Whose Pain Is It?

The fallacy of owning others’ pain

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Submitted by Darrel Ray, Ed.D, President, RfR Board

As I read religious recovery comments from time to time, I see a pattern of thinking that might contribute to the problems people are facing.

Many people say that they caused pain in others when they left religion; pain for their families, friends, and former church…