In Dolly Parton’s theology, God and acceptance shared the same stage
Dolly Parton performs at Glastonbury music festival, June 29, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In her 1994 memoir, Dolly Parton recounts in vivid detail the place where she found God.
It was an abandoned church, in rural Tennessee where she grew up, that had become known as a haven for sex, drugs and violence. Rather than see the used condoms on the floor, the out-of-tune piano left behind or the explicit drawings on the walls as a hindrance to her religious encounter, Parton spoke fondly of the setting where she went to pray as a young girl.
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