#exchristian — Public Fediverse posts
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CW: Religious Trauma, Deconstruction, MH, USPol
Putting this out there not for sympathy but because I feel lonely but I know I’m not alone. So if you stumble across this at any point just know you aren’t the first person to go through this intense process of rediscovery and you won’t be the last. ❤️
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CW: Religious Trauma, Deconstruction, MH, USPol
To be honest, what’s compounding an already heavy emotional process is trying to do so while Christian fascists try to take over the country. There are just so many triggers in the news and media all the time.
How do I separate myself from a theology that is trying to take over our country?
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CW: Religious Trauma, Deconstruction, Mental Health
Reading (and crying) while reading an article from 2011 about “Religious Trauma Syndrome.” I started deconstructing and formally left Catholicism in 2022. It starts with learning and education.
But now comes the emotional part. I feel lonely and like a kid because I don’t have the coping skills to deal with big emotions like fear.
#ReligiousTraumaSyndrome #RTS #ExCatholic #Deconstruction #ExChristian
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Vagueposting: I started writing a long multi-toot post about a favourite Christian musician from my youth, who left the church and/or "lost his faith" at the same time as me, but it brought up too many big feelings I just can't get words out right now.
How the fuck do i still have so much religious trauma, when i left the church over 20 years ago? UGGH
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63% of LGBTQ+ Christians left the church. They chose comfort over us. We build better where they refused to hold. https://twp.ai/9OWM7r #LGBTQ #Queer #ExChristian #QueerJoy #Pride#ClimateJustice #Disaster #Resistance #Hurricane
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He wore the blue shirt his mother ironed when the church voted him out. 63% of LGBTQ+ Christians have left — Williams Institute confirms what every empty pew already knew: institutions chose comfort over humanity. We build better where they refused to hold.
https://twp.ai/4hr7Kh
#LGBTQ #Queer #ExChristian #ChurchHurt #Faith #QueerJoy #Community #Pride #News #Exile -
#Trump Defunded #Catholic Charities. Pay Attention to What That Means
#RevKarla #exChristian #Deconstruction #Epistymology #Culture #Religion #Faith #TrumpRegime #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #Ethnostate
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CW: Mental Health, Therapy
Started #EMDR #therapy on Monday. It’s completely different than any other therapy I’ve done. I didn’t go too deep into #trauma from my past, but it was still emotionally taxing.
Taking a 6-week leave of absence from work. Only 2 days left until that starts. Need time and space to find myself and get grounded. The last 2 months have been so intense.
#Grief #PTSD #ReligiousTrauma #ExChristian #ChristianityIsACult #PanicAttack #ItsOKToNotBeOK
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The moral takeaway is a vague sense of "just believe" that falls flat when you grow up and realize that kind of thinking simply doesn't work. I don't "just believe", and neither should you. Demand more from your ideas. Put the responsibility on the unproven claim and not on yourself.
#atheist #ThePolarExpress #Religion #atheism #rant #christianity #ExChristian
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When Billy is singing a song about how Christmas never works out for him (his family is poor and/or fractured in some way), the girl sings to him about how great Christmas while listing off a bunch of good things about it; things that Billy doesn't actually experience. Christmas sucks for him but because it's great for her he's supposed to just believe.
#atheist #ThePolarExpress #Religion #atheism #rant #christianity #ExChristian
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On the other hand, in The Polar Express, the kids are supposed to just believe. Even though the main character has ample evidence not to at the start of the movie, his disbelief is treated as something weird or nonsensical by most of the other characters.
#atheist #ThePolarExpress #Religion #atheism #rant #christianity #ExChristian
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In RotG, the responsibility rests on the aforementioned Guardians to do their job so that kids believe in them. When kids wake up with no money under their pillows (due to sabatoge) they stop believing. When the Easter Bunny fails to put all the eggs out on Easter (again, sabatoge), they stop believing.
