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hulahoopsoupgroup · 7 months

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the seven deadly sins are such bullshit fear tactics. if youve left the church, embrace them.

be proud of who you are. be happy when you look in the mirror and see how hot you are. yeah i see you flexing in the mirror after a workout. nice progress btw honey you look nice today.

dont worry about getting seconds, or thirds even, at dinner. dont worry about eating what society says is "too much" or "too little". eat until youre full. set aside what you cant finish for later so you dont waste food.

its okay to be greedy. its okay to want things for yourself. sometimes we see things that people have and we're like "dude i wish i had that." thats just human. envy and greed on that level are normal.

take a rest day. dont bother going to church this sunday. take a shower, read a book, drink some tea, eat some good food, pet a cat or dog. take care of yourself; its not lazy.

be angry with those who wronged you. punch a punching bag, write about how much you hate them, go work out aggressively and take care of your emotions in a way that doesnt hurt yourself or others. its okay to not forgive the people who hurt you. you arent doing anything wrong, babe.

embrace your sexuality (or, if it applies, asexuality, cause yall need love too). stop feeling shame for wanting pleasure. go read or watch something that turns you on. explore your body. ask your partner to try something new. if youre asexual, then fucking step on the people who say you need to have sexual attraction to be human. you dont. you dont need to be allosexual (or alloromantic) to "qualify as a human." we all experience life in different ways. find your way to experience it.

thought crime isnt real

do no harm but take no shit

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liberaljane · 7 months

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It was just a phase!

Graphic with the phases of the moon in a night sky. Text reads, 'being religious was a phase.'

#art #feminism #feminist #deconstruction #deconstructing religion #religion #ex christian #ex catholicmoo

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femmefatalevibe · 1 year

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Unlearning Purity Culture & How To Embrace Your Sexuality

Some words on how to unlearn purity culture and embrace your sexuality on your terms. For the women, men, girls, gays, theys, and anyone else who grew up in a religious, ultra-conservative, or sex-negative environment.

Remember that no one is "tainted" from engaging in such a natural act with someone they have chemistry with. The only "damage" that can happen from consensual sex is STDs or unwanted pregnancy if you don't use protection.

From what I've seen, religious indoctrination tends to promote an otherness around sex – it is a purpose-driven act (uphold a marriage, create children), rather than an innate desire that matures just like the rest of your being (body, mind, spirit). Once you consider that your sexuality is simply a part of your human existence – like your desire for certain foods, emotions, interpersonal connections, sensory experiences, and creativity – it is easier to perceive sex as a morally-neutral act.

Because one's sexuality is so personal, you need to learn, explore, and accept your preferences at any given stage in your life. If you find the idea of casual sex or purely physically-driven sex to be unappealing, that is completely fine. Some people prefer to have sex with someone only after they've established an emotional connection or were friends with the person beforehand. Others crave more dynamic or adventurous sexual experiences that can incline them to become bored in long-term relationships. These pleasure-seekers may be more inclined to seek the thrill, novelty, and lack of inhibitions that come with casual relationships. It's like someone preferring smooth or chunky peanut butter. You might not understand why someone likes the other option, and you might change your mind over time, but neither option is inherently "good" nor "bad." Either option should align with your personal preference to ensure you're getting the most pleasure and satisfaction out of the experience.

While sex and love are not the same, you need to learn for yourself whether you prefer to have experiences that mesh or separate the two. Beneficial connections manifest in all forms. Sit with yourself honestly without judgment to pursue the path that feels most authentic to you.

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bookishblogging · 9 months

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“But he died for our sins”

OKAY HE ALSO LITERALLY CREATED THE CONCEPT OF SINS AND THIS IS HIS PROBLEM TO DEAL WITH. WE DIDNT ASK TO BE BORN NOR DID WE ASK TO BE BORN INTO SIN. BUT HERE WE ARE AS A PERSONAL FUCKING SIMS GAME

All of that to say I can’t stand Christians constantly trying to convert me ❤️

#deconstructing religion #deconstruction #ex Christian #polytheism #polytheist #pagan #not Christian #tw religion #religion

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alienbycomics · 6 months

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Hiya, so I see that you've got exvangelical in your bio, and I want to know what that experience was like for you, what started the deconstruction process, how you ultimately felt about leaving the church, etc.

I've recently started deconstructing my own beliefs about God, and although I've made some pretty big steps, I think I've still got quite a lot ahead of me, and I would like some other perspectives on it.

