religious-trauma

  • When Laundry Becomes Doctrine Laundry is often associated with care, cleanliness, and domestic stability. But in certain extremist religious sects and psychological cults, washing clothes—or being forced to wash the clothes of others—transcends routine and becomes a tool of domination. Across history and into modern times, cult leaders have imposed strict, often dehumanizing laundry routines…

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