The Amen Corner

Their son, David, along with several elders of the congregation, learn from Luke that, while Margaret had led everyone to believe that he had abandoned her with their son years ago, it was in fact Margaret who had left a dysfunctional Luke and pursued a religious life

This information precipitates confrontations between Margaret and her son, her congregation, and her estranged husband, regarding what they perceive as the hypocritical nature of her religious convictions, and the breakup of her family

After an important conversation with his dying father, David informs Margaret that he is leaving home to pursue his calling as a jazz musician

On his deathbed, Luke declares to Margaret that he has always loved her, and that she should not have left him

Finally, Margaret's congregation decides to oust her, based on their perception that she unjustly ruined her own family in the name of religion

Only after losing her son, her husband, and her congregation, does Margaret finally realize that she should not have used religion as an excuse to escape the struggles of life and love, but that ''To love the Lord is to love all His children - all of them, everyone! - and suffer with them and rejoice with them and never count the cost!''

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