Trapped in Evangelicalism: My top 10 reasons it's almost impossible to leave 1/10: Childhood Scaffolding –A child's reality is built around the faith. Leaving would require years and years of connections in the mind to be dismantled, causing great instability.

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In a village south of Kyiv we met Ihor Mozhaev picking through the rubble of his home after a Russian air strike Friday. He lost 5 family members, including his wife and 12yo daughter. "Just leave Ukraine alone already. God help this to end as soon as possible." (W/ gultuysuz)

He’s a 10 but his favourite theologian is John Piper.

Escape on The Golden Scarab thegoldenscarab.substack.com/p/escape?utm_s…

Some christians just…love god. Their religion is a kind of celebration. A fandom. Church for them is like getting to go to ChristCon every week. I respect that. But then…

In case you need to hear it today: No, that’s not your conscience— just indoctrinated fear.

Evangelical women have a vaginismus rate of 22.7%, more than 2x the general pop. Our research for The Great Sex Rescue found that much of that elevated risk for pain is caused by messages like the ones in Beautiful Union.

Growing up in a spiritually abusive context disorganizes psychological development. A person is forced to grow up too early, shouldering enormous responsibility and existential concerns, while also infantilized, a healthy integrated embodied selfhood inhibited and made dangerous

babysitting. zzzzz...