how religious institutions demand blind obedience from parishioners trained from childhood to defer to the established patriarchal principles of society. Conforming to the religious standards without being able to think for oneself and form individual opinions (spiritual abuse) is a set up for oppression and submission for the sake of a feeling of belongingness.
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