This reddit post has one of the books popular with the creationist homeschoolers. But, honestly, the history books were far worse. Basically white supremacy and American history but from the perspective of it being proposed by God and a positive thing.
Trail of Tears and Manifest Destiny being God making way for his people. And not just a massive genocide of indigenous people.
Looking back. I’d say most textbooks I read besides Math I had to unlearn. In some way. It’s basically 90% correct information but written to reach the complete opposite conclusions of reality.
I had to stop reading the thread cos it was making me furious. I’m really sorry you experienced that. Did you have to unlearn any things about yourself?
Ha, that’s a very deep question. Well, I grew up homeschooled in a religious cult in the deep South of Georgia USA. Now I’m 34 and a non religious engineer living in Washington State. Work with Communist, Anarchist, and LGBTQ groups. Just had my first kid with my wife that moved here from another country when she was 18. So, yeah, I’d say I unlearned basically everything about my childhood since then.
Two of my friends died from a Meth addiction (long after losing touch sadly).
Three of my friends went to the military (all of which have PTSD). One of which is now very active in anti war protests (Gaza specifically). Others two are just braindead Joes.
One of my friends moved to Florida and has 4 kids. (She’s doing well now I’d say).
My two queer friends got out and are doing well.
But the rest are still living in the cult as far as I know. Or joined some other offshoot of it.
Cults are self destructive to their youth and it’s why they always have to recruit so much. Last I heard the leader of it had Cancer so he’s hopefully dead by now. Ironic because the entire cult was focused on all diseases being rooted in your Sins. They apparently hid his cancer from the congregation for awhile and said he got sick from accidently pouring gasoline on himself from a leaking gas station pump. Suddenly all diseases were not rooted in sin when the pastor got sick. But only for him. Everyone else had “evil spirits” that needed to purged through a week long retreat that costs thousands of dollars.
Probably more info than you needed.
Edit: Looked it up. Dude is dead. Rest in Piss. Sadly looks like his Son in Law and Daughter run it now. Parasites. They’re apparently curing “identity crisis” in children now. Which is likely just abusing Trans kids.
That’s a horrible way to grow up, and you’ve done great getting out of it. Cults are horribly destructive and people forget that they control your life and how you think. It’s all coercive control, it’s insidious and powerful; the leader is just abusing on a big scale. I’m glad you survived …also as an lgbt person massive thanks for working for the community 🌈
I’ve heard of these. What were some take aways?
https://www.reddit.com/r/religiousfruitcake/comments/qyzxl1/a_creationist_biology_book_with_a_rejection_of/
This reddit post has one of the books popular with the creationist homeschoolers. But, honestly, the history books were far worse. Basically white supremacy and American history but from the perspective of it being proposed by God and a positive thing.
Trail of Tears and Manifest Destiny being God making way for his people. And not just a massive genocide of indigenous people.
Looking back. I’d say most textbooks I read besides Math I had to unlearn. In some way. It’s basically 90% correct information but written to reach the complete opposite conclusions of reality.
I had to stop reading the thread cos it was making me furious. I’m really sorry you experienced that. Did you have to unlearn any things about yourself?
Ha, that’s a very deep question. Well, I grew up homeschooled in a religious cult in the deep South of Georgia USA. Now I’m 34 and a non religious engineer living in Washington State. Work with Communist, Anarchist, and LGBTQ groups. Just had my first kid with my wife that moved here from another country when she was 18. So, yeah, I’d say I unlearned basically everything about my childhood since then.
Two of my friends died from a Meth addiction (long after losing touch sadly). Three of my friends went to the military (all of which have PTSD). One of which is now very active in anti war protests (Gaza specifically). Others two are just braindead Joes. One of my friends moved to Florida and has 4 kids. (She’s doing well now I’d say). My two queer friends got out and are doing well. But the rest are still living in the cult as far as I know. Or joined some other offshoot of it.
Cults are self destructive to their youth and it’s why they always have to recruit so much. Last I heard the leader of it had Cancer so he’s hopefully dead by now. Ironic because the entire cult was focused on all diseases being rooted in your Sins. They apparently hid his cancer from the congregation for awhile and said he got sick from accidently pouring gasoline on himself from a leaking gas station pump. Suddenly all diseases were not rooted in sin when the pastor got sick. But only for him. Everyone else had “evil spirits” that needed to purged through a week long retreat that costs thousands of dollars.
Probably more info than you needed.
Edit: Looked it up. Dude is dead. Rest in Piss. Sadly looks like his Son in Law and Daughter run it now. Parasites. They’re apparently curing “identity crisis” in children now. Which is likely just abusing Trans kids.
That’s a horrible way to grow up, and you’ve done great getting out of it. Cults are horribly destructive and people forget that they control your life and how you think. It’s all coercive control, it’s insidious and powerful; the leader is just abusing on a big scale. I’m glad you survived …also as an lgbt person massive thanks for working for the community 🌈
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Anytime 😊