Is anyone surprised?
10/19/2008 | 12:11 AM | Evolved Rationalist
Despite the fact that religion already has over 9000 harmful effects on modern society, we now have statistical data for what a lot of us have already known: Church pastors dismiss mental illness as something that is spiritual in nature.
Is anyone actually surprised here? People who think that they are hearing the voice of their imaginary sky daddy also think that mental illnesses are spiritual in nature. Once someone has bought into the shitpile of lies also known as fundamentalist theistarded religion, anything goes. Once you believe in stories like the ark, the flood, the resurrected zombie god, a man in a whale, etc., the sky is the limit for your credulity.
cf. You have just lost the game.
The ill effects of such a theistarded view does not end there:
Here's the thing: Other studies have found that clergy, and not psychologists or other mental health experts, are the most common source of help sought in times of psychological distress.Theistards who are told that the church is the main source of enlightenment because they are speaking the world of god and that they somehow know the mind of god are naturally going to go down that path. All this isn't in any way surprising or new - it just goes to show how much religion can fuck up lives, and that we should not be as irresponsible as to be cowardly appeasers. The theistarded sheep who are currently trapped in the lie of religion need to be woken up for their sake.
Also, no, you have not seen the worst yet:
"Those whose mental illness is dismissed by clergy are not only being told they don't have a mental illness, they are also being told they need to stop taking their medication. That can be a very dangerous thing."RRRAAAAAGGGGGGEEEEEE!!
What the flying fuck? Why aren't more people calling out this bullshit for what it is: Theistarded lunacy? Why aren't more people speaking out and saying that enough is enough? Do people really think that just because it is religion, it's AWWRIGHT? Somebody needs to sue those assholes in court if their stupid, theistarded stance on medication causes harm to some deluded, theistarded moron. Seriously - wake the fuck up!
Wake up, you deluded theistarded dumbfucks! You are being taken for a ride and you are harming yourselves in the long run. Wake the fuck up before it is too late - the time to be nice and coddle you deluded sheep has long passed.
The urgency of dismantling the lie that is religion is undeniable except to those who have blinkers on their eyes, and as far as those people are concerned, fuck them. The time to act is now. Fuck the appeasers - they are more than welcome to do their own thing, but us 'militant atheists' will not be silenced by either them or the theistards.
Onwards, science soldiers!
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