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What ‘The Walking Dead’ taught me about healthy forgiveness without obligation

I wrote this in my journal on December 10, 2021. Learning what forgiveness looks like outside of fundamentalist Christianity, what forgiveness can be like when it’s healthy and not harmful for the person doing the forgiving, has been so important to me in my journey to leave behind and heal from high-control religion. So IContinueContinue reading “What ‘The Walking Dead’ taught me about healthy forgiveness without obligation”

Some Thoughts on National Remembrance and Christian Terrorism

So Memorial Day wasn’t too long ago, and I’ve been thinking about my mixed feelings about patriotism and group remembrances. I don’t think patriotism is inherently bad, but I also think that questioning where our patriotic energy is directed is a healthy thing. Be wary of people who encourage blind patriotism. Even the Nazis wereContinueContinue reading “Some Thoughts on National Remembrance and Christian Terrorism”

Deprogramming: documentaries and movies about cults and fundamentalist Christian subculture

Some people asked us what life was like after we left when I posted the UnBoxing Project series, how we handled leaving the sects of fundamentalist Christianity we were raised in. My friends and I went through a period of deprogramming, which is still ongoing. We’d been told what to think our whole lives, what isContinueContinue reading “Deprogramming: documentaries and movies about cults and fundamentalist Christian subculture”

My reactions to the ‘Do You Believe?’ movie

Long story, but my dad invited me to see ‘Do You Believe?’ last weekend for Easter. Because I do love my parents and still hope that we can salvage our relationship, I went. My thoughts went something like this: – Oh hey, random dude dragging wooden cross through the city, asking passersby, “Do you believe inContinueContinue reading “My reactions to the ‘Do You Believe?’ movie”

The UnBoxing Project: Surviving and thriving on the outside

Although I had very little when I was kicked out of the cult and moved out of my family’s house, I came from an upper middle class, well-educated family. I grew up privileged. I moved out as a college student with a couple of on-campus jobs after my parents emptied my savings account. Many ofContinueContinue reading “The UnBoxing Project: Surviving and thriving on the outside”