Rev Karla
@revkarla.com
Rev Karla, an interfaith minister, supports individuals in healing religious trauma and finding authentic spirituality. She's a passionate advocate for social justice, emphasizing spirituality rooted in compassion and kindness.
I will continue speaking honestly about harm inside Christian frameworks, even when those frameworks are considered progressive, compassionate, or the preferred path for people deconstructing.
September 11, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I will continue speaking honestly about harm inside Christian frameworks, even when those frameworks are considered progressive, compassionate, or the preferred path for people deconstructing.
I will never stop screaming the dangers of Christian patriarchy.
We’re often so accustomed to its influence that we do not recognize the areas in our lives where we have capitulated or submitted to it.
We’re often so accustomed to its influence that we do not recognize the areas in our lives where we have capitulated or submitted to it.
September 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I will never stop screaming the dangers of Christian patriarchy.
We’re often so accustomed to its influence that we do not recognize the areas in our lives where we have capitulated or submitted to it.
We’re often so accustomed to its influence that we do not recognize the areas in our lives where we have capitulated or submitted to it.
I wasn't done deconstructing in 2020. I'm not done now either.
Growth has continued to ask more of me. It has invited me to keep learning, keep unlearning, and keep making room for new understanding.
I'm grateful I wasn't finished then and I'm grateful I'm still growing now.
Growth has continued to ask more of me. It has invited me to keep learning, keep unlearning, and keep making room for new understanding.
I'm grateful I wasn't finished then and I'm grateful I'm still growing now.
August 26, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I wasn't done deconstructing in 2020. I'm not done now either.
Growth has continued to ask more of me. It has invited me to keep learning, keep unlearning, and keep making room for new understanding.
I'm grateful I wasn't finished then and I'm grateful I'm still growing now.
Growth has continued to ask more of me. It has invited me to keep learning, keep unlearning, and keep making room for new understanding.
I'm grateful I wasn't finished then and I'm grateful I'm still growing now.
President Donald Trump received a booster of his COVID-19 vaccination in the fall of 2025, ensuring he is up-to-date on this vaccination.
Just going to leave this here for today 📌
Just going to leave this here for today 📌
August 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
President Donald Trump received a booster of his COVID-19 vaccination in the fall of 2025, ensuring he is up-to-date on this vaccination.
Just going to leave this here for today 📌
Just going to leave this here for today 📌
The power of Christian patriarchy extends far beyond churched systems. Many people think Christian patriarchy begins and ends inside a church building.
It doesn't.
It shapes our institutions, our politics, and the expectations we place on one another.
It doesn't.
It shapes our institutions, our politics, and the expectations we place on one another.
July 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The power of Christian patriarchy extends far beyond churched systems. Many people think Christian patriarchy begins and ends inside a church building.
It doesn't.
It shapes our institutions, our politics, and the expectations we place on one another.
It doesn't.
It shapes our institutions, our politics, and the expectations we place on one another.
Deconstructing is emotional, mental, and spiritual work. Do not fear visiting the spaces within your being where false narratives and limiting beliefs may be hiding. Do it with support if you feel it is too much to do it alone.
The work is worth it.
The work is worth it.
June 30, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Deconstructing is emotional, mental, and spiritual work. Do not fear visiting the spaces within your being where false narratives and limiting beliefs may be hiding. Do it with support if you feel it is too much to do it alone.
The work is worth it.
The work is worth it.
Some people deconstruct church. Others deconstruct Christianity itself.
Deconstructing does not lead everyone to the same destination.
Deconstructing does not lead everyone to the same destination.
June 23, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Some people deconstruct church. Others deconstruct Christianity itself.
Deconstructing does not lead everyone to the same destination.
Deconstructing does not lead everyone to the same destination.
Patriarchy taught women to fear aging but the Crone was never something to fear.
She is the woman who no longer needs permission.
No longer needs approval.
No longer apologizes for taking up space.
She is not fading. She is awakening.
She is the woman who no longer needs permission.
No longer needs approval.
No longer apologizes for taking up space.
She is not fading. She is awakening.
