this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2024
215 points (99.1% liked)
Texas
1453 readers
8 users here now
A community for news, current events, and overall topics regarding the state of Texas
Other Texas Lemmy Communties to follow
Sports
- Houston Astros
- Houston Texans
- Houston Rockets
- Texas Rangers
- Dallas Cowboys
- Dallas Stars
- Austin FC
- San Antonio Spurs
Rules (Subject to Change)
-
Be a Decent Human Being
-
Posting news articles: Please use exact article Titles
-
Posts must have something to do with Texas
-
Zero tolerance for Racism/Sexism/Ableism/etc.
-
No NSFW content
-
Abide by the rules of lemmy.world
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
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.