1.0Leaving Salemhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/leavingsalemronniemcbrayerhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/leavingsalem/author/ronniemcbrayerThe Preacher - Leaving Salemrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9KGDn43jIb"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/leavingsalem/2011/10/the-preacher.html">The Preacher</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/leavingsalem/2011/10/the-preacher.html/embed#?secret=9KGDn43jIb" width="600" height="338" title="“The Preacher” — Leaving Salem" data-secret="9KGDn43jIb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I grew up with a lot of religious rules. To violate these rules was to subject oneself to the violence of God. You may be familiar with these rules. No drinking, no smoking, no dancing, no mixed-bathing (a prospect that always intrigued my teenage mind), no Sabbath-breaking (though we did not actually gather on the…http://blog.beliefnet.com/leavingsalem/files/2011/10/preacher-150x150.jpg