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“Hillsong is the last church that I will ever go to this side of heaven.”
“I don’t consider myself a Christian anymore.”
“I’m a really happy atheist.”
“It’s been 4 years now since I stepped in a church.”
(Quotes from @hulu #secretsofhillsong )
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“I don’t consider myself a Christian anymore.”
“I’m a really happy atheist.”
“It’s been 4 years now since I stepped in a church.”
(Quotes from @hulu #secretsofhillsong )
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Spiritual abuse has real consequences: people no longer can step foot in places of worship.
I’m not debating whether or not ppl should retain faith in the church after abuse.
I’m not shaming anyone for leaving the faith.
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I’m not debating whether or not ppl should retain faith in the church after abuse.
I’m not shaming anyone for leaving the faith.
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When a person’s reaction to being spiritually abused is to:
Leave church
Leave the faith
Deconvert
Take a break from church
Re-evaluate & change theological beliefs
The very communities who abused them will say,
“See? They were never sincere anyway…” to justify the harm. 3/x
Leave church
Leave the faith
Deconvert
Take a break from church
Re-evaluate & change theological beliefs
The very communities who abused them will say,
“See? They were never sincere anyway…” to justify the harm. 3/x
A thread I’ve been sitting on for months.
I believe a person’s abuse story is theirs to tell. But some victims of abuse are no longer with us to share theirs.
This is one of those stories:
There was a POC (let’s call him “Joe”) who was a member at our former church. 1/
I believe a person’s abuse story is theirs to tell. But some victims of abuse are no longer with us to share theirs.
This is one of those stories:
There was a POC (let’s call him “Joe”) who was a member at our former church. 1/
It may be important to state that there were very few POC at our church & they were some of the only ones who voted “no” on excommunicating us). 2/
Joe was mentally ill & could at times be awkward interpersonally.
Lead pastor once scolded my husband & other elders saying “you spend too much time with Joe. He can’t be too dependent on you.” 3/
Lead pastor once scolded my husband & other elders saying “you spend too much time with Joe. He can’t be too dependent on you.” 3/
