Sophomore Lincoln Godfrey was in seventh grade the first time he was told to kill himself. It started during lunch, with Godfrey telling a friend about a new crush he had on a boy. But a classmate sitting near him was listening. The classmate had talked about Christianity and the importance of following God in the past, but Godfrey didn’t anticipate what happened next. In a few moments, Godfrey went from talking about a crush to being told that he should kill himself and repeatedly warned that he would go to hell as punishment for being bisexual.  As a Christian, at the time, Godfrey didn’t understand why his classmate was using his religion to threaten him. He was shocked because he believed that Christianity was supposed to be about spreading love, not hate. To read more, click on the link in bio #storybylucianamendy #socialbyashtyningram #photobyavatowner #designbymichaelyi