God Has A Narcissistic Personality Disorder

by Andrew Jasko | Jan 7, 2019 | Mental Health, Religious Trauma

Western religions have made narcissism a virtue through the worship of God, who bears all the markers of a Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Narcissism is a painful condition of low self-esteem masked by a shallow presentation of grandiose confidence. Through their...

Was the Bible Inspired by Dark Spiritual Forces? Why does God demand human sacrifice and spirit possession of his followers? Is God the Devil?

by Andrew Jasko | Dec 20, 2018 | Hell, Religious Trauma, Spiritual Growth

The Christian Bible is filled with dark spiritual teachings. Was it inspired by spiritual forces of darkness? The Bible tells us Satan masquerades as an angel of light. Perhaps Satan is a euphemism for the Christian god, who cloaks himself in sacred verbiage as he...

Religion works like mental illness. It gets you by through dysfunction, and leaves you with painful psychological symptoms

by Andrew Jasko | Dec 18, 2018 | Religious Trauma, Spiritual Growth

Fundamentalist religion works on the psyche like mental illness. It functions by creating dysfunctional personality structures that sort of get you by, but also produce enormous suffering. Anxiety is created by messages of fear and judgment, psychosis (not being able...

Christianity is Holy War. The Great Commission is Ideological Jihad. God’s Kingdom is a Regime of Violent Global Conquest. Liberal Christianities are Complicit.

by Andrew Jasko | Nov 22, 2018 | Hell, Religious Trauma, Spiritual Growth

Christianity is a Holy War Narrative. The Bible’s foundational message is a dictatorial King’s strategic vision of world domination. Holy War is a central metaphor in nearly the entire Bible.  Now that literal Holy War is less acceptable, God’s Kingdom Regime is...

Finding Spirituality after Religion. The Spiritual Suppression and Imperialism of Christianity: Individually, Globally, and Historically.

by Andrew Jasko | Nov 18, 2018 | Religious Trauma, Spiritual Growth

Christianity claims to promote spirituality. I sought spiritual experiences for twenty-six years in this religion. Yet I only began to experience them after I left Christianity. And I’ve noticed a curious trend: all the spiritual practices I find most transformative...

God is not loving. Love in God’s Kingdom is conditioned on obedience. Conditional love means I will accept you if you give me what I want

by Andrew Jasko | Nov 16, 2018 | Religious Trauma

God is not loving. Obedience and fear are more primary to the Christian system than love. Those who obey receive love; those who do not are condemned. Love predicated on obedience is conditional, and if I love you based on a condition, then my love is not really love....