Makes sense. It’s hard to really rally around something you aren’t interested in. It’s a lack of belief, after all. Though some kind of religious trauma support group would have definitely been valuable to me in the deep South.
I have been a part of maybe 3 different groups (it’s been a while) and used to attend some regularly. That was pretty much it for us–a support group where people shared how they were raised and how they came to leave their religion.
I also met with FFRF people a couple of times–once to join a “walk” to raise funds for a cause that had nothing to do with religion or atheism, and another to help erect a solstice/reason sign for the holidays.
I agree there are some weirdos, but it sounds like OP just happened to join a particularly odd group.
Makes sense. It’s hard to really rally around something you aren’t interested in. It’s a lack of belief, after all. Though some kind of religious trauma support group would have definitely been valuable to me in the deep South.
That’s exactly it, these people are still suffering from the trauma inflicted upon them
The other side of the coin, in my opinion, is that you actually have to heal from that, you cannot just spend the rest of your life ranting and raving
I grew up in an insane religious cult so I feel this all lol
I have been a part of maybe 3 different groups (it’s been a while) and used to attend some regularly. That was pretty much it for us–a support group where people shared how they were raised and how they came to leave their religion.
I also met with FFRF people a couple of times–once to join a “walk” to raise funds for a cause that had nothing to do with religion or atheism, and another to help erect a solstice/reason sign for the holidays.
I agree there are some weirdos, but it sounds like OP just happened to join a particularly odd group.