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Candace R.M. Gorham

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Candace R.M. Gorham


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Candace received her Bachelor’s degree in Secondary English Education from North Carolina Central University. She received her Master’s degree in mental health counseling from Wake Forest University. Candace’s religious background is varied, including Jehovah's Witnesses and Methodist.

At 18, she joined a very charismatic ministry during which time she was ordained as an evangelist, prophetess, and elderess. Becoming involved in and leading extremist activities such as casting out demons, fasting for weeks at a time and faith healing, Candace was a believer’s believer. She worked hard to be the minister, wife, and mother that she believed god had planned her to be.

When real world problems were overwhelming her, she tried even harder to win
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“Submission demands obedience and unquestioning loyalty, which creates a breeding ground for abuse of power.”
Candace R.M. Gorham, The Ebony Exodus Project: Why Some Black Women Are Walking Out on Religion--And Others Should Too

“One basic explanation for depression is that it is anger turned inward.”
Candace R. M. Gorham, The Ebony Exodus Project: Why Some Black Women Are Walking Out on Religion-and Others Should Too

“What people do not realize—including most in the black community—is that the abolitionist movement was largely initiated and supported by freethinkers. Sojourner Truth, for example, was relatively more freethinking than many know. Frederick Douglass was an atheist who was very vocal about his disdain for religion:”
Candace R.M. Gorham, The Ebony Exodus Project: Why Some Black Women Are Walking Out on Religion--And Others Should Too



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