What if the things you were taught to fear were never wrong to begin with? “I am more comfortable with who I am. So many things that I was taught were ‘evil’ are just normal parts of being human.” Talk to a trained helpline agent here: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/

#Christianity #CultLeader #Jesus #CultPsychology #Authoritarianism #ChristianPropaganda "Jesus has no problem repeatedly referencing violence against slaves and calling them worthless without ever once condemning the practice. Does this reflect the morality of a divine being? An ethical genius?"

“But here’s the thing about a lot of us that are very outspoken in our criticisms of Christianity. We criticise it because we grew up in it, because we know it so well and because we know the harm that it caused us. We don’t want to see other people go through that.” // Promise Backlund

"Religion does not exist in a vacuum, nor do its practitioners. The more popularized and socially acceptable a religion is, the more influence it has on culture. To ignore its impact, especially its negative side, is irresponsible at best and complicit with abuse at worst." // Promise Backlund

Sending this little kitty to anyone who needs a hug for their heart today. 🐾🤍

Our statement on the UK gov't's demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the UK be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification & content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all. signal.org/blog/pdfs/20...

This is true. I could really use someone who is non-religious / humanistic, psychologically safe & I can trust, to see me, understand what I have been through, understand the darkness & pain without minimizing it or trying to fix it, hold me and just be there for me. 😢 But also, it’s complicated.…

These attacks are ideological, not evidence-based, and policies that target lawful adult platforms only make sex workers less safe. www.freespeechcoalition.com/blog/fsc-con...

#RfR #RecoveringFromReligion #Deconstruction #Support #ReligiousTrauma #Trauma #Uncertainty #Fundraiser Recovering from Religion's fundraiser begins in less than 90 minutes. Watch the livestream and support them in whatever way you can!

Satan is in the snacks! WATCH: sbee.link/k6rmx3udvb

We need our anger in trauma recovery, because almost NO significant change in ANY complex system-- including nations, governments, organizations, churches, down to the nervous systems of individual people-- happens WTHOUT anger. Used skillfully, anger is essential fuel.

"...Keep living your most authentic life. Do not allow your own testimony to be weaponized against you. Do not allow them to dismiss your boldness & your passion & your ability to think critically & your ability to dig deeper & to keep seeking truth or keep seeking authenticity...." // Kristi Burke

You get to be angry-- not just because of what happened to you or how you were treated, but because of how your pain was ignored, misunderstood, mocked, & otherwise not seen or treated with the care it deserved in the years since. The care YOU deserved in the years since.

When people say they follow Jesus, say they are Christian or similar, but doesn't actually know what's in the Christian bible and what it says about Jesus, ethics and morality and just haven't thought it through... Matt Dillahunty: "What's good about faith, if it isn't a reliable path to truth?"

There’s been a LOT of misinformation and conflation of information around the “62 million men r*pe academy” story. Did you know that it originated from Laila Mickelwait & Exodus Cry? This is a must-watch. Thank you @taylorlorenz.bsky.social and @kattenbarge.bsky.social youtu.be/mvzQ0WPzRSo?...

An underappreciated part of trauma recovery is discerning who is & isn't wasting our time w/ their "helpful" feedback & "support." Because not all feedback is helpful-- some can be quite toxic, actually-- & not all "support," no matter how well intended, is actually supportive.

If you want to hear an actual intelligent conversation about why #secularhumanism is the best #worldview for society, with actual informed pushback and no rhetoric (unlike last year), check out the Canadian Podcast for Inquiry show I just did: www.youtube.com/watch?v=utcx... #philosophy #politics

How much of the Gospel Easter stories is bunk? No eggs or bunnies to be sure. But what about the stuff actually claimed there? Find out live in about an hour! #bunk #easter #gospel #nonsensechristmas www.youtube.com/live/c18rNMC...

Thanks to @annaroseiovine.bsky.social at @mashable.com for continuing to report on the harms of age verification legislation and sharing our preliminary data on the impact of AV on sex educators. mashable.com/article/age-...

#Reading #DeepReading #Brain #Science #Books #Stories

"If humanity were to advance towards a scientific golden age like in Star Trek, what does Dr. Carrier see as the necessary progression of religious belief and practice for that to happen?" The "What's the harm?" article that @richardcarrier.info mentions: www.richardcarrier.info/archives/14557

you don’t need to shrink or be small or take up less space (physically or personality-wise or or or) to be valuable or lovable or loved

I believe the world does not understand or adequately acknowledge the impact of events, traumatic & otherwise, on humans, nor does it teach or offer us effective tools & strategies to manage that impact. "Resilience" is not a tool. "Suck it up" is not a strategy.

