Stop Spiritual Abuse contains an abundance of articles that challenge abusive systems. It also has articles on practical suggestions for helping someone out of a cult or spiritually abusive situation. This site contains MANY articles, most of them informative and thought-provoking.
Are Pastors More Annointed?
Authority Unlimited
Christians Criticizing Christians, Can it be Biblical?
Beyond Accountability
Mind Control and Religion
Scripture Twisting Methods
Spiritual Pride
Many more great articles, too.
Showing posts with label pride. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pride. Show all posts
Friday, August 7, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Voices from the Fringe
Voices from the Fringe is a good place to see what kinds of extremes spiritual abuse can lead to. Ron Enroth, author of Churches that Abuse (see above), writes about different techniques abusive groups use and what the result is. Enroth lists the common threads he finds in these groups:
- An emphasis on spiritual experiences
- An increased focus on the role of demons
- A large proportion of members with personal, emotional, and dependency needs
- A teaching emphasis on attitudinal sins (such as rebelliousness, lack of submission, pride, and self-centeredness)
- An unhealthy dependence on those in authority
- Few checks and balances
- Minimal leadership accountability
- A defensiveness that results in intolerance of member-critics
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