Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #secretsofhillsong
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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
When I'm presenting on Independent Charismatics & the Trump Admin, I frequently get asked (by ppl w/ little experience in this arena): Why does anyone join these churches? Well, I strongly recommend watching the new FX #SecretsOfHillsong documentary. 1/
The series (3 of 4 episodes have aired so far) tracks the implosion of #Hillsong, a globally networked, massive Independent Charismatic church originating in Australia. themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/feb… @ellehardy has also done some excellent journalism on Hillsong's inner workings. 2/
While my own research focuses on the New Apostolic Reformation – another influential Independent Charismatic network that was instrumental to the US Capitol Riot – the Hillsong documentary is great at capturing the magnetic qualities of these churches. icjs.org/charismatic-re… 3/