Live tomorrow night! On the Godless Engineer show with John Gleason (it will be Canadian Whiskey Friday for me). #philosophy #christianity #history #JesusMyth #apologetics #Atheism www.youtube.com/live/05yodzJ...

Please, don’t trust ANY anti-sex-trafficking nonprofit that refuses to support the labor rights of consensual adult sex workers. We know for a fact that criminalization leads to exploitation and trafficking. I would also be wary of those who fund such organizations.

They are pro KOSA, pro surveillance, and anti sex work. They call it “sexual exploitation” instead of sex work, because they’re SWERFs. REMINDER THAT CRIMINALIZING SEX WORKERS ENABLES SEX TRAFFICKERS. Any anti trafficking org that does not hold to this cares more about optics than safety.

As much as I agree that it’s obviously very important right now to put pressure on the admin to release the full Epstein files and prosecute all of the predators involved This org is anti-sex work, pro-Nordic model, and classifies consensual sex work as exploitation.

"Bethel's response is like not a response, it's just doubling down and if anything, it's good it really exposed them and showed their true colors. That was their one opportunity, I think, to turn the ship and they absolutely failed." // Promise Backlund (@eve-wasframed.bsky.social)

Happy World Introvert Day! ❤️‍🩹🎮📖😋🥰❤️

“I feel insane for being an atheist in a country where everyone has the same coded brain.” If this resonates, you’re not alone. Share your story here. Watch “Psychological Difficulties of Life Outside of Religion”: https://youtu.be/sM-fnzw8Ymc Need to talk? https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/

#AI #CriticalThinking #AIHallucinations #LLMs Things to keep in mind, when you use AI... 1. Watch @charalanahzard.bsky.social's video (and please watch it all the way to the end). 2. Then, if you wanna dig deeper, go read @richardcarrier.info's article.

“I’m scared I’ll suddenly convert and start to believe…” If you’ve felt this fear, you’re not alone. Share your story here. Watch “How to Avoid Getting Hung Up on Bad Ideas” with Matt Dillahunty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dqIoCPBSsE Need to talk? https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/

One of Christianity's many problems: The Christian Bible and history... again!

Happy Winter Solstice!

"You can’t just handwave and replace facts with feelings." // Richard Carrier, PhD

Why We're Boycotting Xbox: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj1...

December 17th is the International Day to End Violence Againts Sx Workers. But how can we achieve this goal when the very people trusted with protecting us ignore our calls for help, take the side of the perpetrators, or assault us themselves?

#Religion #Kristendom #Tro #Danmark #Bibelen #Jesus #Historie #Pseudohistorie #Oldtidshistorie #Romerriget #Videnskab #Pseudovidenskab Kristeligt Dagblads Forlag misinformere, når de skriver at forfatteren Tom Holland, som står bag historiebogen “Herredømmet”, er uddannet historiker. Læs mere her:

Kayse Melone was a fundamentalist Christian. Her deconstruction story is compelling. youtu.be/p1WSQ-H3c3A?...

"Science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking." - Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

#Religion #Kristendom #Tro #Danmark Min anmeldelse og kritik af Kristian Leth's bog, "Verdens vigtigste bog".

"Anyone who refuses a written debate (where careful citation and fact-checking occurs and fallacies and word-games are more easily called out) is thereby declaring their disinterest in any real debate. ... Live debate is just a game. And as such, it is only pseudo-intellectual." // Richard Carrier

#Jesus #Mythicism #Christianity #History #CriticalThinking #HistoricalMethods #HistoricalJesus Historian Richard Carrier about his new book and why the paradigm of a historical Jesus is obsolete.

#ChatControl #EU #AgeVerification #AgeAssurance #DigitalPrivacy #HumanRights #CyberSecurity #OnlineSafety #ChatKontrol #Overvågning #Privatliv #Retssikkerhed #Ytringsfrihed #Danmark "This is not a victory for privacy; it is a disaster waiting to happen." // Patrick Breyer

I'm on Socialist Republic discussing the unsoundness of the Moral Argument for God & why an objective #morality necessarily exists in all possible worlds. Timely, as this came up in both my debates last week (which I'll blog on soon). www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HEW... #philosophy

hey, psst— you are so many good & wonderful things.