Nobody tells you about the grief. Stepping back from a long relationship — even a necessary one — can feel like loss because it is. Relief and sadness at the same time is not confusion. It's honesty. https://faithoverfactions.com/A3 #FaithOverFactions #BeleagueredBelievers #ChurchHurt

RP • @psychedwithrachel did you know? check out @1946themovie to learn more about this topic (not an ad, I just love the doc) ✨

#religioustrauma #exvangelical #queertherapist #deconstruction #churchhurt

When Christians disagree on values — not preferences, but the things that go all the way down — the shared direction fades fast. Scripture is more honest about that than our church culture tends to be. https://faithoverfactions.com/A3 #FaithOverFactions #BeleagueredBelievers #ChurchHurt

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS TOO?

Have you ever seen ignorance, hypocrisy and meanness inchurch and wondered if you were the only one seeing it, or did you also reach a point where you just couldn’t ignore it and had to ask yourself what has been your own experience?

#ChurchHurt #ReligiousHypocrisy #Church

Isolation isn't the destination — it's the detox. The goal on the other side is belonging defined by shared passion and purpose instead of a common enemy. That community exists. https://faithoverfactions.com/cab

#ChurchHurt #SpirituallyHomeless #FaithOverFactions

Jenai Auman. Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized. Kindle Edition. Location 1292.

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To heal involves learning what it means to belong to ourselves individually, to belong to others collectively, and to recapture an identity rooted in the neighboring love of Jesus.”

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A watching world does not want to be saved by a church that has a proven track record of harm…We reorient by recognizing the inherent personhood of all human beings, even those who do not look, act, or think like us…

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has been spiritually bludgeoned in faith-based spaces because much of Western Christianity is convinced that dehumanizing the queer community is faithful.

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We need to acknowledge that women and children have been forced into positions of abusive submission to maintain harmful patriarchal cultures. We need to lament that the LGBTQIA+ community...

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To remedy that, we need to see that people with disabilities and chronic illness have been excluded from sanctuaries because making space for them became inconvenient for the able-bodied majority.

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Good morning.

“Much of American culture, including the culture of the church, relies heavily on minorities assimilating so as to have a semblance of unity.

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Forgiveness requires one person. Reconciliation requires two. We can forgive someone we never reconcile with. Not because they deserve it — because we do. And because we can't carry both the wound and a full life. https://faithoverfactions.com/cab
#Forgiveness #ChurchHurt #FaithOverFactions

This is a whole word from Kristen LaValley’s book Growing Up Saved

#spiritualtrauma #churchhurt #spiritualabuse

Not everyone goes angry. Some go quiet. Cold contempt, cynicism, a flat refusal to hope — that's bitterness with the heat turned down. Easier to baptize as wisdom. Same damage. https://faithoverfactions.com/cab

#Bitterness #ChurchHurt #FaithOverFactions

Sudo Sudo Sudo ⒶⒺⓋ (@Prometheus@infosec.exchange) Attached: 1 image Today is my 16th year anniversary of going #vegan and #atheist

My dabbling in #rawfoodism #frugivore was a great start down a healther road when my life was at an utter low, divorce with lots of young children, leaving my faith. #churchhurt is real baby. Vegan Athiest for life at now.

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Betrayal doesn't start as bitterness. It starts as fear. Then the fear reorganizes — into anger, then armor, then a home we didn't mean to move into. New piece for anyone who's been there. https://faithoverfactions.com/cab

#ChurchHurt #BetrayalTrauma #FaithOverFactions

The Root You’ve Been Feeding Have you been wounded while serving in the church? That hidden root of bitterness is quietly stealing your joy, your prayers, and your relationships. This devotional unpacks Hebrews 12:15 and offers practical steps to finally name the wound, release the resentment, and walk free.

Have you ever been wounded while trying to serve God—inside the church? 🌿 That hidden root of bitterness is stealing more than you realize. It's time to name it and let it go. ✝️ #ChurchHurt #Forgiveness #MenOfFaith

Since the 2016 election, millions have stepped away from church spaces - not due to a loss of faith, but because of experiences of harm, exclusion, or feeling unseen.

Pastor Sarah (UCC) addresses this with heart.

#Christianity #deconstruction #OpenAndAffirming #MentalHealth #ChurchHurt

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#evangelicals #endEvangelicals #JesusNeverExisted #USChristian #Christianity #Jesus #Jesussaves #churchandstate #churchhurt #Catholic #bornagain #Abrahamic #ChristianZionist #CUFI #AIPAC #Zionist #SandraHageeParker #IsraelKilledCharlieKirk #CharlieKirk #ErikaKirk #TPUSA

In this video, we explore how sometimes people just don't like you—and you've never done a thing to them. Marcellus shares the powerful wisdom he received from Bishop S.D. Johnson: . #madchurchdisease #churchhurt #forgiveness #spiritualwisdom

#ACAB #ChurchHurt

A poem for those who love Jesus, but struggle to see Him beyond culture wars, far-right politics, cult like coercive religion, and copious amounts of church hurt.

I see you. He loves you.

#christian #deconstruction #churchhurt #jesus #poetry #poem #reconstruction #christianity #religioustrauma

5 ways to radically improve your communication with someone experiencing church hurt:

-Listen far more than you speak.

-Don’t tell them how to feel.

-Ask permission to offer advice before giving it.

-Avoid cheap and easy cliches.

-Resist the reflex to “fix” them.

#churchhurt #churchtrauma