June 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Patriarchy taught women to fear aging but the Crone was never something to fear.
She is the woman who no longer needs permission.
No longer needs approval.
No longer apologizes for taking up space.
She is not fading. She is awakening.
She is the woman who no longer needs permission.
No longer needs approval.
No longer apologizes for taking up space.
She is not fading. She is awakening.
Christian patriarchy fears the awakening of women stepping into their power.
Systems built on hierarchy and obedience rarely know what to do with women who begin questioning the roles they were taught.
Especially women who stop shrinking themselves to protect the comfort or approval of others.
Systems built on hierarchy and obedience rarely know what to do with women who begin questioning the roles they were taught.
Especially women who stop shrinking themselves to protect the comfort or approval of others.
June 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Christian patriarchy fears the awakening of women stepping into their power.
Systems built on hierarchy and obedience rarely know what to do with women who begin questioning the roles they were taught.
Especially women who stop shrinking themselves to protect the comfort or approval of others.
Systems built on hierarchy and obedience rarely know what to do with women who begin questioning the roles they were taught.
Especially women who stop shrinking themselves to protect the comfort or approval of others.
Deconstructing is relearning discernment after years of being taught not to trust yourself.
Deconstructing often begins the moment you stop silencing the voice inside you that said something about this feels wrong.
Deconstructing often begins the moment you stop silencing the voice inside you that said something about this feels wrong.
June 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Deconstructing is relearning discernment after years of being taught not to trust yourself.
Deconstructing often begins the moment you stop silencing the voice inside you that said something about this feels wrong.
Deconstructing often begins the moment you stop silencing the voice inside you that said something about this feels wrong.
I was taught obedience before I was taught self-worth. So many women were raised to believe being “good” meant being compliant, agreeable & self-sacrificing.
For many of us, deconstructing became the slow and painful process of learning that our worth was never supposed to depend on our obedience.
For many of us, deconstructing became the slow and painful process of learning that our worth was never supposed to depend on our obedience.
May 19, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I was taught obedience before I was taught self-worth. So many women were raised to believe being “good” meant being compliant, agreeable & self-sacrificing.
For many of us, deconstructing became the slow and painful process of learning that our worth was never supposed to depend on our obedience.
For many of us, deconstructing became the slow and painful process of learning that our worth was never supposed to depend on our obedience.
Christianity’s crisis is not persecution. It is exposure.
What we’re witnessing right now isn’t Christianity being attacked. We’re watching people see clearly who gets protected, what gets excused, and how quickly power gets prioritized over people.
These moments clarify why we walked away.
What we’re witnessing right now isn’t Christianity being attacked. We’re watching people see clearly who gets protected, what gets excused, and how quickly power gets prioritized over people.
These moments clarify why we walked away.
May 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Christianity’s crisis is not persecution. It is exposure.
What we’re witnessing right now isn’t Christianity being attacked. We’re watching people see clearly who gets protected, what gets excused, and how quickly power gets prioritized over people.
These moments clarify why we walked away.
What we’re witnessing right now isn’t Christianity being attacked. We’re watching people see clearly who gets protected, what gets excused, and how quickly power gets prioritized over people.
These moments clarify why we walked away.
Deconstructing without decolonizing just rebuilds the same house with new paint.
Real change asks more than surface-level shifts.
It asks us to look beneath what we were taught and question who it was built to serve.
Without that, nothing actually changes. We just rearrange what’s already there.
Real change asks more than surface-level shifts.
It asks us to look beneath what we were taught and question who it was built to serve.
Without that, nothing actually changes. We just rearrange what’s already there.
May 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Deconstructing without decolonizing just rebuilds the same house with new paint.
Real change asks more than surface-level shifts.
It asks us to look beneath what we were taught and question who it was built to serve.
Without that, nothing actually changes. We just rearrange what’s already there.
Real change asks more than surface-level shifts.
It asks us to look beneath what we were taught and question who it was built to serve.
Without that, nothing actually changes. We just rearrange what’s already there.
A government-endorsed day of prayer rooted in evangelical supremacy threatens both freedom of religion and freedom from it.
