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someweirdfucker · 9 months

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okay so i really believe in witchcraft and paganism atp, like its cus it actuslly WORKED and so thus im resetting my mindset slowly but surely.

honestly i got into this mindset where i believed no gods existed, nothing could influence my life but me- because my parents were so against me being religious in any way.

when i was young i really tried to learn about christianity- i was curious, but when my friend offered me a childrens bible i could read, my parents told me to return IMMEDIATELY. Later that year, when i explained that i believed in reincarnation, my parents bombarded me with questions that backed me into a corner and basically told me "no, youre wrong, theres no evidence for it so you are stupid to think so" and it sucked.

it always made it hard for me. Theres many things i believe in, but theres my parents voice in the back of my head telling me that its stupid or impossible, that i shouldnt believe in it. But once i was drawn to paganism, its been changing.

Now that i finally have actually pursued research into paganism and learnt more and seen it actually work, my mind is slowly becoming more open to this concept and reversing some of this mindset.

Theres still a long ways to go, and i definitely need some help and more research on how to, but i truely think i will heal and be able to pursue my own beliefs without care if my prents will approve or not.

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nando161mando · 6 months

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nothing0fnothing · 3 months

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As a young girl in the church I was taught to "respect myself."

We were told it from every angle. Our teachers, our preachers, our parents. "As a woman you have to respect yourselves." "How can men respect you if you're not respectful of yourself?"

I'm not sure why an 11 year old girl needed tips on how to make men respect her, but they felt it was important nonetheless.

So I educated myself and spoke my mind. I wanted to be respected for how clever I was. I asked questions that were thoughtful and well reasoned, I corrected elders when they were wrong and I focused on knowing as much as I could.

They didn't like that.

So I put all that aside, and instead I learned about feminism. I decided I should be respected for how firm I was. I said no loudly and clearly. I made my boundaries known and I reacted loudly when they were crossed.

They didn't mean like that either.

So instead, I put myself in therapy. I wanted to be respected for how self assured I was. I started caring for myself and putting me first. I healed from my trauma and learned how to not repeat old cycles, and everyone who I could, I brought them up with me.

They didn't like that at all.

No, apparently the type of self respect they wanted me to learn was the type where I beleived lies at face value, said nothing to those who crossed my boundaries and wallowed in depression and toxic cycles. But also like, while keeping my shoulders covered or something.

Silly me.

#religious trauma #anti religion #vent post #toxic parents #childhood trauma #feminist #intersectional feminism #radical feminism #feminism #feminism is for everyone

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apostate-in-an-alcove · 8 months

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LGBTQ Christians, like a lot of Christians, value their feelings and comfort over the very real harm caused by Christianity and the people who've been harmed by it. Good for you that your denomination is affirming and you have every right to practice the religion of your choice but how fucking dare you try to dictate how people should feel about a god and religion that has been used as a tool to oppress the very community you're a part of.

#maybe its not my place to say #but it grinds my gears that LGBTQ Christians act more fucking offended by UwU people critiquing their religion or being rightfully angry #than actual violence and stigma that Christians perpetuate against LGBTQ people #sorry babe your fucking religion has been a tool oppression of queerness for fucking centuries #fuck off with your UwU but my church is accepting #i don't give a shit your experience IS NOT UNIVERSAL #ex christian #religious trauma #anti christianity

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i-want-to-be-a-poet · 7 months

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God is dead and i wear his skin

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yuri-for-businesswomen · 2 months

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we need more feminist horror

#there is so much potential there #rambling #the beauty industry… anti ageing… dieting….#female gender roles as a demon haunting you…#the prison of femininity…#menstruation pregnancy abortion as body horror #subversing horror tropes of female exploitation and male violence…#men as monsters… the patriarchy as a haunted house… competition between women as curse…#or just female slashers and serial killers who are not sexy for the female gaze #liberal feminism encouraging ‚sex work‘ as a cult #as some sort of commentary #WITCHES… the last girl becoming ‚evil‘ but what really is evil…#intergenerational female trauma…#male religion > occult horror #zombie as symbolism of trauma…#MOTHER DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIPS

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spop-romanticizes-abuse · 30 days

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what bothers me about horde prime, more than his lazy characterization or his lack of impact on the narrative, is the fact that he is such a bad representation of a cult leader. like,, this is not how cults work. they don’t just insert a chip into you and make you follow their every directive like a robot. real life cults are a lot more terrifying because they use manipulation as a tactic to convince people to join them. it’s not a digital chip that you can remove from your system and suddenly you’re in complete control of yourself. cult survivors have talked about how hard it is to actually unlearn that mindset and start thinking for themselves, how many years it takes to stop feeling guilty for leaving their cult or seeing the toxicity in the leaders they so religiously followed.

sure, hordak and catra have some trauma tied to their experience with horde prime, but most of that is because of the physical torture they went through, rather than their experience of being brainwashed. and it’s fine if horde prime was just some villain and not a genocidal cult leader. but it’s clear that he was written to be a religious authority figure, the execution is just so off.

i know he’s a character in a fantasy world, so he had to use his powers for something. but instead of turning people into robots, he could have shown them a “better world” through his tech, talked them into joining him and forgetting about all their current worries, and then used them as weapons against etheria.

it would have been a lot more impactful and angsty if catra had willingly joined horde prime’s cult so that she could repress her guilt. in fact, it would have been really interesting if horde prime had convinced catra that he would help her repend for all that she did, if she joined his cult. this would have been a lot more comparable to religious guilt and trauma in real life, and it would show that catra actually felt bad for what she did, instead of just looking sad for a while and then continuing to be a shitty person anyway.