By the way- your work is really inspirational to me, and I hope that I can be as good an artist as you someday! Keep it up :)

Thank you so much!! I’m hoping to make a comic addressing this soon. It was a tough process and sort of happened gradually over several years… one of the biggest thing was the hypocrisy, as I saw so many of my peers, teachers, pastors etc embrace political conservatism and right wing leaders, and continue to condemn LGBTQIA+ people. I made several queer friends in college (gay, bi, trans, ace etc) and soon after realized I was queer myself. They are (and I am) so worthy of love and I couldn’t stand seeing them be mistreated by those who claimed to be all about love. I tried for years to hold onto my faith AND accept myself and my friends, but personally I just couldn’t do it. I have plenty of friends who are both and if that’s you that’s super valid, but I couldn’t hold onto my faith and love myself for who I was. So I finally cut that part off along with all the shame and self hatred I had internalized after decades in the church. I’m so much happier now. So that’s just my experience!

#exvangelical #deconstructing religion #deconstructing christianity #religious trauma #tw religion #trans artist

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transienttheologyproject · 7 months

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I can’t believe i missed the captioning error in my own project title anyway it’s The Transient Theology Project!

If you’re a trans/genderqueer Christian, if you know & love a trans+ Christian, or if you’re simply interested in deconstructing and unlearning transphobic theologies, consider checking out the Transient Theology Zine — a collection of essays, art, and poetry compiled with the goal of developing a theology in support of trans+ and LGBTQ+ Christians everywhere! Come celebrate the intersections of transness, gender queerness, and Christianity!

Less than one week left to order a physical copy!!

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house-rat · 6 months

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Part of deconstructing religion is realizing that there is no One True Interpretation and that the many ways people believe in, practice, and relate to a single religion are all unique and valid.

Even after leaving Islam over three years ago, I still catch myself defining “true Islam” based on what I was taught. As if the version of Islam I was raised in was an objective, all-consuming fact, rather than an ideology deeply influenced by a specific geography, era, and community. As if iteration after iteration of Islam hasn’t grown and evolved over time, at the mercy of the whims and beliefs of a wide spectrum of people.

Cultural context is so incredibly important when talking about religious practices and beliefs, and yet as someone who was raised in an incredibly restrictive environment, believing there was one and only one correct way that had been passed down and perfectly preserved for over a thousand years was the only doctrine I was given, and it has absolutely done lasting damage.

#religious trauma #deconstructing religion #ex muslim #ex religious #house-rat

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apostateoverrubies · 6 months

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I hope all my ex Muslim followers are doing okay.

#ex muslim #ex islam #religious deconstruction #ex religious #apostate #deconversion #ex religion #deconstructing religion

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thevelvetpriestess · 11 months

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𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲

𝓒𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪 𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓸𝓵𝓭 𝓻𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓽𝓮𝔁𝓽𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓲𝓫𝓵𝓮𝓼.

𝓘𝓷𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼:

𝓑𝓲𝓫𝓵𝓮𝓼, 𝓡𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓽𝓮𝔁𝓽𝓼, 𝓡𝓸𝓼𝓮𝓼 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓼, 𝓛𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻, 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓭𝓪 𝓦𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻, 𝓜𝓲𝓬𝓪 𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓭𝓮𝓻, 𝓖𝓵𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻

#deconstructing christianity #deconstructing religion #occult #witch community #wicca #pagan #witchcraft #wiccan #witchblr #paganism #spell book #spellbook #witch #anti christianity #anti christian

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hulahoopsoupgroup · 6 months

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imagine one of your friends coming up to you being like "wow, i really wanna be like you. i wanna be just as cool and good looking as you" and in response you shove them to the ground and set them on fire because in your mind, no one can ever even *want* to be as good as you, and even thinking that is an adominable sin.

yeah, thats exactly what god did to lucifer.

also, what if hell is just, an ex-christian therapy group led by satan? everyone just sits in a circle (if they want) and theres like, little cats with bat wings and theres drinks and snacks and we all just talk about how the church fucked us up and satan is like "yeah man, i totally get it. they all didnt want you to come here because they knew youd get all the support you need, instead of the control they want to keep."

like thats such a nice mental picture. what if hell is just a safe space and the reason christians are so against it is because people will find out the truth there?

what if the reason christians say satan and his demons "tempt" people is so that they can tell them to get out of that toxic church environment? what is hell is the actually good place?

of course, i dont necessarily believe in a heaven and hell, this just serves to lessen my hell anxiety

this was brought to you by my thoughts 5 minutes after waking up

#anti christianity #ex fundamentalist #exvangelical #atheist #deconstruction #deconversion #ex christian #ex religious #deconstructing christianity #deconstructing religion #tw hell mention

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threeheadedhellbound · 5 months

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i’ve always maintained that missionary work is rooted in white supremacy but i revisited the story of the guy who went to sentinel island to try and evangelise to them and i’m just in awe at the audacity granted to missionaries by christianity

#how pig headed you must be #ex christian #deconstructing christianity #ex religious #deconstructing religion #exvangelical

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cassemiah · 2 months

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I think I want a god, someone made from red lines crossed throughout the Bible.

correcting them into the person I thought they were supposed to be as a child,

I'm sure that's not how it works, but I would like to wake up and thank someone for giving me the sun.

