Religious Trauma Survivor

Hello again! It has been over a year since I first started on my de-conversion journey from fundamentalist Christianity. I have felt the growing urge to revisit my Religious Trauma Syndrome and the subsequent wounds. What have I discovered about myself now that the wounds inflicted have had a little time to heal? The following … More Religious Trauma Survivor

Expiration Date

Today I want to share a new viewpoint I have been considering regarding the “World.” As I have previously discussed, the main aspect of the Christian religion is making a choice for the state of your soul’s existence in the afterlife. Raise your hand if you have ever been asked this question: “If you were … More Expiration Date

Power & Control

The other night I should have been getting ready for bed, but instead I was surfing the internet for psychologically based information regarding the abusive relationships, particularly in relation to religion. See, I have only recently allowed myself to consider the idea that my relationship with God might not have been healthy. But I was … More Power & Control

A Woman’s Place

Oh boy. Hang on to your hats, this is going to be a bumpy ride. Quite possibly painful. My intention is not to throw shade at any one person or the ever polarizing idea of “male toxicity.” All I hope to accomplish is to share my experiences and observations of the fundamentalist Biblical model of … More A Woman’s Place

Not So Free Will

Free Will. That word is thrown around in Christian circles so much that it makes my head spin. I have always struggled with the logic of it. It is brought up mainly when discussing sin, evil, or Hell. I remember being at a revival tent meeting when I was probably around 13 or so. The … More Not So Free Will

Free

If you had told me last year that I would be writing this blog post, I would have laughed. Ha, don’t all big confessions or revelations start that way? But there is some truth to that concept. We become so comfortable in our beliefs that to consider anything else feels unsafe. They define us. They … More Free