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It is amazing that there are people still coming after that story got public.
You have no idea the mental gymnastics zealots can get up to.
My grandmother was a fanatical roman catholic and she swore that all the stories about priests diddling little kids were a conspiracy by the rest of the world to discredit Catholicism.
I'll add that there's an element of denial and fear at losing community. For most ex-Christians I know, losing that familiar community is the last thing to go during their deconstruction. They might not believe in anything that's taught anymore, but leaving behind that community means isolation for a while and having to build new friendships and support systems.
So zealotry is definitely a component, but don't discount fear of being an outcast, either.
Absolutely true, but in my grandmother's case she was just a fanatic. She didn't socialize with anyone from the church anyway.
Lol, fair. Weird that she kept going, then.
Some people are just incapable of escaping the brainwashing I guess.
If only I could upvote this twice!
Honestly I'm more surprised that so many didn't show up. That's never been my experience.