Davis County Ex-Mormon meetup Sunday May 18, 2025, 2:30 PM

Rejecting the Authoritarian Self
Authoritarian religion cannot survive without authoritarian people. While institutions may preach obedience, it is individuals who internalize and enforce that obedience upon themselves and others—sometimes unconsciously. Studies suggest that roughly 30% of the population across cultures are predisposed to seek strong authority figures, and many of these individuals bring this preference into their religious lives. But this tendency is not harmless. When church members trade away their moral responsibility for the comfort of certainty and hierarchy, they become co-creators of an authoritarian system. Their compliance gives power to leaders who reward loyalty over love and uniformity over spiritual integrity.
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