Struggling with Sexual “Sin” & Radicalism—How I Left Christianity (Pt. 2)

I recently wrote a post where I detail my journey from Christianity and a lot of people benefited from it. So, I thought I’d write a more detailed account in the form of a series.

This is the second post in the series. If you would like to read the first post, here’s a link.

Now, on to the year abroad I spent in Canada when I was 16. I struggled a lot with what Christians call sexual “sin” as most do in their teens. The shaming would shape me for years to come.

Let me explain.

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I arrived in Kelowna on the 27th of August in 2013, on a hot steamy day. One of the first tasks to accomplish was to officially be accepted for enrollment at the school I found online.

I had a meeting with my grandparents and the principal. I was anxious because I came all this way. If they don’t accept me, then I would have to go all the way back to Slovakia, back into an educational system that haunted me.

After assuring the principal and some assisting high school teachers that I was a serious and diligent student, they proudly informed me that they would be happy to have me.

However, I would be the first exchange student who would also aim to graduate, so I would have to take extra classes…