#atheist #ThePolarExpress #Religion #atheism #rant #christianity #ExChristian
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Alright, who's ready for an ex-christian rant about The Polar Express?
I think the reason I dislike The Polar Express so much while liking Rise of the Guardians (another movie centered around believing in mythical beings) is that each movie puts the responsibility of belief onto completely opposite parties.
#atheist #ThePolarExpress #Religion #atheism #rant #christianity #ExChristian
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You Can't Solve ANYTHING Without Critiquing Religion
From the way we vote to the way we view labor, commodities, and each other — our society is built on #religious ideology, whether we realize it or not. Yet, so many leftist and #socialjustice movements avoid critiquing religion directly.
#exchristian #exvangelical #criticalthinking #religion #ideology #ATHEIST #ATHEISM
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Two leaders, one playbook: #Christian #nationalism on repeat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f52eAi_bUro
This video explores the similarities between Trump and Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro, focusing on how they used #evangelicalism in their pursuit of power and control.
#exchristian #exvangelical #deconstruction #christiannationalism #politics
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Why #Religion Will Eventually Die Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNKe9QYZ-UA
#exchristian #Atheism #exmuslim
From outdated #dogmas and #contradictions to the rise of reason, technology, and human #progress, we’ll uncover the cracks in #faith and the unstoppable rise of #knowledge. The future belongs not to #superstition, but to truth, #logic, and human potential.
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I saw this post yesterday.
I have some things to say about it.
Fuck the hardliners, as long as you’re doing your best to be a decent human being, all progress is good progress and the best praxis is to start right now with exactly what you have. There is no single definition of what being a “good leftist” looks like, and even if there WERE, there would need to be accommodations made for disabled people, Mad people, poor people, cultural nuances, etc..
Additionally, as an ex Mormon and a cripple punk, I wish leftists who talk like rebranded Christians would understand how nonsensical their takes sound. Nothing will get fixed without real progress and real work from real people, and that involves being patient when people fuck up, working together in community, and actively building a better world together, however we all can contribute, no matter how small. There will be no Revolution without progress made in the first place ffs.
So if all you could do is survive and take care of yourself today, I think that’s good praxis. Self care is community care, and I’m glad as fuck you’re still here. If all you can do is share memes and news, that’s a form of activism in and of itself, and I think that’s good praxis. If you’re making art, writing things, being a performer or creative in any way, even if you’re only sharing it with your friends, partner(s), and/or family? Art is political. This, too, is good praxis. If you can do more? Badass. That’s also good praxis. Please don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
-Allēna
#anarchy #buildingABetterWorld #CripplePunk #disabilities #exChristian #exMormon #leftism #NEISvoid #Politics #progress #USPol
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The #Violent #Hypocrisy of #American #Christianity
#KayseMelone
#exchristian #exvangelical #christiannationalismChristianity has long been framed as the ultimate path to #morality, #familyvalues, and #goodliving. But #history tells a much darker story. From #missionaries who dismantled indigenous cultures to the role of Christianity in #colonization, #conquest, and modern Christian nationalism, the truth is clear:
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The "#ShinyHappyPeople" #sequel highlights the #Christian boot camp that traumatized a generation
The three episodes focus on #TeenMania, a Christian #ministry founded by #RonLuce, with a goal of getting children to turn to #Jesus and reject temptations like #sex, #drugs, and #alcohol.
But the #darkside of the ministry destroyed so many lives.
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GOP in OK, USA: the bible MUST be part of all school curriculum, grades 5-12
Me: my fave is Exodus 21:16, do you know that one?
GOP: oh yeah i love Exodus, its --
Me: good, lets recite it together! "And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death."
GOP: how dare you talk about ICE, Core Civic and GeoGroup like that
Me: its your bible
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#Antitheism, #atheism, and the REAL harm of #organizedreligion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQTpzeCj08Y
#Religion has been used to justify #slavery, #patriarchy, #queerphobia, and #colonization — but does that mean all #religious people are bad?
