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When your religious community's values diverge from your own

I have been attending the same church for fifteen years but their recent political positions make me feel sick to my stomach and I do not know if I can stay in a community that no longer reflects my values.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sacred belonging becomes a source of moral injury when the community's direction conflicts with personal conscience.

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