ENLIGHTENING REAL LIFE
Cherie Transeau, 27, faced crisis point when she called her beliefs into question…
Waving a cardboard sign in the air, Iwas surrounded by people shouting.
At just eight years old, the crowds towered above me, blocking the sky with their homemade signs.
Beside me, my mum Karin, 63, and my dad Dave, 63, waved their placards, too. Pro-choice is evil, one read. We need Christian leaders, read another.
‘We’re saving babies’ lives,’ our pastor had said, before we all headed out to alocal abortion clinic.
Being so young, I didn’t truly know what an abortion was, or why we needed to protest.
And being raised astrict Christian Fundamentalist, I knew no better.
Spending every Sunday at our local church in Washington D.C., I learned everything Iknew there.
At five years old, Iwas learning about salvation in a church classroom.
I didn’t know any better
‘If you’ve ever told alie, raise your hand,’ the teacher said.
Looking around, the other children h
