thank you—fortunately was able to distance myself from the religion as i got older, make some great friends and access some amazing resources (like this blog!) that made me realize what happened wasn’t my fault!

my first time commenting on jezebel. i grew up in this religion, and though i’m not aware of any sexual abuse in the congregation i attended, the group does often have a very victim blaming attitude. women that are raped are asked if they put themselves in that situation (were you too drunk or were you “tempting” a…