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Many of us understand that there is one side of the US political spectrum that has turned truly awful, but what a lot of people don't seem to understand is how that got that way and why they are so adament about their beliefs. Of course there are pragmatic reasons (people who are wealthy and in charge of things want to stay that way) but still it is truly astounding that so many people who are not among the category of "rich white men" will still cling to those who probably despise them, or if not them then people they know and maybe even love. There is a person I know who is employed at a public agency and his direct boss is probably the biggest Trump supporter in the building - oh, and she also happens to be a lesbian. How does that make any sense at all, given what Trump and his followers have said they want to do to #lbgtq people?
Well, a big part of it is religion, and in particular the Christian religion. So many of those people have somehow been convinced that to oppose Trump would be to oppose "God's annointed" even though it is obvious to most of us on the outside of their bubble that Trump is not a God-fearing man, and would probably be among the first to have Jesus shot to death if he ever came back.
But step back a bit - where did this idea of just unconditionally obeying a "man of god" come from in the first place? Well, that is certainly nothing new, after all the early church required its followers to obey the Pope and all the bishops and cardinals and priests and so on. But where did that ever come from? After all, Jesus for the most part condemned organized religion, especially the scribes and the Pharisees of his day, according to the Bible.
So where did #Christianity go off the rails? Well, for years I have been saying that it's because Christians, and especially modern #evangelicals, stopped following the teachings of Jesus a long time ago. Sure, they pay lip service to him and pray to him, but for the most part they follow the instructions found in the writings of the "apostle" Paul. And that is a real problem, because Paul was probably just as deluded ans any guy who's ever started his own cult or sect that is loosely based on Christianity. There are many cults that use the Bible AND other writings (but mostly the "other" writings) as the basis of their religion, the only difference is that the extra writings of Paul (and possibly others who used his name) got included in Biblical canon by the early church. But that doesn't mean they are writings that Jesus would have in any way approved of. In fact, there are cases where Paul's writings directly contradict the teachings of Jesus. Here's a good video on the topic:
7 Times Paul Contradicted Jesus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNDsaPoeuzkWhy is this important? Because most of the hate you see coming from the so-called "religious right" is not a part of their religion if you leave out Paul (and also the old testament, but that's another discussion). I have said before, they seem to love conspiracy theories, and you could make a great conspiracy theory that the early church included Paul's writings in the Bible even though they knew he was a "false christ" because if you wanted to control the masses and make them subserviant to the church hierarchy, teaching only the words of Jesus simply would not do. But if you wanted to replace the Christian religion with something that was in many ways the polar opposite of what Jesus taught, then Paul was your guy. And that is as true today as it was hundreds of years ago, and it is the reason so many Christians are deluded about who God has chosen to lead them (and yes, I realize they are to some degree deluded because they want to be, because the delusion reinforces their prejudices and their hatred of those who are not like them). But when they try to stand on their religion as justification for what they believe or do, maybe it is worth asking which religion they are talking about, the one taught by Jesus or the probably totally fabricated version made up by Paul?
EDIT: Here's one more (this reminds me of some dishonest preachers):
The Dishonest Apostle | Was Paul Caught in a Lie?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wGNsRCiTTY#biblecontradictions #deconstructionism #exvangelical #counterapologetics #USpol #ReligiousTrauma #ptsd #ChristianNationalism #Christofascism #deconstructing #evangelicalism #postchristian #postchristianity #exchristian #EmptyThePews #exvie #AbuseCulture #politics #mysogyny #homophobia #racism
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Some people leave their faith and some lose their faith. For most of us, there is no going back. As Oliver Wendell Holmes stated, “The mind, once stretched, cannot return to its former dimensions.” #exchristian #apostate #nonbeliever #secular #nullifidian #atheist #religioustrauma #criticalthinking
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CW: Religious trauma Atheist
I tried. It didn’t work. #ReligiousTrauma #Religion #atheist #secular #nonbeliever #exchristian #heathen #apostate
