#deconverting

[the-jesus-pill]

If no one has told you yet

💗 I'm proud of you for standing up for yourself

💗 You are not selfish for setting boundaries

💗 You deserve to love yourself

💗 You deserve to live a peaceful life

💗 You are not evil or broken

💗 Things will get better

💗 There are people out there waiting to love you properly

💗 You have all the time in the world to do what you want to do

💗 Things will be okay

💗 You are strong enough to carry on

#recovery #ex christian #ex religious #apostate #deconstruction #deconversion #deconverting #ex cult #ex mormon #ex fundie #ex catholic #religious recovery #felix speaks

[seraphimfall]

i’m sorry but even if your personal version of mormonism excludes all the “if you’re a good mormon your skin will turn white when you die, no matter your race” and “dark skin is a sign of the devil” bs, your religion is still racist.

the idea that israelites sailed across the atlantic ocean and formed a population in north america that could be attributed to native americans is racist.

the idea that jesus christ appeared to native americans and converted them to christianity pre-colonial times is racist.

the idea that the arrival of christianity to north america with european colonialism was a prophesied “reintroduction” of christianity is racist.

the foundations of your religion are racist.

the foundations of your religion are historical negationism.

the foundations of your religion justify american colonialism as the will of god.

try as hard as you want, it’s impossible to remove racism from mormonism. it’s racist by nature.

#|| the disciple || #ex mormon #exmo #ex lds #exvangelical #ex christian #ex catholic #lamanites #nephites #ex cult #apostate #ex fundie #deconversion #atheist #religious trauma #ex religious #apostasy #deconvert #leaving the church #losing my religion #ex fundamentalist #deconstruction

[bonefall]

Non-Christian warrior cats anon: Yes, my priest did in fact, reccomend warriors to us. He recommended it so hard that he gave out the books every first Sunday of the month if we couldn't afford them. He even had bible verses for each cat (besides Fire being jesus.) Also Bramble ended up be a Judas type figure that got rewarded instead of punished and all of us girls should avoid men who act like Bramble.

What were the verses?? How was your priest based enough to be anti-Bramble? Judas Bramble?????

Did he like Squirrelflight

#Deconvert Anon

[metro-north-official]

I was there to give Judas a high five when he betrayed jesus. Then I did a sick ass kickflip with the cross

#ex catholic #ex christian #ex cult #apostate #apostasy #deconvert #deconversion

[recovering-catholic]

Fuck being a "Proverbs 31 Woman". I wanna be a "Proverbs 7 Woman".

#emily watches shiny happy people #emily speaks #shiny happy people #iblp #exvangelical #ex catholic #exchristian #excatholic #ex christian #apostate #deconstruction #deconversion #deconvert #religious trauma #catholic guilt #women and deconstruction #recovering from purity culture

[eremosjournal]

Catholicism is Creep

an anonymous contribution

Catholicism isn’t all purity. It’s creepy. A guy in a robe mysteriously chants in whispers and gives us flesh to eat. We proceed in this ritual by drinking blood. Transfixed by the gory image of a young man covered in blood hanging by nails on a tree, we whisper in centuries-old chants, reflecting on our impending death. On display in many of these hallowed halls of ritualistic worship are bodies, extremities, relics of dead people from centuries past. It’s no wonder many Catholics find themselves haunted.

#deconstruction #exvangelical #deconvert #ex catholic #exchristian #excatholic #post christian #ex christian #catholic #post catholic

[gideonisms]

you know after one has not been a part of a religion for 10 years some might think "damn guess it wasn't for her! Oh well" and move on.

#whyyyy do you want me to get back together with my toxic ex i left 10 years ago #while we're complaining about xtianity kgjhnnj #an old family friend i went out to lunch with a couple of months ago recently sent a letter which is nice! she does that from time to time #but she was like 'i want you to have space to ask questions about religion to people who aren't family here's my number' #idk can we just be friends who catch up sometimes? #i've asked the questions how fortunate for me there were straightforward answers in my case #actually hang on. do you think i can deconvert her or would that be mean

[sinful-skeptic]

Another fine case of “practice what you preach.” It’s not the woman’s fault that you lack self control.

