{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/611530cff76d810012d0f951/6849acc8bb823905746f2e75?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Religion puts you in bondage and tells you to love your kidnapper ( God )","description":"<p>“You need to forgive God.”</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, my guests opened up about faith, pain, and the complicated relationship many people have with religion.</p><p><br></p><p>They shared what it’s like to grow up loving a God you’re told to fear—a God who feels so far away when life hits hard.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>From the sting of loss, to the scars of abuse, to the heavy weight of grief, they opened up about wrestling with a God who didn’t seem to show up when they needed Him most.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s a conversation that’ll make you think deeply and see God in a way that's beyond what you have been taught.</p>","author_name":"Chude Jideonwo"}