The quiet heresy no sermon dares preach is this: if women ever stopped tithing their time, money, and children to that system, “God’s plan for the family” would collapse into what it always was: men’s plan for women.

Collectively, Democrats and Republicans are two sides of the same coin—good cop, bad cop, but both working the same interrogation. The people are the suspects, and the system always gets its confession.

Teaching kids religion can be a form of psychological control, shaping their worldview through fear, guilt, and unquestioning obedience. Concepts like sin, hell, and divine punishment can create anxiety and self-doubt. Instead of encouraging critical thinking, it enforces dogma, limiting autonomy.

The belief in a god as an adult parallels a child's belief in Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny-both serve as cognitive constructs that provide comfort, structure, and a sense of control in the face of life's uncertainties.

Stars are born from the chaos of collapsing nebulae, their light forged in the turmoil of cosmic storms. So, too, are we shaped by the upheavals of doubt and the deconstruction of old beliefs. In the chaos of questioning, we find our light—a truth not handed down but kindled within.