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Maintaining Contact with an Abusive God

September 26, 2019October 30, 2019 Tim

It never ceases to amaze me how clueless and profoundly misguided are the comments of religious believers about their deeply held religious beliefs. I understand the forces at work and the processes that they go through in order to get to their desired conclusions. (That, in fact, is the core of the problem. They have… Continue reading Maintaining Contact with an Abusive God

How Fundies Isolate Themselves from Others

September 22, 2019October 30, 2019 Tim

A friend wrote to me (used with permission): “Evangelicals are so full of themselves. They think they’re the only people that are really happy.” Yes. This is exactly what I remember from my years as an evangelical. When they encounter others who are happy, this disconfirms their belief that you have to “have Jesus in… Continue reading How Fundies Isolate Themselves from Others

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