Carolina Quotes
I think that I almost unconsciously hold on to the fact that as a child in my church I felt protected, felt the warmth of people older than me. They were like aunts and uncles in many ways, even though I was afraid of the anger and loudness in many of the sermons. I felt protected from the anger of God by the warmth of the adults.
Clyde Edgerton Carolinian
Source
Interview with Amy Frykholm, "Religion and the ridiculous," The Christian Century, September 21, 2010
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- Religion and the ridiculous
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- 2010
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“I think that I almost unconsciously hold on to the fact that…” Clyde Edgerton. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-070AF154E7. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/070af154e7
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