For more than a century, hundreds of thousands of Native American children were forced to attend boarding schools. Those schools stripped children of their identities and cultures. Deaths are estimated to be in the thousands as they suffered abuse, neglect, beatings and forced labor. Stephanie Sy reports on new findings about the role churches and religious groups played.
A Quick Note/Pre-Update from My Swirling Maelstrom of Creativity
Almost to the point I can break out of my inability to write because of my feelings and past trauma holding me hostage again. Don't let them rewrite your story. #positivevibes #traumarecovery #writerslife #transrights #Punk4Peace #punk4lyfe #BeKind #matchenergy #recoveringCatholic #religioustrauma #religiousabuse #tellyourstory
Almost to the point I can break out of my inability to write because of my feelings and past trauma holding me hostage again. Don’t let them rewrite your story. #positivevibes #traumarecovery #writerslife #transrights #Punk4Peace #punk4lyfe #BeKind #matchenergy #recoveringCatholic #religioustrauma #religiousabuse #tellyourstory
Possibly one of my favorite #Quotes of today: “Nobody excels at heaping religious abuse more than preachers who are ignorant about the cultural contexts of Bible passages.”
It’s from David Robertson’s essay in The Moderate Voice and sadly, does not just apply to divorce. #ReligiousAbuse & #ReligiousTrauma can & does occur in virtually any religious setting or indeed any setting where religion, scripture, theology, liturgy, or other spiritual practices are given primacy. There is nothing wrong with questioning religious leaders, their teaching, or even the fundamentals of faith. Doing so is not a sin. In fact, we should all probably engage in questioning our faith tradiditions, religious teachers, and spiritual beliefs on a regular basis. Such discipline does not separate us from God, although it may separate us from a particular church, congregation, tradition, or denomination. In fact, it does quite the opposite by fostering a deeper communication with & understanding of the Divine
“And I'll be understood,
Make friends with the pagans in the nude.
I'll be no different
Just a little less interested
In all that new world shit
'Cause there ain't no new world in the sticks.”
#art #artwork #religiousart #religiousabuse #religion #pagan #paganism #sheep #wolf #mothermother #music #lamb
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Brett Harper
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ANTIRELIGION
Nat Oleander
Baas moved again!