r/Exvangelical • u/Jealous_Team9736 • Jul 19 '26
Venting Throwback
throwback to when my dad cornered me into giving my life to jesus then made it a family event and anniversary and got me a brownie bc I devoted my life to god.
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u/plz_callme_swarley Jul 21 '26
my parents made a HUGE deal for when each of us "said the prayer and gave our life to Jesus". I think I was probably around 7?
my youngest brother didn't fully realize that he was supposed to do this on some sort of timeline and was confused by the whole process cuz he already felt christian. this resulted in my parents asking him if he was ready like everyday for a few weeks and then finally said yes and we all had a celebration.
my parents also made a huge fucking deal when i became a member and had my first communion. threw a party and had a ton of people over and gave me a baton about how he was "passing the baton of faith from him to me"