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Welcome to the exchristian community! We strive to provide a safe space for anyone looking to leave the religion or seek comfort while dealing with the fallout from leaving. This site was originally hosted on reddit before the ~~Great~~ Minor Exodus of 2023.

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Brave toddler, 3, tried to escape and told mom 'I love you' while being 'exorcised' to death in church as prosecutors finally try to bring evil parents and grandfather to justice (www.dailymail.co.uk)

submitted 6 months ago by Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to c/exchristian@lemmy.one

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[–] kromem@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

There's another option, which is that the extreme doomsday beliefs become a self-fulfilling prophecy and no one lives to see it classified as a mental illness outside of the momentary 'oops' when things are crashing down all around and no dead bodies come floating down from the sky to stop it.

I think about Popper's paradox more and more these days.