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I dissociated when I was being psychologically, emotionally & spiritually abused by Andy Wood & Filipe Santos in his office. Later, it was reframed that I was demon possessed w/ the spirit of Jezebel & I had been wounded b4. They say they were “super gentle.” I’ve had multiple 🧵
survivors of abuse at Echo church at the hands of these two pastors tell me their stories of psychological abuse in their office where they were bullied, intimidated, coerced, belittled, gaslit silenced, called names, etc. in a clear pattern over many years. Many are in 🧵
therapy yrs late. 3 started having panic attacks in Andy’s presence. Several have gone through EMDR for these abusive closed-door meetings. Most quietly moved away to heal. Some can’t drive past Echo church’s campuses (even yrs later). Several cannot walk into a church w/o 🧵
Continuing my thread with a heavy heart. I appreciate your prayers and sharing to reach others that may be going through similar situations.
“When I objected to lying and being forced to hide the trauma I had been subjected to, they asked me, “Why do you feel the need to get revenge?”
Fact: This has been casually, informally, & semi-formally thrown at my husband for the mere “daring” to push for justice…
Fact: This has been casually, informally, & semi-formally thrown at my husband for the mere “daring” to push for justice…
… or just posting about racism “too often”, and posting photos/stories of his —by the grace of God— succesful mission development work where an actual congregation of humans is evident
An NDA that @crutweets leadership required a traumatized staff member to sign contains this assertion of control:
"Your relationship with Cru is solely under the authority of Cru ...
"Your relationship with Cru is solely under the authority of Cru ...
... Nothing in this agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any rights held by Cru to assert that the 1st & 14th amendments bar any court ... from having jurisdiction to review and/or regulate the employment relationship between you & Cru."
Some religious employers/orders granted the right of ministerial exception through the courts have (perhaps unsurprisingly) abused them. #NDAFree #CruToo
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