by Andrew Jasko | Sep 24, 2018 | Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Spirituality
Is perfection spiritual? Or is it a materialistic distraction that keeps us forever unsatisfied with what we have and who we are–the imperfect, the real. Many spiritual and religious traditions teach that perfection is a virtue. We’re supposed to wait and pray for...
by Andrew Jasko | Sep 19, 2018 | Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Sexuality
Many leave Christianity simply because they are women. The bible was written by men and for men. God has a penis. Patriarchy informs the entire biblical worldview. There is no escaping that (try as liberal Christianity may); there is only damage control. Women often...
by Andrew Jasko | Sep 17, 2018 | Psychology, Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Spirituality
The notion of sin is psychologically naïve. It is a complete failure to understand human behavior. Christianity teaches that you have a “sinful nature;” meaning you do bad things because part of you is sinful–you’re bad. Not a single school of psychology accepts...
by Andrew Jasko | Sep 11, 2018 | Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
I love money. And I’m done feeling bad about it. Money is great and I want more of it. Imagine you could buy anything you wanted, instantly. Does that make you afraid you might become a worldly or materialistic person, in that scenario? That’s religious programming....
by Andrew Jasko | Sep 3, 2018 | Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
Deal with any sense of unsafety in your life. It is hard to grow, love, sometimes even to function if you feel unsafe. Your body focuses its energy and attention on the primary need to SURVIVE. Even if you know the unsafety isn’t real, your body thinks that death is a...
by Andrew Jasko | Aug 29, 2018 | Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse
Fundamentalist Christianity is like a drug culture. Its drug of choice is known by the street names of the gospel (good news), salvation, and eternal life. Religious addicts consume the good news drug by various means, including compulsive prayers of self-degradation...
