Mastodawn

The simple statement presented in the post is the truth. Women in countries like Iran and Afghanistan for example have no choice but to wear it. It is important to remember this and that saying they do have a choice is a denial of basic facts.

Women in countries like Iran have no choice but to wear it. If they don’t, there is the possibility of 15 years in prison and the possibility of a death sentence.

Let’s not forget about the women and girls who live in religious households and are forced to wear it by family.
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#Hijab #Islam #Muslim #MuslimWomen #Forced #NoGods #NoGodsNoMasters #NoGod #HumanRights #Iran #ReligiousFreedom #ExMuslim #Religion #Apostasy #HumanMade #RTC #ReligiousTrauma #Trauma #MentalHealth

Tropical Wolf 9h ago

This is just a handful of problems and injustices that a person may face for leaving Islam. This all especially true if they live in a muslim majority country. However, those that don’t still face the risk of becoming victims of violent crimes, reviving threats, etc. These realities are all painful and heart breaking and no one should have to go through them. Unfortunately, this is the reality for millions of people world wide.

Due to the intense islamophobia that has been happening recently, I would also like to acknowledge that not all ex-muslims have a hard time leaving Islam. This is however, a reality that some do face.
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#ExMuslim #Activism #Islam #Religion #ReligiousTrauma #RTC #NoGods #NoGod #NoGodsNoMasters #NoReligion #Apostasy #ReligiousFreedom #FreedomOfReligion #ReligiousExtremism #Islamophobia #HumanMade #HumanRights #ReligiousFreedom #Agnostic #Agnosticism #Atheist #Atheism

Tropical Wolf 9h ago

You don’t need god to have morals. All you need to have morals are empathy, compassion, the willingness to learn and understand others. You just need emotional intelligence. You just need to always have a spark to learn. You need to always be willing to listen and learn. Always remember that.
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Tropical Wolf 1d ago

Religion is a choice. That’s how it should be. No one should be forced into a religion or made to practice certain aspects of a religion that they are not comfortable with. Unfortunately, this is not the case for everyone. Some people in certain countries can be persecuted for leaving their religion, converting to another religion, being atheist or apostasy. (This post will focus ONLY on apostasy)

13 counties carry the death penalty for apostasy. Those countries are Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Mauritania, Maldives, Pakistan, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

People should be able to renounce their religion without the possibility of death. However, for the residents of these countries, that possibility is not a reality, and they are often forced to live a lie for their own protection.
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#Religion #ReligiousFreedom #Discrimination #ReligiousDiscrimination #apostasy #DeathPenalty #ReligiousTrauma #Islam #ExMuslim #ExMuslims #Atheist #Atheism #LeavingIslam #Danger #LeavingReligion #NoGods #NoGodsNoMasters #NoGod

Tropical Wolf 1d ago

There’s nothing like being forced to marry your r*pist. Is there? Really do like how the passage even acknowledges the fact that she was violated, but not ONCE does she get a say in anything that happens to her. Then her FATHER is given money. Her father gets to benefit from her pain and suffering…Meanwhile she gets endless physiological torment as she is forced to spend the rest of her life with her rapist… wow…

#Christianity #Religion #ReligiousTrauma #Misogyny #RTC #Abuse #BibleVerses #BiblePassages #Bible #Trauma

Mx. Luna Corbden 2d ago

An article in the Trib about the divide in Utah between exmos and TBMs.

Archive Link:

https://web.archive.org/web/20250826161128/https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/08/25/lds-vs-ex-members-exploring-utahs/

Original Link:

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/08/25/lds-vs-ex-members-exploring-utahs/

#exmo #exmormon #ReligiousTrauma #UTPol

Exploring the nastiest divide of all in Utah: Latter-day Saints vs. former members

Of all the chasms in the state's "Unspoken Divide" between Latter-day Saints and other Utahns, this one — between current members and former members — is the most pernicious, polarizing and protracted.

The Salt Lake Tribune

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Mx. Luna Corbden Aug 22

More in this article, from the personal perspective of someone who experienced abuse by parents influenced by Dobson. By Piper Bly @piper

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/james-dobson-rest-in-piss

#JamesDobson #AbuseCulture #ReligiousTrauma #exvangelical #exvie #exmo #exmormon

JAMES DOBSON IS DEAD. AND HE’S GOING TO HELL. — Assigned

The death of evangelical child-abuse advocate James Dobson is a moment for joy and reflection for Piper Bly, a trans writer and illustrator whose own abuse was facilitated by Dobson’s notorious work.

Assigned

Mileena Rayne Aug 21

Read the full post on why I’m writing this four-book dark fantasy series: https://mileenarayne.com/diary/2025/08/20/why-im-writing-the-chosen-chronicles/

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Mx. Luna Corbden Aug 21

For more information, if you can stomach it, the book Breaking Their Will by Janet Heimlich gets into it. (I was unable to finish it.)

Fuck James Dobson.

#JamesDobson #AbuseCulture #ReligiousTrauma #exvangelical #exvie #exmo #exmormon

Mx. Luna Corbden Aug 21

Not hiding this because folks need to see this, but CW for child abuse and the evils of American Christfascism. And speaking ill of the dead, which I will gladly do. I can't speak ill enough of him.

James Dobson is a major reason why *this*. Even his evangelical friends and radio cohosts thought he was too cruel. I'm glad he died before he could see his creation of Cristofascism come to fruition. He's one of the worst human beings to ever live.

Not content to let trauma-informed culture break the cycle of domestic abuse, he perpetuated child abuse by teaching millions of parents *how*. He even sold a device for beating children called "The Rod." (As in "spare the rod, spoil the child.") He advocated for what was known as "blanket training," used to break the will of children starting in infancy. The goal was to create a mindless being who would not cry when beaten, who would jump to with a "Yes sir!" on *any* command.

The core cruelties of white American evangelicalism in 2025 can be traced to many men, but this man was its face and kindly voice on the radio. When I speak of #AbuseCulture, this is what I mean. Dobson is the black hole which emitted its unholy light even as the revelations of science and open culture attempted to eliminate childhood trauma — Dobson raised its banner and pulled millions of Christians in, not just evangelicals, but anyone who trusted a figure promoting "Family Values," parents who would not on their own be able or even willing to enact such cruelties upon their own children, but under Dobson's manipulations, broke the will of their children...

...children who grew up and abused their own children, who are now pastors and sheriffs and senators and ICE thugs who want to make this reality for all of us.

That is the legacy of this horrible, horrible man.

I don't wish eternal hell on anyone, but I wouldn't mind if this particular creature experienced every pain he caused.

#ReligiousTrauma #exvangelical #exvie #exmo #exmormon