by Waking Up | Mar 23, 2018 | Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
We were taught that you could be possessed or attacked by demons (spirit monsters) if you sinned, didn’t confess your sins, or gave in to temptation (sex, secular music, doubting god, drugs). The idea that an evil spirit can attach itself to your soul and invade your...
by Waking Up | Mar 23, 2018 | Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Spirituality
Spirituality is seeing yourself in the other person, and the other person in you. Spirituality is based on the understanding that we are all connected to each other and everything; all of reality is a web of interconnectedness. Most religion is based on the illusion...
by Waking Up | Mar 23, 2018 | Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Sexuality
Not only is homosexuality not a sin; it is beautiful and should be celebrated. It’s part of the natural order. The reason queer people commit suicide is religious people tell them they’re going to hell and need to change. Religious preaching against gays results...
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