@faith2faithless
Faith to Faithless is a Humanists UK programme dedicated to supporting people leaving high-control religious groups. Struggling? Ring our helpline: 0800 448 0748 For info about the programme visit faithtofaithless.com
It’s heartening to see people like Sam Carling MP speaking about leaving high-control religious groups – in his case Jehovah’s Witnesses. It’s a national tragedy that so many people face abuse when they leave such groups, yet it gets so little attention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🚨 Happening today at 12pm (UK)
Our Apostasy Awareness Training explores the challenges faced by people leaving high-control religions and how we can better support them.
Join us online👇
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You can vote for us on the Smiley Charity Film Awards website. If we win, we could unlock significant funding for our services. So please do share and vote!
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By voting for our film, you’ll help shine a light on a hidden crisis in the UK: people who risk losing their family, community, financial security, and even their home simply for questioning the beliefs they’ve been taught all their lives. We're here to make sure no one faces that alone.
Leaving a high-control religious group can be one of the most painful experiences a person can go through.
Our film shines a light on the support we offer to people rebuilding their lives. So we're deeply moved that it's a finalist in the Smiley Charity Film Awards. 🧵
humanists.uk/2026/02/26/v...
If you have left a high-control religious group and are in the UK, we have weekly online peer support sessions, monthly in-person social events throughout the UK, a women's group, and an LGBT group.
Fill in this registration form and someone will be in touch: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you have left a high-control religious group and are in the UK, we have weekly online peer support sessions, monthly in-person social events throughout the UK, a women's group, and an LGBT group.
Fill in this registration form and someone will be in touch: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Image of London skyline with text at top - Faith to Faithless - Join us in London, social event for people who have left high-control religions or cults. Email info@faithtofaithless.com for venue details.
London social this Sat 21/2 - 14:00
We’re meeting at a café inside a large museum, then explore together.
A way to connect with other ex-religious people — and we also have pub socials if that’s more your thing.
Email info@faithtofaithless.com
to register (include the religion you’ve left).
We’re launching our first ever Cheltenham social for ex-religious people this Sunday
🗓 22 Feb
⏰ 14:00–16:00
👤 Hosted by Andy
@ cafe in Cheltenham
A relaxed, friendly space to connect with others who have left a controlling religion
Register: info@faithtofaithless.com
We’d love to see you there 🌿
At our recent Apostasy Conference, Dr Savin Bapir-Tardy spoke on “Trauma, loss, and liberation after leaving faith.”
Here, Savin a therapist & academic, researching religious abuses, shares a particular focus on the experiences of people leaving Islam in the UK
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP1l...
A group of people sitting at a table chatting and enjoying themselves while they take part in an arts class.
Sat 31 Jan, we have an arts event for ex-religious people in North London. Arts activities to take part in, bring your own creations if you like, refreshments and socialising. Hosted by an arts therapist.
Email info@faithtofaithless.com for details and registration with the religion you have left.
I hear you. Me too. We do have online weekly peer support sessions too, and many of the people who attend left a religious group many years ago. Sometimes it's validating just to be able to talk with others who understand through shared experience. info@faithtofaithless.com if you are interested. :)
Faith to faithless. Have you left, or are you leaving, a high-contrl religious group? We're here to listen and support. Freephone: 0800 448 0748: Wednesday 10:00 - 13:00. Thursday 16:00 - 19:00. Friday 08:00 - 11:00. helpline@faithtofaithless.com
If you’re affected by any of the issues raised in this article – from financial abuse to coercive control or shunning – please get in touch with our helpline team. You’re not alone, and confidential support is available.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving a high-control religious group can be profoundly difficult. Many people have been raised to believe that anyone outside the group is dangerous, hostile, or morally corrupt, making the process of stepping away feel isolating and overwhelming. @faith2faithless.bsky.social.
High-control religious groups suppress questioning and dissent. The human tragedy is that this culture of control can tear families apart. This is the 'conditional love' experience by so many people who leave. @faith2faithless.bsky.social
We support people leaving high-control religious groups through @faith2faithless.bsky.social. This is vital work. Leaving can be an extremely isolating experience – and we’re here to make sure no one has to face it alone. We help people rebuild their lives, find community, and feel understood.
Important: these videos are increasingly convincing, and will only become more convincing. They're designed to instill fear into the ex-religious. AI gives would-be televangelists a tool to fabricate 'miracles' in a way previously impossible. Beware, and exercise sceptical criticism.
If you're in Newcastle do listen to our wonderful volunteer George who will be speaking about her own experiences leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses, and will talk about the work we do at Faith to Faithless.
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We’re honoured to announce that our Women’s Group has won a Dangoor Award for “Supporting Women!”
The award recognises our peer support work supporting women leaving controlling religions.
Huge thanks to our volunteer Zoe who hosts, and our members.
humanists.uk/2025/11/27/f...
Leaving a high-control religion can be incredibly isolating, especially for women who've faced profound levels of religious coercion, abuse, & misogyny. This programme offers a vital space for freedom, solidarity, & rebuilding lives. A well-deserved award for our @faith2faithless.bsky.social team.
It's #CultAwarenessDay. So, if you didn't know...
We help people who have left, or are leaving, high-control religions and cults through @faith2faithless.bsky.social
Watch our animation and share it too. You can can help us reach someone in desperate need of help.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMNa...
MPs and peers celebrated the huge contribution humanists make to communities across the UK.
At a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group, parliamentarians heard directly from volunteers and practitioners who support people at key moments in their lives 🧵
humanists.uk/2025/11/13/m...
Our @faith2faithless.bsky.social volunteer Aseel spoke powerfully about leaving a high-control religion, finding community, and now supporting others through meet-ups and our helpline. Our helpline has already received nearly 800 contacts from people seeking support. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMNa...
“Another council gets embroiled with London’s ‘cult-like’ church” via The Londoner
👉 The article reveals serious concerns about the UCKG’s practices in London - control, pressure on donations, and links with public institutions.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/another-coun...
"Freedom is having the choice to live out by your convictions"
Tamara Mathieu, former Twelve Tribes member and author of "All Who Believed" which tells of her time in the cult.
You can register to use our services here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sky view of Manchester city centre with a cloudy sky as the sun rises. At the top on a green background it has the Faith to Faithless logo. Join us in Manchester - Social event for people who have left high-control religions or cults. Email info@faithtofaithless.com for venue details
🌿 Manchester Social – Every Other Month! 🌿
Left a high-control religion or cult? Meet others who get it.
Share experiences, make friends, and find community 💛
📍 Manchester
💌 Email info@faithtofaithless.com
for registration details
Register for support here, and we will contact you:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Did you grow up not being allowed to read certain books, not being allowed to question doctrines/leaders?
Humans are not meant to be controlled. It's normal if you still feel the effect of coercive control
We offer peer support weekly&socials throughout UK. You don't have to be alone
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