#atheist #agnostic #ex christian #atheism #apostate #ex muslim #ex religious #excatholic #deconvert #feminism #feminist

[sapphsorrows]

going through the "surely there are True Transexuals out there who have Real gender dysphoria and should transition" phase is the "ok maybe jesus isn't real but surely there's a god" phase of peaking

#there are SO many similarities to peaking and deconverting from one's religion #that's why i call the movement a cult/religion

[hulahoopsoupgroup]

most of the time, im angry at my parents for raising me in such a toxic environment and using religion as a weapon to (emotionally, spiritually) beat me into submission. they made me absolutely terrified of not being good enough, of going to hell just because god wants me to. my dad told me that god probably sends christians to hell because theyre not perfect, and just for fun.

sometimes, though, i feel bad for them. my mother has no coping mechanisms other than saying "this is gods will. i cant do anything." when her mom, my grandmother, died, she just broke. the life in her eyes died, and she just hung onto this idea of "god will give me joy" even though she cried every single day after work.

my father is 57. he's still constantly afraid of going to hell. my mother has told him that he should just trust in christs sacrifice on the cross and that he should stop worrying, but he still worries that hes not good enough, and that he will go to hell because hes not perfect, because of the way god made him. the ghosts of his childhood still haunt him over half a century later. i have a feeling his dad was a little abusive in some way. the way he talks about him is just, i dont know, odd. he talks about how strict he was, how he would yell at him and his brother, and how they constantly got into arguments, but he never says the same about his mother. i also have a feeling that his fathers tactics worked, and he kind of crumbled under that pressure and became the person he is today.

and thats one of the many tragedies of religion. the two main paths are either conform and be this abusive but fearful human being, or leave and be ostracized from your community. and theres that dichotomy of anger and pity for that latter option. im so angry at fundamentalists, but i pity them because theyve chosen to crumble under the pressure of the abusive environment they were raised in. its a lot more complex when you look into it

#ex fundamentalist #exvangelical #atheist #deconstruction #deconversion #ex christian #ex religious #deconstructing christianity #deconstructing religion #deconvert

[the-jesus-pill]

Stay home this Sunday. Church has nothing to offer you.

#apostate #apostasy #ex religious #deconverting #deconstruction #deconversion

[seraphimfall]

jehovah’s witnesses: “we don’t celebrate any holidays. we feel it’s sinful to do so.”

catholics: “today is the feast day of—” *looks at writing on hand* “the immaculate conception of the inauguration of saint leonardo copella delucas, who may or may not have even existed in real life. let us celebrate.”

#|| the disciple || #they really have a feast day to any ol’ mf #ex catholic #ex christian #ex jw #exvangelical #ex fundie #ex fundamentalist #ex religious #ex jehovah's witness #ex cath #religious trauma #catholic guilt #apostate #apostasy #losing my religion #leaving the church #deconvert #deconversion #deconstruction

[bonefall]

Dude as a now non-Christian warrior cats is pretty Christian but what they did to the the dark forest cats's souls and Spottedleaf literally had my priest pulling out Hinduism for us kidlings after he'd recommended these books and then we got to these parts. "They were forced into the reincarnation wheel early, as no soul can be destroyed. They just erased that life's memories from that soul." My guy was sweating. He did use the final battle as a reference to the apocalypse tho, and liken Firestar as a Jesus Christ figure.

a...anon... are you telling me that your priest gave you Warrior Cats to read and then got so upset about the bad depiction of hell that he backpedalled on his religion

AND THEN WENT BACK TO IT FOR FIRE JESUS??

#I am also a deconvert to be clear #I am not christian but used to be #(Gestures at all the heretical iconography and god-punching themes) #Bone babble

[phoenix-reburned]

Honestly I wish I had been able to stay ignorant and remain in the faith sometimes. Thinking about existence, purpose, where it all came from, and my lost loved ones would all be so much easier if I had just stayed quiet and shushed the skeptic in my head. But I know I would have never truly been happy like that. It's a strange feeling, missing ignorance.

#p talks #exvangelical #ex religious #religious trauma #ex christian #exchristian #ask to tag #deconversion #deconvert #apostate

[metro-north-official]

Christians (particularly catholics) stop proselytizing in the ex christian/catholic tags (IMPOSSIBLE EDITION)

#ex catholic #ex christian #this post is brought to you by me seeing exactly that on my dash this morning #like girl lmao #stop #I left and I ain't coming back #religious trauma #It's not exactly a good look imo #too fucking early for this #I need more coffee #deconvert #apostate #apostasy

[recovering-catholic]

Any song can be about God if you're insane enough.

#religious trauma #apostate jams #catholic guilt #exvangelical #ex catholic #excatholic #exchristian #ex christian #apostate #deconstruction #deconversion #deconvert #emily speaks