I understand a lot of people when deconverting from Christianity do a purge of the icons of their previous faith. I did that for the most part too... except for one cross. It is a stained glass piece of artwork that my husband and I got for a wedding present from the pastor (and his wife) that married us. This is still hanging on our wall maybe asking me on occasion to redefine its meaning.
"Why am I still hanging in a house that doesn't need me as a religious symbol anymore?"
"What story can I tell now that makes the dust I collect worth removing?"
"Who are you trying to make happy by keeping me here on this wall? The people who gave it to you have never visited you once in the 16 years you've been married. "
I am still waiting to reply back with an answer... I don't have one yet.
(originally shared in Blaze Study Group on Whatsapp... five days to the beginning of AFL. Patiently waiting. Maybe I will come closer to finding answers for these questions)
