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Why are women leaving churches and where are they going instead? A journalist explains.
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(RNS) — Before she was an agnostic and a religion reporter known for her sharp analysis of abuse in churches, Sarah Stankorb was a faithful United Methodist who believed she was called to Christian ministry. “My green, leather-bound Bible lived on my nightstand and traveled with me to church each week and to youth group meetings and retreats,” she writes in her latest book, “Damned If She Does: Why Women Quit Church and What It Means for the Future of Religion.” In her teens, she was taught a literalist understanding of the Bible in an evangelical Bible study — and in college, when she was exposed to different, non-literal interpretations of the Bible, her faith shattered. A woman reads the Holy Bible, "...kill every woman who has known a man by sleeping with him. But all the young girls who have not known a man....keep them alive for yourselves." - Moses (Numbers 31:17) "My point, once again, is not that those ancient people told literal stories and we are now smart enough to take them symbolically, but that they told them symbolically and we are now dumb enough to take them literally." - JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN
September 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Hey, hey, Minneapolis! I hope to see some of you tonight! I got special permission for a pre-launch event and I chose Minneapolis. (Once you read Chapter 2, you will understand why.) #damnedifshedoes

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Early Release Book Launch: Damned if She Does | Moon Palace Books
Your neighborhood independent bookstore located in south Minneapolis. Selling new and used books since 2012.
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September 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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Just arrived! Looks absolutely fascinating and challenging. Can't wait to dive in. @sarahstankorb.bsky.social @broadleafbooks.bsky.social 🧵👇
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A close-up, overhead shot of the book Damned If She Does: Why Women Quit Church and What It Means for the Future of Religion by Sarah Stankorb, resting on a light wood slat surface. The cover is a textured off-white with black text, featuring a large, ornate red "D" in the word "Damned." The right edge of the cover features a torn-paper effect, revealing a bright red strip underneath printed with faint, overlapping news headlines, including "PRIEST ACCUSED OF," "PANDEMIC HITS CHURCHES HARD," and "WHITE EVANGELICALS CARRY TRUMP TO VICTORY."
September 3, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Some of you seem to have figured it out... but here's the official announcement! I am working on my next book and want to hear your stories of quitting church.
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Religion Book Deals: December 18, 2024
Among this week's deals, a look at why women are leaving church, a Muslim and a Christian warn about secularism, and a professor addresses Jewish polarization over the Israel/Hamas war.
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December 18, 2024 at 7:13 PM