We operated a free "listening station" where attendees could talk to us about whatever was on their mind without being subjected to shaming, dogma, platitudes, toxic positivity, nonconsensual advice, etc. We also provided a misting fan to help people beat the heat. The "without bad religion" banner language was a intentional play on words- a reference to both the punk band Bad Religion and the abstract idea of bad religion- (i.e. those experiences of religion which involve harm, shame, exclusion, oppression, and/or coercion). [link] [comments] |