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When faith communities blame suffering on insufficient belief

I have been depressed for two years and I keep praying for healing but my church says if I had enough faith I would be healed already.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Being told that continued suffering indicates spiritual failure compounds pain with shame.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Faith and suffering — the theodicy question?”

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