—  Psychological Difficulties of Life Outside of Religion | Darrell Ray | Weekly Sunday Gathering —  Baker Ripley, 6500 Rookin, Houston, TX

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Main Topic: Psychological Difficulties of Life Outside of Religion

Main Speaker: Darrell Ray

Music: Chelsea Beech

Main talk Summary: 

Life outside of religion can be psychologically and emotionally difficult. How does a person navigate in the real world if they were homeschooled in a fundamentalist religion? What does a young couple do when faced with religious parents wanting to indoctrinate their child? What does an exMuslim do when parents try to force them into a Muslim marriage? How does an exJehovah’s Witness deal with an overwhelming fear of Armageddon? 

Speaker Bio: 

Darrel Ray is an American organizational psychologist and author who focuses on topics such as workplace organizational culture, secular sexuality, and treatment of religion-induced trauma.

Dr. Ray is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of Recovering from Religion. He has been a psychologist for over thirty years and is the author of four books: two on organizational teamwork as well as "The God Virus-How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture" and "Sex and God-How Religion Distorts Sexuality".

Dr. Ray has been a student of religion most of his life and holds a Masters Degree in religion as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology/Anthropology with a Doctorate in Psychology. 


Musician Bio :

Top 40 with a Jazzy feel


We are back to our regular start time of 10:30 AM. Doors open at 10:00 AM


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Baker Ripley Community Center
6500 Rookin St
Houston, TX 77074

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