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What is rather astonishing is the observation that Trump can more or less do anything without in any way disrupting the support he enjoys amongst his devoted followers. Let’s play a small thought experiment. Let’s suppose that he was caught boasting on tape about committing sexual assault upon women … oh […]

Why do Trump Cult members ignore facts? – #resist

This entry was posted in Activism People politics psychology society and tagged #resist cult trump on January 30, 2017 by Dave

OK, for those that do not know, let’s ask this – “What the heck is Quiverfull?”. Well, basically it is a specific religious fundamentalist belief that women should be churning out as many babies as possible because that is what they believe god wants, so birth control or any kind […]

Is it possible to break away and escape from Quiverfull?

This entry was posted in bloggers People religion and tagged abuse cult NLQ No Longer Quivering Quiverfull Vyckie Garrison on June 4, 2015 by Dave

Chartered Psychologist Jill Mytton has been speaking at the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Counselling Psychology in Cardiff about children who grow up in religious cults. Her observation is that they face considerable difficulties, not only during their childhood, but also after leaving the group. She explains … […]

The trauma involved in leaving a cult

This entry was posted in atheism religion and tagged cult on July 18, 2013 by Dave

Today’s bit of religious insanity comes from a church pastor in Beaverton, Oregon. He is suing a mother and daughter for $500,000 because they gave the church — Beaverton Grace Bible Church — bad reviews online. Yikes!! Apparently the ex-members wrote negative Google reviews on-line, but they mysteriously vanished. One […]

Church sues ex-members – They had a blog criticizing their practices

This entry was posted in kooks religion and tagged cult libel on May 15, 2012 by Dave

Belief in faith healing is fairly common, but for most mainstream believers, prayer is generally an addition to proper medical care, not an alternative. Sadly there are some to do indeed view faith healing as the only viable approach to illness and decline all medical care. One such example is […]

Child Victims of a Faith healing Cult

This entry was posted in kooks religion and tagged cult faith healing Followers of Christ on June 2, 2011 by Dave

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