To answer the OP seriously, you have to have a better understanding of what abusive relationships are like.
Abusers break you down into your smallest, meanest parts in many different ways: physically, mentally, emotionally. They do nothing to build you back up: instead, they make themselves the glue that holds you together. Then they proceed to break you back down and glue you again as many times as they see fit. You are nothing without them. You accomplish nothing without them. You are worth nothing except as they deem you worthy. Sound familiar?
Women who are indoctrinated into religion are frequently already primed for abusive relationships on a human level, as most religions are male-centric, and so while community, spirituality, and emotions play a very large and important role on a female level, the reason they STAY with religion instead of forming up groups outside of the terrible bonds of paternalistic ass-hattery is because of the abuse heaped on everyone, man and woman alike. You are nothing without god. You cannnot accomplish anything without him.
Some women leave and turn to more female-centric religions, or cognitive dissonance sets in and you hear shit like "well, *my* god isn't like that" (usually from people who've never read the Bible in the first place).
God is the ultimate Christian Grey.
Abusers break you down into your smallest, meanest parts in many different ways: physically, mentally, emotionally. They do nothing to build you back up: instead, they make themselves the glue that holds you together. Then they proceed to break you back down and glue you again as many times as they see fit. You are nothing without them. You accomplish nothing without them. You are worth nothing except as they deem you worthy. Sound familiar?
Women who are indoctrinated into religion are frequently already primed for abusive relationships on a human level, as most religions are male-centric, and so while community, spirituality, and emotions play a very large and important role on a female level, the reason they STAY with religion instead of forming up groups outside of the terrible bonds of paternalistic ass-hattery is because of the abuse heaped on everyone, man and woman alike. You are nothing without god. You cannnot accomplish anything without him.
Some women leave and turn to more female-centric religions, or cognitive dissonance sets in and you hear shit like "well, *my* god isn't like that" (usually from people who've never read the Bible in the first place).
God is the ultimate Christian Grey.
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