#exprotestant

Christians use hyperbole to manipulate the fuck out of people. They call it a "sex addiction" when it's a healthy amount of masturbation for someone of that age range. Imagine if we applied that logic to eating. "I am a glutton" (ate 3 meals today instead of 2). "I am a gluttonous sinner with no self-control" (ate a snack cuz they felt peckish). It sounds silly but sexual urges and hunger are basic feelings. Instead of processing them in healthy ways, the church wants you to break down in tears of self-hatred every time you satisfy them so they can "absolve" you of the "sin" they created.