I was viewing the second video from Jeff VanVonderen on his site.
Lecture 2: The Abusive Religious System
One of the issues he addressed was the Can’t Talk Rule.
He said that unwritten rule comes to the surface when the person that addresses a problem becomes the problem to those that created the problem.
In a problem situation, many [...]
Are you looking for testimonies on spiritual abuse through control in the church? My husband and I have been members of the same church for 32 years. We were victimized by a combination of “church transitioning” into the Purpose Driven Church movement and the influence of dominionism through the Religious Right. The [...]
One major problem in some mainline and not-so-mainline churches is the fact that habitual sin is swept under the rug and hidden to avoid embarrassment for the church, especially if the sin involves sexual sin which could also include sexual assault and abuse, and most especially if a pastor or other church official is involved.
The [...]
