I remember exactly when I left the church because of that. My first screaming match with my mom was at 16 when I told her I wanted to stay home this Sunday to study the Bible. She started misquoting the Bible at me but I was prepared, I knew in advance this argument would happen because of this so I studied the verses she often would quote at me to keep me under her thumb, and it turned out she was deliberately misunderstanding that verse in the context of the book. Well it was ugly. And after that I shunned the church, my mom, and the whole of Christianity because I blamed them for my emotional trauma. I lost my grip on reality that day because I also lost my relationship with God who I originally had a close relationship with. But I grew up, learned the propaganda and really studied my trauma to try and pull myself back together. I got engaged, had a kid and realized the hole in my heart where God used to be was twice as big. So now I'm church hopping, trying to find a nice group to associate with, reading my Bible, cooking, cleaning, gardening and honestly I don't know if I've ever felt this happy. I've been happy before right, but I was in such a deep depression for most of my life, I never thought I would ever feel right again. But, for the first time in a long time, I feel ok, and I can thank God for that.