#everyday i mourn the character horde prime could have been #he could have actually been representative of toxic religious figures who push unhealthy mindsets #instead of being all “heehee you love adora dont you” he could have been like #“i sense guilt. you’ve done a lot of horrible things and you want to take it all back but you can’t. at least you think you can’t.#but if you join me you can repend for all your sins. dedicate yourself to me and i’ll make sure you’ll never feel like a bad person again.”#and it sounds like escapism because it is #halfway through catra begins to realize this and she has to choose between repressing her guilt #and actually allowing herself to feel guilty so that she can work on being better #and instead of having adora rescue her catra rescues herself by making a hard decision #but alas #spop critical #spop salt #spop #spop discourse #spop criticism #she ra #anti spop #tw religious guilt #tw religious trauma #tw religion #tw cult

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nikolailantsovhoe · 2 months

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#hazbin hotel lucifer #hazbin lucifer #hazbin hotel #lucifer #lucifer morningstar #hazbin lucifer morningstar #vivziepop #anti religion #religious trauma

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a-typical · 2 years

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If god is unable to prevent evil, then he is not all-powerful.

If god is not willing to prevent evil, then he is not all-good.

If god is both willing and able to prevent evil, then why does evil exist?

If god created everything then that means he created evil. And if that is the case what does that say about god?

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spale-vosver · 2 months

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exvangelicals/exmos who haven't deconstructed their cultural Christianity when you politely ask them not to shut down every discussion about (any) religion because of their specific trauma:

(Goyim can interact but do not clown, more info in the tags)

#ftr i also have christian trauma #i fell in with a very conservative catholic group and was pretty badly traumatized by them #accepting that i'm jewish and going through the conversion process that I've always wanted to #is part of my healing #BUT SO IS BEING OPENLY IN LOVE WITH MY NEW FAITH #and it drives me fucking insane #when exvangelicals and exmos #ix-nay all discussion about ANY religion because of their specific trauma. reminds me of atheists/anti-theists #exvangelical #exmormon #cultural christianity

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nando161mando · 2 months

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via @chaser

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sweet-nothing26 · 4 months

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TW: the mention of suicide

No one and i mean no one talks about the loneliness you feel and social isolation you experience as a non believer when you live in an islamic country. I lost everyone in my life recently because no one wants to get bad rep by associating themselves with the atheist girl. Feeling beyond depressed and suicidal. I tried to hang myself earlier today but the excruciating physical pain made me back up. Wish i had a shotgun i can use to blow my brains out and leave this world painlessly.

#life is unfair #ex muslim #anti theism #anti islam #agnostic #anti religion #atheism #religious trauma

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isalisewrites · 1 month

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A little word of motivation from Isa

It's Sunday for me again where I attend a Mormon church meeting. Going used to burden my mental health, but now I am unaffected. To me now, it is a gathering of people who like to participate in rituals and community surrounding their fandom niche. Even if they take it a step further and believe their fandom is based in reality

After posting my latest chapter for Terrible, But Great and seeing the overwhelmingly beautiful responses to my personal conflict with a Mormon family member, I felt such gratitude on a multitude of levels. Sometimes, I question myself about sharing such things because I'm really NOT trying to vent or garner attention through the experiences in my life.

If I'm to attract attention, I'd much rather it be from my writing

I want to lift and to inspire. I am more assured of my path even more now. To those of you out there who still attend your religious meetings to keep the peace in your homes, all while you no longer believe, please acknowledge your strength and your endurance.

You are powerful.

You have awakened and that was an immensely difficult process. You've gone through a terrible loss, yet you're still here.

Remember, even while you're still physically attending meetings, the beliefs of others have no power over you. Your essence, your soul, your consciousness, whatever you call the you within, it cannot be bound by their beliefs. You are spiritually free.

Keep hanging in there. You are so strong for holding your tongue, for keeping your silence. There is nothing wrong in not telling anyone your beliefs. You owe nothing to anyone.

It's going to be okay. It's going to get better.

I might know that Mormonism isn't true, but that doesn't mean I don't believe that we all have special paths and journeys unique to us.

I was always meant to go through a faith deconstruction. I was always meant to share my story with others, so that it could comfort at least one person. I send you hope, comfort, and love. You will not only survive, you will thrive.

Remember, you are loved.

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apostate-in-an-alcove · 1 year

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The one thing progressive and conservative Christians have in common is that they both think they're exempt from any criticisms of their religion and they both have a passion for the 'no true Scotsman' fallacy.

#ex catholic #ex christian #deconversion #apostate #excatholic #anti christianity #progress Christians are monsters to people with religious trauma as well #the whole religion is rotten #its not just conservatives who are assholes

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connieaaa · 11 months

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Evangelical Christians love to talk about how because of sin, respect doesn't come naturally, love doesn't come naturally, forgiveness doesn't come naturally, nor compassion or kindness.

But it does. The only reason those values don't come naturally to people in church is because there is none found there. Those values operate on a supply/demand principle.

It's like a group of people talking about how weightlifting is unnatural, and how occasionally someone may be able to lift a 5lb weight but it's so rare it shouldn't be expected. But when you point out that many people can lift 50lbs, they change the topic to how protein is made from demons and the Bible explicitly forbids it, but can't find the verse.

#ex fundamentalist #ex christian #religious trauma #ex fundie #ex fundamentalists #ex evangelical #evangelical christianity #evangelical #christians #grace #love #compassion #forgiveness #forgive yourself #religious fundamentalists #anti religion

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wildfeather5002 · 9 days

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Hey ex-religious people of Tumblr!

What do you think, should the concept of eternal damnation be abolished entirely from all religions? If yes, how should it happen?

Religious people can weigh in as well, conservatives & assholes DNI!

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