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Tree Lady

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5. I raised my kids in church

Reply to DeeDeeNY (Original post)

Mon Jul 7, 2025, 06:05 PM

Jul 2025

I left it in my early 30's and older daughter still believes but doesn't go to church she votes R (ugh!) younger daughter took religions class in college when she saw all of the different beliefs, left all of it and her and hubby atheists.

My parents raised me to go to church to but more progressive one, I was the one for 8 years went to far right one, had friend took me there when I was 17.

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How do children in right-wing/Magat families finally break free of the indoctrination? It can't be easy. [View all] DeeDeeNY Jul 2025 OP

I don't know. In my own family, I have a brother Wingus Dingus Jul 2025 #1

I'll only speak to evangelicals and not MAGAts in general JT45242 Jul 2025 #2

Testify! BoRaGard Jul 2025 #7

School, access to different information including meeting different people JI7 Jul 2025 #3

They go to University and learn all sorts of new perspectives. That is why Maga wants to defund education Bev54 Jul 2025 #4

I raised my kids in church Tree Lady Jul 2025 #5

It's like when the fundies BAKER, SWAGGART and all, crashed and their followers were crushed UTUSN Jul 2025 #6

As having gone through this transformation myself, I can tell you: W_HAMILTON Jul 2025 #8

I have to think Magat grooming is constant and brutal... ananda Jul 2025 #9

Most don't... My first cousin went quiverfull and her JCMach1 Jul 2025 #10

Move to the city. Iggo Jul 2025 #11