And perhaps because Christian viewpoints so permeate conversations in the US, most people do not think to question whether extremist Christian beliefs may be as damaging as any other extremist doctrine. Hence people do not recognize that the Evangelical power structure is churning out walking wounded at an alarming rate. The refugees of these doctrines often cannot seem to connect to themselves, their bodies, or to other people. Many of them experience anxiety, depression, and panic that they aren’t able to explain, and they don’t feel the inner permission to own their emotions, trust
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So true! I relate so deeply. Anyone else?
