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Brien Pittman

Brien’s articles for FāVS generally revolve around ideas and beliefs that create unhealthy deadlock divisions between groups. He has received (minor) writing awards for his short stories and poetry from the cities of Portland, Oregon and the city of (good beer) Sapporo, Japan. In 2010 he was asked to present several articles for the California Senate Committee “Task Force for Suicide Prevention” and has been published by online magazines and a couple national poetry anthologies in print form.
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Growing into mature spirituality

Mature spirituality will never provide us with childlike answers to the incomprehensible, to the difficult questions in life, or to the social problems plaguing our country, and rightfully so. Instead, it will ask ever-larger questions of us and demand arduous actions that ultimately lead to a larger life.
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Safeguarding from toxic religions

In our society, the real damage caused by toxic religion is assumed to be done by extreme fringe groups readily identified as “cults” and we have all heard of the mind controlling indoctrination and abuses of such organizations.
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Pluralism is key to overcoming spiritual abuse

How much bloodshed could have been avoided throughout the history of humankind, and how much more must be shed before religion matures beyond the childish mindset of exclusivity?
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Overcome spiritual abuse by accepting religious differences

Some modern teachers have stated that all religions are one, that they are all ultimately the same and all equally good. While their view is motivated by a sincere effort to bring about religious harmony and world peace, it has led to many distortions.
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Barriers That Need to be Removed: Exclusive Claims Of Religion

When one has absolutely no doubts in their version of “truth” they stop searching for answers and they refuse to question, or recognize beliefs and practices that are abusive, or acknowledge the suffering they create.
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Silence: due to guilt, shame, or fear

Stepping up and sharing; being one of the first to bring up a topic such as religious abuse, falls under the category of what I call being courageously fearful — being scared shitless, but still facing whatever the challenge may be.
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When Religion Becomes Abusive: Barriers That Need To Be Removed

Unquestionably, an immense obstacle to the recognition of abuse, and to providing support to someone, is their silence about the ordeal.
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