Tuesday, June 7, 2011

The agony of seeing spiritual abuse for what it is

On a forum post, a Harold Camping follower rides the spiritual roller coaster so many spiritual abuse victims find themselves on: defending their abusive leader and then condemning him, back and forth, trying to make sense of what's happened to him. By looking at his post as he tries to come to grips with the spiritual disillusionment so often left behind in such abusive situations, you can see how the mind works when a victim confronts the unwanted information that a leader is flawed, dangerous and hurtful.