<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1717820700/qrsdqizll7b9skdtxvej.jpg" style="width:238px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name , Thank you for making the shift from an Ally to an Accomplice, your commitment to justice and inclusion will not go unnoticed as every dollar donated goes toward furthering our mission of nurturing the spiritual and mental well-being of the LGBTQ+ community.   Together we can fight systemic injustice and forge a path towards healing and reconciliation for LGBTQ+ individuals across the nation and worldwide.  Encouraging You in All That You Do To, Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Proud. Believe. In Community,Nico Bonner, MHPS<a href="mailto:Nico@FlamingforJesus.com" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">Nico@FlamingforJesus.com</a> For more information on FFJ ,visit us at FlamingforJesus.com

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Did You Know?<p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%">Individuals who have suffered from religious trauma are at an increased rate of suicidality, substance abuse, homelessness, anxiety, and depression.<p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%"> <p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%">Religious trauma refers to the lasting negative impact on an individual's physical, emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual well-being caused by overwhelming or disruptive experiences related to religious beliefs, practices, or structures (Religious Trauma Institute).<p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%"> <p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%">The LGBTQ+ community and religious institutions have been at odds for generations and the trauma of experiences like; pulpit shaming, conversion therapy, and disownment, whether from social circles like family and friends or religious communities, among other factors contributes to the already staggering mental health crisis LGBTQ+ individuals face.<p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%"> <p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%">According to the American Psychiatric Association, members of the LGBTQ+ community are more than twice as likely as heterosexual people to experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. Transgender individuals are nearly four times as likely as cisgender individuals to experience a mental health condition.<p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%">LGBTQ+ individuals' mental health issues are often related to discrimination, stigma, harassment, and social isolation based on sexual orientation or gender identity, increasing the rate of anxiety, depression, suicidality, homelessness, and substance abuse.Make the Shift From Ally to Accomplice And Break the Chains Binding the LGBTQ+ Community to Religious Trauma.Be Our Accomplice in Breaking the Chains...<p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%">Of Confusion: Many LGBTQ+ individuals have experienced confusion and uncertainty about whether they can be both LGBTQ+ and faithful. We aim to break this chain by proudly representing the intersection of our LGBTQ+ Identities and faith, sharing resources for affirming religious institutions and doctrines and advocating for inclusive affirming spaces within religious circles.<p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%"> <p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%">Of Trauma: Religious trauma can have a lifetime impact on an individual's mental and emotional well-being. FFJ is committed to supporting the LGBTQ+ community's navigation of their past traumas on the path to reconciliation of their faith.<p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%"> <p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%">Of Isolation:  Social isolation from any community, religious or not, has critical effects on an individual's self-esteem, cognitive functions, development, and overall mental health. Through our initiatives, we seek to connect LGBTQ+ individuals with supportive communities, mental health resources, and events and gatherings where individuals can learn and connect with others who share similar experiences regardless of their identity, beliefs, or faith. <p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%"> <p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%">Of Misinformation: There are many misconceptions about LGBTQ+ identities within religious institutions and communities. We aim to break these misconceptions through educational training, workshops, resource provisions, and facilitating dialogues between religious leaders from affirming faiths and the LGBTQ+ community to promote understanding and acceptance.<p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%"> <p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%">Of Mental Health Stigmas: The stigma surrounding affirming mental health and accessibility in the LGBTQ+ community can prevent individuals from seeking the support they need and deserve. By providing easily accessible resources such as online counseling services, support hotlines, and peer support we are dedicated to breaking the stigma surrounding mental health and the LGBTQ+ community.<p style="box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;margin:0px;max-width:100%">By supporting this campaign, you will help Break the Chains that are binding the LGBTQ+ community to their trauma and the Chains that are keeping them from accessing, receiving, or knowing about the resources, support, community, and representation that they not only need but deserve.

From Allies to Accomplices - Break the Chains of LGBTQ Religious Trauma

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1. **Organization Mission & Cause**:
   - **Mission**: Flaming for Jesus is dedicated to providing a supportive community for individuals navigating adverse religious experiences, including trauma and deconstruction. Their mission emphasizes that individuals are the experts of their own journeys, and the organization aims to offer collective support and understanding.
   - **Cause**: The organization focuses on fostering a safe space for healing and empowerment, encouraging participants to share their experiences and find strength in community.

2. **Type of Activities**:
   - **Community Programs**: The primary activity is the "Rise Above Community" (RAC), which hosts online discussion groups led by peers. These groups allow participants to discuss their religious experiences and challenges in a supportive environment.
   - **Events**: Regular online meetings and discussions that focus on personal experiences related to religious trauma and healing.
   - **Fundraising Campaigns**: The organization conducts fundraising campaigns to support their programs and outreach efforts.

3. **Tone of Voice**:
   - The tone is **friendly**, **supportive**, and **inspiring**. The language used is inclusive and empathetic, encouraging individuals to feel comfortable sharing their experiences. Phrases like "Simply show up as you are" and "We look forward to witnessing and supporting your journey forward" reflect a warm and welcoming approach.

4. **Emoji Usage**:
   - The organization does not prominently use emojis in their communications. The tone remains professional and heartfelt without the use of informal symbols, maintaining a focus on sincerity and respect for the subject matter.

5. **Key Facts**:
   - **Founding Info**: Specific founding details are not provided on the website.
   - **Scale**: The organization has a total of 17 forms and has sent out 67 email campaigns, indicating an active engagement with their community.
   - **Impact Metrics**: While specific metrics are not detailed, the focus on community support and personal journeys suggests a qualitative impact on participants' well-being.
   - **Volunteer Info**: There is no explicit mention of volunteer opportunities on the website, but the community-led approach implies a collaborative effort among participants.

6. **Writing Guidelines**:
   - **Style**: Use a conversational and empathetic tone. Focus on inclusivity and support, ensuring that language is accessible and relatable.
   - **Content Structure**: Begin with a warm greeting, followed by a clear explanation of the purpose or event. Use bullet points for clarity when listing information or resources.
   - **Call to Action**: Encourage participation and sharing, emphasizing that all experiences are valid and welcomed.
   - **Language**: Use simple, direct language that resonates with individuals who may be experiencing trauma or seeking community support. Avoid jargon or overly complex terms.

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