Today is the National Day of Prayer.
Take a closer look at who is shaping it, what is being said, and who is being left out.
Today is the National Day of Prayer.
Take a closer look at who is shaping it, what is being said, and who is being left out.
May 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
A government-endorsed day of prayer rooted in evangelical supremacy threatens both freedom of religion and freedom from it.
Today is the National Day of Prayer.
Take a closer look at who is shaping it, what is being said, and who is being left out.
Today is the National Day of Prayer.
Take a closer look at who is shaping it, what is being said, and who is being left out.
Many of us were harmed inside white Christian patriarchy. Many of us also benefited from it. Real deconstruction asks us to acknowledge both. That tension is not a contradiction. It’s the beginning of honest work.
April 16, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Many of us were harmed inside white Christian patriarchy. Many of us also benefited from it. Real deconstruction asks us to acknowledge both. That tension is not a contradiction. It’s the beginning of honest work.
Many people are willing to deconstruct the parts of Christianity that harmed them, but will fight to hold onto the beliefs that still serve their privilege.
And that changes everything.
And that changes everything.
The Rooms I’ll Never Belong In
A Former Christian Learns That Not All Deconstructing Spaces are Safe, and It’s Even Worse Than We Knew
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April 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Many people are willing to deconstruct the parts of Christianity that harmed them, but will fight to hold onto the beliefs that still serve their privilege.
And that changes everything.
And that changes everything.
Eric Swalwell... Go Home. Get right with your family. Accept accountability and the mirror you're being offered.
Original 2025 Video: youtu.be/_HTiluszPlU
Original 2025 Video: youtu.be/_HTiluszPlU
April 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Eric Swalwell... Go Home. Get right with your family. Accept accountability and the mirror you're being offered.
Original 2025 Video: youtu.be/_HTiluszPlU
Original 2025 Video: youtu.be/_HTiluszPlU
To the Kids Who Didn’t Go to Church This Easter
April 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
To the Kids Who Didn’t Go to Church This Easter
Most people are going to treat this like just another Trump speech but it’s not. What happened in that room matters because this wasn’t just politics. It was a belief system on full display.
Trump’s Easter Speech Is a Warning We Shouldn’t Ignore
YouTube video by Rev Karla
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April 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Most people are going to treat this like just another Trump speech but it’s not. What happened in that room matters because this wasn’t just politics. It was a belief system on full display.
Sometimes the hardest part isn’t what was done to you.
It’s telling the truth about who you were inside of it.
It’s telling the truth about who you were inside of it.
I Was That Woman
The Truth About Who I Was So I Could Become Who I Am
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April 2, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Sometimes the hardest part isn’t what was done to you.
It’s telling the truth about who you were inside of it.
It’s telling the truth about who you were inside of it.
If walking away from harm makes me an apostate, then may we all be brave enough to become one. When people use that word, it’s meant to shut you down, to make you feel like you’ve done something wrong, but what you’ve actually done is step away from something that hurt you. That takes courage.
March 27, 2026 at 3:26 PM
If walking away from harm makes me an apostate, then may we all be brave enough to become one. When people use that word, it’s meant to shut you down, to make you feel like you’ve done something wrong, but what you’ve actually done is step away from something that hurt you. That takes courage.
It is not my responsibility to make a church leadership look good or to care about their feelings. If they were doing their job, there wouldn’t be this many people deconstructing.
March 26, 2026 at 8:44 PM
It is not my responsibility to make a church leadership look good or to care about their feelings. If they were doing their job, there wouldn’t be this many people deconstructing.
Solitude isn’t always chosen. Sometimes it’s what remains when we refuse to keep silencing ourselves to belong. That space can feel lonely. It can also become the place where honesty returns and self-trust takes root.
Belonging Nowhere and to No One
For the Unchurched and the Spiritual Wanderer Finding Empowerment in Solitude
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March 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Solitude isn’t always chosen. Sometimes it’s what remains when we refuse to keep silencing ourselves to belong. That space can feel lonely. It can also become the place where honesty returns and self-trust takes root.