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tiny
@tinyrainboot
I was thinking this morning about how much of a negative impact being raised catholic had on me, and I remembered this meme I saved 3 years ago. being told that god is watching everything you do instilled so much anxiety and fear into me as a small child. it led to obsessive compulsive behaviors — like I had to pray every night (every prayer I knew) before I went to sleep because I thought if I didn’t, some abstract “bad” thing would happen. or when my mom was away, I believed I had to pray or she might get in a car accident on the way home. I would say hail marys 40, 50 times before I went on any trip even though I didn’t necessarily believe in it, it was just that I had to do this ritual in order to feel like everything would be ok. I’m trying to move away from a lot of the fear that was instilled and perpetuated within me and look at god and divinity in a different way, not as a punishing force but one of love and joy.
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Eli Ankutse
@eliankutse
This misportrayal of who God truly is has caused a lot of needless harm 🫂 God IS love, and the Bible is His message to us on how to get the best out of life through His son Jesus 🤎 I'd advise reading the Bible for yourself, and you'll see how God reveals His truths to you 💯 It was always meant to be a personal relationship with God, but unfortunately the gatekeeping by religious institutions has forced many away 🙏🏾
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tiny
@tinyrainboot
i have read the bible! this was part of my OCD. that i had to read the whole thing as a kid. LOL. it's not my personal brand of spirituality these days, but ofc there is some great stuff in there.
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Eli Ankutse
@eliankutse
Same, I read it (enforced) as a child when I was you ger at school 🤓 It's just very different when you read it as an adult out of choice and with intention, rather than reading it as a child under duress 😅 You get much more from it 💯
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