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From The New York Times and WBUR Boston, this is Modern Love.

The New York Times and WBUR Boston.

Stories of Love, Loss and Redemption.

I'm your host, Megna Chakrabardi.

The 91st Academy Awards ceremony will be on February 24th.

To celebrate, we're looking back at two of our favorite episodes featuring nominated actors.

First up, Oscar winner Rachel Weiss, who's been nominated this year for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Lady Sarah in The Favorite.

She reads Kristen Sheryl's essay, When Eve and Eve Bid the Apple.

When you are raised to be a good Christian girl, you don't just go to church, you date the church.

Church is the significant other, with whom you spend weekends and evenings.

The boyfriend, whose friends become your friends.

The girlfriend, with whom you share all your dreams.

I was a really good Christian girl, so I didn't just date the church.

I married it.

After graduating from a Midwestern college whose motto is, For Christ and His Kingdom, I moved to New York City.

It was my first time out of the evangelical cocoon, and my priority was finding a church I could love, commit my life to, and make my spiritual and social center.

My search ended in Brooklyn, where I found a church of young creative people and fledgling professionals who, like me, were looking for a faith less burdened by fundamentalism.

We forged a quick camaraderie, including with our pastor, who was as much friend and peer as spiritual leader.

We hung out in the pews on Sundays, but also in bars, and each other's living rooms throughout the week.

Soon, this congregation became my beloved.

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