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'No Doubt' singer Gwen Stefani faces backlash for partnership with 'Hallow' Catholic Prayer App tied to anti-abortion movement (www.the-independent.com)

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[–] EatPotatoes@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Young people have this idea that it’s now this cuddly aesthetic democratic socialist outfit that is at best now indifferent to LGBTQ. But it’s easily just one of the best run religions that has handled the same rife sex abuse other religious groups have but at a scale without somehow totally collapsing.

The church is successfully reshaping it self around the mental health grift. Hallow as a meditation app being one example. But also there are mental health helplines, support groups and secret networks of councillors/psychotherapists that operate as pipelines for religious indoctrination.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That isn't new really for catholicism. Confession and pastors have always been a sort of mental health grift. A form of therapy before therapy existed.

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hallow literally competes with the official catholic church app that does the exact same thing. I think weirdly we can't blame the church for this one. This is fully some heathen shit done by individual Catholics, which is normally how you see cool shit.

[–] EatPotatoes@hexbear.net 4 points 4 months ago

American orthodox when?

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 4 points 4 months ago

Fun fact from Hallow's wikipedia page:

In April 2025, the app cut ties with British actor and comedian Russell Brand, after he was charged withremoved and other sexual offenses.