Im in tears. I lived on many communes in NZ that were classed as cults, but only by people who left in shame, or by people who never bothered to get to know us.
At 22 I became very religious and had to move to three countries before settling in the USA that at least has some Religious tolerance. 1000X more than NZ, Canada and Australia.
A big reason for searching out a place to live was trying to find a modicum of just baseline tolerance.
I cant even talk about my faith to many I meet. Your Substack is like a fresh rain :)
Loved this. Great point that society hates them because of its rejection of culture. Lots to sit with!
Im in tears. I lived on many communes in NZ that were classed as cults, but only by people who left in shame, or by people who never bothered to get to know us.
At 22 I became very religious and had to move to three countries before settling in the USA that at least has some Religious tolerance. 1000X more than NZ, Canada and Australia.
A big reason for searching out a place to live was trying to find a modicum of just baseline tolerance.
I cant even talk about my faith to many I meet. Your Substack is like a fresh rain :)
Thankyou so much for writing that!