"Historian Richard Quebedeaux observed that Bright is an authoritarian leader w/ a chain of command placing himself clearly at the top as leader of Campus Crusade. Further ... there is a lack of any effective self-criticism within the organization" #CruToo m.dailykos.com/stories/2007/1…
"Ross said he once exit-counseled a person who had left the Campus Crusade and said it was a "very tough case." He said the person's pupils were dilated and that he had trouble focusing attention. These are symptoms of mind control similar to those used in cults, Ross said."
"Another potential sign of religious abuse is the practice of "love-bombing"--showering a new "mark" with affection even as the world outside is condemned. A support forum operated by an exit counseling group has in fact noted that love-bombing occurs by Campus Crusade."
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Someone has given me a video of Cru US National Director Mark Gauthier responding to the recent anti-CRT report.
Rather than clearly condemning this highly inflammatory, racist document, Gauthier's key objection seems to be the fact that people found out about it. #CruToo
The way Gauthier frames his message is striking. After giving a note of personal thanks about prayers for his mother, he laments "the shooting that happened in Atlanta today where 8 people made in the image of God lost their lives. 6 women of Asian descent and 2 Caucasians."
"I also think about some of you that this kind of violence touches you in a very deep way. I want you to know that I'm praying for you, and I want to invite all of us to pray ..."
What matters here is what is *missing*.
No mention of the shooter nor Christian white supremacy.
Some of this responses to this post show us alot about how #religiouslanguage words.
We use religious language to evoke authority, tradition, mystery. It marks something as special (whether positively or negatively), set aside, sacred.
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2/ If Christians with recognised authority call something "Biblical" (Biblical manhood, Biblical counseling, Biblical patriarchy),
& if this is repeated often enough,
The sacred meaning attached to that concept (of manhood or whatever) becomes *very difficult* to question/detach
3/ If you question this concept that has been *branded* as Biblical,
You aren't just questioning the concept of manhood or counseling, etc.
You aren't just questioning the authority figures who designed that brand.
You are now questioning the Bible. You are questioning God.