{"product_id":"book-ai39","title":"Churched","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe spent his childhood trapped within the confines of countless bizarre, strict rules. And lived to tell about it. In this first-hand account, author Matthew Paul Turner shares amusing-sometimes cringe-worthy-and poignant stories about growing up in a fundamentalist household, where even well-intentioned contemporary Christian music was proclaimed to be \"of the devil.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChurched is a collection of stories that detail an American boy's experiences growing up in a culture where men weren't allowed let their hair grow to touch their ears (\"an abomination \"), women wouldn't have been caught dead in a pair of pants (unless swimming), and the pastor couldn't preach a sermon without a healthy dose of hellfire and brimstone. Matthew grapples with the absurdity of a Sunday School Barbie burning, the passionate annual boxing match between the pastor and Satan, and the holiness of being baptized a fifth time-while growing into a young man who, amidst the chaotic mess of religion, falls in love with Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"christianaudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49391072215344,"sku":"BDai39","price":12.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/253425-ai39-Square.jpg?v=1735282706","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ai39","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}