Leaving Religion

One of my favorite songs by Tori Amos.  During the beginning (and throughout) stages of my deconversion, I listened to A LOT of Tori.  Her lyrics described a lot of my thoughts, perfectly.  Crucify is one of the songs I practically had on repeat for a year.

Lyrics:
Every finger in the room is pointing at me
I [...]

Tags: Crucify, music, tori amos

During my youth group years, the one way I was able to ‘rebel’ was to listen to music that was not Christian.  I mean, I always said I like bands like DC Talk, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, etc.  But really… I like Depeche Mode, Nirvana, The Cure, even some Naughty By [...]

Tags: christian, music, secular, tori amos, youth group