I want to go back to when there was always going to be someone, something who cared

But they can't not if they know it all, so I go back with my pen crossing out again

and again and

again.

An entire history of violence and slaughter

Is it because of them?

Or is he also just as blamed for the violence of men.

Questions by now written and spilling over into margins where once bright colors exalted qualities but now all I am left with is the quantity of my doubt.

And I want.

I want you to believe. I need to believe I-

don't know if I can believe.

maybe at the end with this book mutilated, entire sections torn out, chapters and verses dripping with red, I'll be left with an untruth I can put the reality of what I know to be right into.

I want to believe in a god, I don't think he exists, I just want them to be someone a child could love.

#tw religious themes #tw religious trauma #religious trauma #deconstructing religion #deconstructing christianity #poetry #spilled poetry #spilled ink #spilled thoughts #poems on tumblr #poets on tumblr #spilled words #spilled emotions #poem

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escaping-amish · 8 months

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Hung out with an old church friend yesterday… dating came up

He really emphasized the need to find someone within the religion. And asked me questions to determine if I was prioritizing that too. I felt so bothered lying. “Of course I ask about religion” “yea it’s total deal breaker” “agnostic? Psh as if” but that’s what I’m tired of. I thought I could tell him the truth until he showed me I couldn’t. The way he talked about “real / fake Christians” I knew what he’d say about me. That’s what sucks, what the ppl closest to you will inevitably say. I know it ultimately does not matter but it still kinda hurts.

#diary of an ex fundie #personal #ex christian #ex pentecostal #deconstruction #exvangelical #ex fundie #ex fundamentalist #deconversion #deconstructing religion #leaving Christianity #y’all I’m TRYING to not care but I’m not fully there yet

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dosiadove · 3 days

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it is crazy to me that if you tell your child their whole life that they are evil, broken, inherently awful human beings its considered emotional abuse.

but under christianity its just freedom of religion.

no child should belive that about themself.

d.d

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femmefatalevibe · 7 months

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(possible cw? NSFW)

what advice do you have for trying to be more sex positive?

the way i was raised (cis female) i experienced a lot of purity culture and whatnot so now 95% of sex related things/media/conversations i feel shame/embarrassment or even just uncomfortable bc i don't know how to talk about it/it was shunned growing up.

i don't really desire to try anything (bdsm, roleplay, etc). but i hate being so uncomfortable at the sheer thought of it when i'm alone in a room by myself. (like it's to a point where if I'm alone watching tv and a sex scene comes on i'm like "what if someone walks in and sees this" as if i'm doing something wrong).

i'm also not really into the hookup culture thing either, i've tried it and it's just not for me.

but i've started seeing someone new and i don't want to be uncomfortable around him in any way, trying to break old patterns and whatnot.

i have no problem exploring/masturbating but again, i feel out of my element otherwise.

i don't know where to even start when it comes to sex positivity/embracing sexuality. please help??

(ps i love ur blog)

Hi love! Thank you so much <333

I'm sorry that you had the all-too-common experience of being shamed for your sexuality (such a natural thing, ugh). I'm glad to hear that you're comfortable exploring your own body and being intimate with people you feel a connection to – both of those aspects of intimacy are very important! But please know it's so common for women to feel shame surrounding their sexuality. It's programmed into us (at least in many countries/cultures) since we're very young.

I think the best place to start is to understand that, at least for those of us who aren't asexual, desiring sex and sexual pleasure is as natural as craving chocolate – we're hardwired to seek out pleasure and avoid pain. If something feels good, we're going to want to keep doing it.

Once you fully acknowledge that you can't out-shame yourself out of a natural craving/desire, I think it gets a bit easier to begin integrating this aspect of your being into your personhood. Learning what makes you feel good, turns you on, and makes you feel sexy/desired – alone or partnered – can become a part of your self-discovery journey, not a taboo side to your existence/interpersonal experiences.

Hope this helps xx

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musicsourcedaily · 10 months

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Maddie Zahm - If It’s Not God

#maddie zahm #deconstruction #deconstructing religion #deconstructing christianity #religious trauma #blogmusicdaily #saf*#ours #musicgifs #lgbtqcreators #dailylgbtq

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