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Related: About this forumIts Never Easy to Overcome Faith-Based Sickness
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/02/its-never-easy-to-overcome-faith-based-sickness/
Its Never Easy to Overcome Faith-Based Sickness
July 2, 2017 by Hemant Mehta
In his latest video, TheraminTrees explains how religious ideologies can plague your mind and leave long-term damage.
If nothing else, watch the bit about the Free Choice false dichotomy around the 13:20 mark.
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Its Never Easy to Overcome Faith-Based Sickness (Original Post)
NeoGreen
Jul 2017
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I can't either. It's recent and very hurtful but we've chosen to move on with our lives.
onecaliberal
Jul 2017
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onecaliberal
(36,227 posts)1. My daughter married into a family that has her completely brainwashed into
Their "Christian faith". She has nothing to do with us for the last several months. We're devastated.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)2. Oh how I know.
Lost a Sister to this shit. But not going to dwell on it.
onecaliberal
(36,227 posts)3. I can't either. It's recent and very hurtful but we've chosen to move on with our lives.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)4. Be strong my friend,
it is the children whom get hurt in so many ways.
onecaliberal
(36,227 posts)5. Thank you. I agree, we feel terrible for the little guy.
Freelancer
(2,107 posts)6. It's like religion takes hostages.
It's unfair. Their hostage-taking of our loved-ones even takes away the satisfying image of them all being beamed to the surface of the sun. Suffer my religion, copper, or the girl gets it!
Proposed new word: "sadgravation" -- the combined emotion of sadness and profound aggravation.