Christian purity culture is sexual immorality masquerading as purity
Christian purity culture is sexual immorality masquerading as purity. There is nothing more sexually immoral than shaming people for being […]
Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
Tips for relating to family and loved ones pressuring you to reconvert to the cult
This advice is based on counseling for real people who have left cults, in addition to my own experience. I
Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
God’s law is the gateway drug of indoctrination in Christian Fundamentalism
God’s law is the gateway drug of indoctrination in fundamentalist Christianity. It seduces you to surrender critical thinking and decision-making
Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
I feel a moral obligation to oppose the idea of hell
Free Masterclass Break Free from the Fear of Hell If you live with anxiety about hell, intrusive images, obsessive doubts,
Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
Confession of sin can be training in obsessive-compulsive thinking
Confession of sin can be training in obsessive-compulsive thinking. Through the ideas of sin and god, we create an inner
Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
Miracles do not prove the veracity of a religion. They happen in every belief system, secular and religious
Miracles happen in every context–secular and religious–and should be celebrated wherever they take place. They are not proof of a
Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
The problem with being special (elect)
“I am not sure which was more traumatizing, your belief in hell or that you were special,” said my therapist.
Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
Indoctrination stunts moral development. There is no single “biblical morality,” but there are immoral biblical teachings.
Indoctrination stunts moral development. There is no such thing as a single “biblical morality,” but there are many immoral biblical
Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
Eternal torture (hell) is evil. This is obvious.
Free Masterclass Break Free from the Fear of Hell If you live with anxiety about hell, intrusive images, obsessive doubts,
