A vent about my former faith.

I want to vent a bit about Christianity, a tree I nursed in my spirit for over 3 decades.

I was an evangelical. I grew up in the church. The church was my family. I was a genuine believer, not just surface level. Granted, I was socially awkward, shy, etc., some of those were components of an Autism I never identified.

I liked church. I helped out at a few of them. I read the whole bible. I was obedient. I embodied the spirit of the Bible and not just the requirements, I lived my life righteous and tried to love others. I believed in Jesus and was "saved". I stayed away from things that were deemed harmful.

1/n

#evangelical #exvangelical #religion #christianity #humanism #deconstruction #exreligious

In Mormon news, BYU tried to make an indigenous student cut his braids. So fuck them.

Thankfully, they responded to pushback and now will not make him do that, but I'm sure they will continue to get away with all of their other attempts to control the hairstyles and harmless behaviors of literally everyone else.

(Which is why this issue is a "white" cause as much as it is anyone else's. My Celtic and Germanic ancestors wore long hair in all sorts of styles, and so did yours. Whiteness restricts all of our freedoms.)

#exmo #exmormon #ReligiousTrauma #exvie #exvangelical #antiracism #deconstruction #BYU #LDS #Mormon

Been hanging around this online community for a few months and I've liked the vibe. Great place for people who have left religion after #deconstruction, but open to all who have an interest in a #humanism based community.

https://www.youtube.com/live/TFjxpnaIf3U

I don't like how fellow Muslims talk about Islam to Western audiences. It's always defensive. Taking the offensive stance once in a while is necessary. Islam doesn't need defending. It's those who paint it as dangerous that need to explain themselves.

Read my critique of Western political frameworks. Consider it a mirror for those who claim to be allies in the West and “anti-imperialist.”

https://wrzky.com/orientalism-and-the-denial-of-muslim-political-agency/

#orientalism #muslimfeminism #antiimperialism #pluralism #Trotskyism #panislamism #liberalfeminism #secularism #decolonial #deconstruction #anarchism #muslim #islam #indonesia #palestine #marxism #iran #afghanistan #lebanon #syria #communism #syncretism