and then Ziv and then the mods!

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Sarene Leeds's avatar

Oh wow, that's so cool, Jenny! Sounds like we just missed each other -- I entered my freshman year in fall 1995 and graduated in 1999.

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