Going "public "

I had an interesting experience this week, sort of a breakthrough. A friend of mine posted an article about sexual abuse in Independent Fundamental Baptist churches. It was very intense but not surprising. After some of the things I experienced when I was there, there was nothing in the article that was new to me. What really struck a nerve was that I recognized all the names of the pastors and the churches etc. I have either met them in person or heard them preach or at least heard the name because no matter how much they pride themselves on being "independent ", Fundy world is a small world after all . Initially, I wasn't going to comment at all but I did say that I wasn't surprised and I would probably ruffle feathers if I said what I wanted to say so I was going to back out of the conversation. My friend who posted the article, and a friend of hers, both encouraged me to express my opinion. I generally try to avoid Facebook drama like the plague because it never ends well but I was feeling feisty that day. I let loose and I got some things off my chest that I don't generally talk about with most people. I have to say, IT FELT GOOD!!  I received more support than I expected and not one person attacked me or questioned me.  I really need to talk about this more openly. I've never said anything publicly about it on Facebook because I know it will cause a shit storm. I really wish I had the nerve to start a vlog or even a YouTube channel and really let loose about that place. This was a pretty big step for me this week so maybe someday I will have the courage to do that. I think I could be helpful to people who are trying to leave or have left the Fundy world.