Interview With Author Cyndi Jo Holiday
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written the book slut shamed by the Church. Cyndi Jo Holiday is one woman with one voice, hoping to spark a movement where people come forward and tell their stories. Throughout her life, Cyndi Jo has spoken to dozens of people who have been hurt by people within church who have inflicted deep emotional scars when they failed to love as Jesus loved. According to Cyndi Jo, Christians have the power to heal or hurt people more than one else because they claim to represent God. As a result, Many hurting people have turned away from faith in God because of those hurts. Cyndi Jo hopes they will see that while people’s love fails, God’s love never fails.
Slut Shamed By The Church was written to edify the church and share Christ’s love with hurting and broken people. Many people have experienced various forms of hurt within church. It is a painful reality that is rarely acknowledged by the church. Often people within churches don’t realize how their words and actions hurt the people they claim to desire to help the most.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Slut Shamed by the Church. I began writing this book by accident. I was asked to tell my life story at a Christian 12 step suppoet group. I began to write my story and when doing so I began writing about the many painful experiences that I have had in church. Church is supposed to be a place where people can go to find Christ like love and support. For imperfect people the church labels as “sinners” going to people within the church can be a very damging experience. For me the people who promise to love like Jesus rejected me, gossiped about me slandered me, demonized me and told me I was beyond hope of salvation. All because I was like most women who failed to live up to the church’s standards of purity. Sadly I have talked with others who have had similair experiences. Many people who have had experiences similar to mine have lost faith in God. My book is written to bring awareness to an issue that is rarely adressed. My hope is that others who have had similair experiences will tell there stories. This book is not about bashing churches or Christians this book was written to bring awareness so hopefully those within churches who claim they have a desire to help others will learn to help and not hurt people.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Looking for new ways to promote the book I have written.