It's In the Code Ep. 48: Testimony
Straight White American Jesus
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The Pressure to Have a Powerful Testimony
There can be a kind of pressure on individuals to have a powerful testimony. Some people do have incredibly powerful stories of transformation that they attribute to God, and it can be very moving. It can play those kind of laudatory roles. But it can also be really damaging and coercive. People will like literally make up stories of what their life was like before or the transformations that they've experienced to make it more difficult.
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