Abusers who use Christianity as their façade of choice quite often press the "martyrdom" / "suffering-for-Jesus" card upon their target victim, with the goal of keeping the victim in their evil grip. As I have seen this wickedness in action, it seems to me that it expresses itself in at least two different ways: 1)… Continue reading How Perverted Notions of “Martyrdom” Promote Abuse in the Church
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How Christian Celebrity-ism Promotes Abuse in Churches
And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality) — those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me. (Galatians 2:6) Christians reflect the world more often than we realize, and one example of this conformity is the celebrity status that we endue… Continue reading How Christian Celebrity-ism Promotes Abuse in Churches
