I was raised in a religious cult and experienced and witnessed a lot of abuse. Sexual, mental, and physical abuse. For a long time I have blamed radicalized Christians for these predictable outcomes. But now I have come to see that there is an even bigger portion of the religious world those who consider themselves to be Christians of love who also contribute to this holy mess. They become more concerned with protecting their version of Christianity from being associated with the other version than they are with the fact that Christianity has a long history of cruelty that comes straight from their holy book. It’s time for people to denounce religion and superstition and move on to a higher plane. It’s way overdue. By the way, I was one of those who couldn’t read this entire article because it triggers too many unpleasant memories for me. I knew what to expect. It’s been going on for centuries.