As we consider the causes of depression, those of us in the church must face the ways we might be responsible for creating it. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes church create depression
Freud taught us that it wasn't God that imposed judgment on us and made us feel guilty when we stepped out of line. Instead, it was the superego - that idealized concept of what a good person is supposed to be and do - given to us by our parents, that condemned us for what had been hitherto regarded as ungodly behavior. Tony Campolo behaviorconceptcondemn share on social
Sadly, we do a much better job of making people feel guilty than we do of delivering them from the guilt we create. We need to confess this and change our ways. Tony Campolo changeconfesscreate Change image and share on social
Most of my fundamentalist brothers and sisters - and I am an evangelical, so I can say most of my fundamentalist brothers and sisters - are quite willing to pack women off and send them as missionaries to dangerous places where they might get killed. Tony Campolo brotherdangerousevangelical share on social
We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!' Neil deGrasse Tyson createdefinedefinition Change image and share on social
You have the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England, the Presbyterians, the Wesleyans, represented in each school, and they are each to take alternate days. Charles Tupper alternatecatholicchurch Change image and share on social
I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realise is that you're not alone. Dwayne Johnson depressionfindimportant Change image and share on social