• @Treczoks
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    324 months ago

    It is amazing that there are people still coming after that story got public.

    • @CarbonatedPastaSauce
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      204 months ago

      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.

      • @[email protected]
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        104 months ago

        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.

        • @CarbonatedPastaSauce
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          34 months ago

          Absolutely true, but in my grandmother’s case she was just a fanatic. She didn’t socialize with anyone from the church anyway.

    • @njm1314
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      24 months ago

      Honestly I’m more surprised that so many didn’t show up. That’s never been my experience.