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Anne Grant

Anne Grant and her spouse of 52 years were retired United Methodist ministers when they discovered they no longer believed in a supernatural being. An Emmy Award-winning writer, she has begun recounting that story on a Facebook page called “FaithfullySecular.”

(A)theologies, Archive, CultureDecember 21, 2017

I Always Knew Santa Was Make-Believe: A Retired Pastor on Losing Her Faith

By Anne Grant

I always knew Santa was make-believe. My parents taught me Jesus was the reason for…

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