In a small town, it is a gossip inducing sight: In a pew sits a mother with her two children, alone.

"Is that lady divorced?"

"The father is that blond guy who worked at the grocery store."

"I can't believe it He seemed like such a nice guy. Why isn't he in church with his family?"

"He said he is no longer a Christian."

""No longer" a Christian? Got into drugs?"

"I don't know. Didn't seem like a drunk. He said something about problems with the Bible, but DUH Maybe there's another woman."

"Well, he's sure not a good role-model for his kids."

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