Gina Welch
4 Jun
In the Land of Believers
Original airdate: June 4, 2010
“When I started undercover, I sort of thought I could automatically fit in by showing up to services in a sweater set. Joining an orientation class and attending sermons I quickly discovered that fitting in had very little to do with how I looked: Evangelicals communicate in an entirely different language, and until I knew the mothertongue, I wasn’t going to get an intimate understanding of anyone. And I had begun by devoting my attention to the megachurch rituals instead of to the people. I was going to have to go deeper—to commit myself to attending church as the worshippers did. So I joined a ministry for singles and started coming to church two and three times a week. Incrementally, I got the kind of unguarded access that allowed me to see the complicated personalities beneath the evangelical gloss.”
– from ginawelch.com
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