🎉I wrote an article for Mutuality (@CBEInt) & it just came in the mail! Theme: Why Her? Understanding the Subjugation of Women in Cults and Controlling Religious Groups In "Cults, Coercive Persuasion, and Patriarchy", I explore some of the powerful psychological techniques that cults use to enforce compliance and maintain control, like loaded language, undermining autonomy, and conditioning compliance. "All people—including women—deserve more than systems that demand their compliance and unquestioning sacrifice. Our faith communities should protect our autonomy and personhood, not undermine them. We should be free to express our doubts, our questions, and our feelings without risking our belonging. Healthy faith communities will strive to recognize the God-given value in each person, not weaponize fear and shame to control. Safe communities welcome us for all that we are, not for how well we conform." cbeinternational.org/person/… #cults #coercivecontrol #faith #spirituality #Christianity