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NeoGreen

(4,031 posts)
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 12:15 PM Jul 2017

Its Never Easy to Overcome Faith-Based Sickness

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/02/its-never-easy-to-overcome-faith-based-sickness/




It’s 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 OP
My daughter married into a family that has her completely brainwashed into onecaliberal Jul 2017 #1
Oh how I know. Wellstone ruled Jul 2017 #2
I can't either. It's recent and very hurtful but we've chosen to move on with our lives. onecaliberal Jul 2017 #3
Be strong my friend, Wellstone ruled Jul 2017 #4
Thank you. I agree, we feel terrible for the little guy. onecaliberal Jul 2017 #5
It's like religion takes hostages. Freelancer Jul 2017 #6

onecaliberal

(32,852 posts)
1. My daughter married into a family that has her completely brainwashed into
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 12:36 PM
Jul 2017

Their "Christian faith". She has nothing to do with us for the last several months. We're devastated.

Freelancer

(2,107 posts)
6. It's like religion takes hostages.
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 05:10 PM
Jul 2017

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.

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