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Why former believers miss religious rituals

I miss the ritual of confession even though I don't believe in sin anymore because there was something powerful about speaking my mistakes out loud and being forgiven.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Sacred practices can address psychological needs that persist even when their theological context has disappeared.

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