@emhahee: Replying to @ᵍᵒᵒᵇᵉʳ ᵇᵒⁱ i definitely went on a tangent but as someone who was raised this way and feels similarly i just have some things to add
i was raised a jehovah’s witness, i left for good six years ago. my moms step mother always told me i was allowed to think for myself; i will always be grateful i had her reminders, it helped me leave
2024-09-30 19:44:10
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ᵍᵒᵒᵇᵉʳ ᵇᵒⁱ :
Heavy agree. Whilst I wasn't raised super religious, I've always questioned everything. The downside of that was that around the time this fear developed was exactly when my GAD set in. Its only been
2024-09-30 19:44:56
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anastasia :
i’m at a point where i genuinely can’t tell if i feel guilt over leaving cuz its true or cuz it’s just what i was taught
2024-09-30 19:38:47
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Phil Swift’s Caulk :
Religion could’ve been a great way for people to feel like we have purpose, instead a lot of them are just ways to gain control. I wish I could hand my life over to a higher power, but not like this
2024-09-30 19:42:19
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laterkatersays :
I fell for Kony 2012 and that was the start of me realising how easily I could be manipulated by someone telling me that I had the power to help fix a great wrong.
2024-09-30 21:07:28
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Rascal :
QUESTIONS ARE SO IMPORTANT TO GET THROUGH LIFE I am so lucky with the way I was raised and how my brain works. My little brother believes all sees on Youtube shorts I am scared for him
2024-09-30 19:45:55
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fey!! :D :
the stories you tell r always so interesting :)
2024-09-30 19:39:09
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VenusianBlessingz :
I was a JW and Final Fantasy X and XIII are so important to me bc they taught me to grapple with faith and propaganda
2024-10-01 15:06:28
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nicky :
when i was in middle school my bible school teacher was like “question your teachers about evolution! if we evolved from monkeys, how are there still monkeys?” and so i literally did and my (1/2)
2024-10-01 06:27:01
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Basil :
after I left the church I accidentally joined 3 different leftish high control groups, I am so vulnerable to propaganda. I think I'll get the hang of it soon. im getting better at discernment as I age
2024-10-09 23:28:16
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Ravyn 💕 :
I was raised in a Catholic Church. Watching my grandparents be hypocrites and the church turning their backs on people of different faith, views etc. dystopian books also helped mine was the parable of the sower by Octavia E butler.
2024-10-01 17:07:59
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Moo’s.Mother. :
You can’t see it but I’m bowing to you for that speach
2024-10-01 11:42:44
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Saira West :
I am very thankful my dad raised me to question everything without extreme paranoia. What's most interesting is NOW he's super Christian.
2024-10-01 06:30:26
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singular.jame :
We've seen this happen more widespread, as well. The Hippie movement failed (was pretty much doomed anyways, but I digress) and a lot of them joined cults and/or evangelical sects of Christianity. (1
2024-10-01 05:52:05
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Megan :
And now i have to go reread the hunger games😅
2024-10-01 04:54:08
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Cat Hunt :
yes!!!
2024-09-30 19:57:45
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