2007-06-20 04:19:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response sometimes seen in an abducted hostage, in which the hostage shows signs of loyalty to the hostage-taker, regardless of the danger (or at least risk) in which the hostage has been placed.
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2007-06-20 04:22:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
North Korea?
2007-06-20 11:22:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How does this relate to religion?
Let's see... It could be argued that having a vengeful god is like being held prisoner. Therefore loving god is like loving your captor.
2007-06-20 11:46:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
something that will get you out of trouble if you have a wealthy father like Patty Hearst
2007-06-20 14:10:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I've always likened people's "relationship with Jesus" to Battered Wife Syndrome -- he tells you over and over how you're unworthy and inherently bad, he threatens you with infinite punishment if you argue with him or don't do as he says, yet like sheep they blindly rush to his defense, insisting "But he LOVES me!"
2007-06-20 11:22:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
falling in love with an abusive captor--christianity anyone?
2007-06-20 11:28:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
What do you want to ask about it? Can you clarify the Q ?
2007-06-20 12:38:55 · answer #7 · answered by jasmin2236 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When a kidnapped person starts to sympathize with his/her kidnapper.
2007-06-20 11:22:51 · answer #8 · answered by Dsgnrgrl 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I propose that this is either the most profound question ever written or that it is incomplete.... I'm leaning toward profundity.
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2007-06-20 12:08:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What about it?
2007-06-20 11:22:49 · answer #10 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