The Vashti Initiative

"I’m still dealing with the aftermath of the Club Q shooting. That’s the first gay bar I ever went to. Club Q is only two blocks down Academy Boulevard from the first apartment I lived in after moving out.

"I can’t just ignore that pain. And in the same way, I can’t turn away from how my queerness is a big part of who I am."

READ MORE: https://vashtiinitiative.org/2024/04/08/growing-up-fundamentalist-and-queer/

Five-point Calvinism or the TULIP acronym used to sum up John Calvin's teachings can harm children.

"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that such odious theology breeds abuse and power struggles. The theology of an abusive God will no doubt lead to an abusive man. For what kind of a God would purposefully make a person evil, then condemn them for being what they were created to be?"

Read more of Ida's story here: https://vashtiinitiative.org/2023/08/28/too-many-tulips/