The “Emergent Church”
There is movement called the Emergent Church or the Emerging Church. It takes post modern ideology and overlays it on the Christian Fundamentalism we all know.
This is NOT a discussion on the emergent church.
A flag bearer for the group made the following statement. What is your opinion of it? Is he right? [...]
ICOC abusive mentality is alive and well…
And hasn’t changed much…
We cannot be controlled by the past. The abuses of authority may have been in the hands of the few on occasion in over organized and controlled groups or in the hands of the many on occasion where autonomous churches function with little or no input from any outside their local church.
No, [...]
I Can’t Hear God Anymore
Life in a Dallas Cult, Book by Wendy Duncan, Expose of Trinity Foundation
I Can’t Hear God Anymore is an instructive example of how normal people can be vulnerable to the psychological manipulations and spiritual abuse of a skilled cult leader. It is also an inspiring story of hope, as the author details her struggle to [...]
Can churches be abusive… yes they can
The short answer is yes in my opinion. Now for the long answer.
First, I can only base this on my experience, not that of hearsay or word of mouth. I refuse to sit in judgement of those that I know nothing about and I refuse to question the motivations and spiritual well being [...]
My friend Kat opens a BIG can of righteous WHOOP UP on politics…
WOW! I started reading this, thinking it was going to be another “I’m disappointed in my party and I don’t know what to do…” post.
I was wrong. This is a “I’m disappointed in my party and HERE is what needs to be done.” post.
To the original post I will add that if you [...]