Sentences with phrase «on spiritual abuse»

Since today's focus is on spiritual abuse, which many are less familiar with than, say, sexual abuse, I encourage you to check out this week's synchroblog on the topic, hosted by Hannah, Joy, Shaney, and Elora.

In addition, my friends Hannah, Joy, Shaney, and Elora will be hosting a synchroblog focused specifically on spiritual abuse, which you can learn more about here.

And let us discuss if their are statutes of limitations on spiritual abuse for those abusers who never repent or reconcile with those they have harmed.

Tiggy: if you have missed out on spiritual abuse in its many guises, the most infamous being the American sourced shepherding movemenr of the late 70s & early 80s, then consider yourself blessed in your ignorance

Someone asked me today if I had any cartoons on spiritual abuse they could use on their site.

I am focusing on spiritual abuse in particular: Admit that it happened.

If interested, my FAQs post categorizes most of the articles I've written on spiritual abuse issues.

Anyway, I have seen the opposite of relatively civil interchanges on spiritual abuse issues, so I have something to gauge this on.

Back then, I couldn't find ANY Christian books on spiritual abuse — the first main ones (like * The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse * and * Toxic Faith *) wouldn't even be published until a dozen years later.

Not exact matches

I can deal with the spiritual issues, but I'm not a therapist, and to get someone on the mend from severe abuse at several levels, because now the abuse is emotional, sexual, and spiritual, takes a lot.

You cover so many areas of concern to me and spiritual abuse is up there on my list.

Don't name names or anything, but tell stories so that people in the pews can be alerted to the spiritual abuse that happens in some churches, and so that spiritual abusers can be put on notice that we aren't going to take it any more.

I have not read the book — my church is already living through enough spiritual abuse on the part of its leaders that I really don't think I can stomach any more!

A friend of mine who teaches on the collegiate level recently told me, «I don't meet any young adults who've grown up in the church lacking at least one story of spiritual abuse.»

I am asking for a public apology for the spiritual abuse you inflicted on me.

For the past seven years I have written extensively on indicators of malignant ministers and toxic organizational systems, principles and practices for personal recovery from traumatizing abuse of spiritual authority, and constructive system solutions for dealing with destructive organizations.

I'm not a lawyer, but have had to do some research on SLAPP / anti-SLAPP because threats of defamation lawsuits against those who speak out seem to arise regularly in situations that involve alleged spiritual abuse.

Brad Sargeant (futuristguy) really is the go to person on how to deal with spiritual abuse in the church context.

From this research, Barb wrote the book * Spiritual Abuse Recovery: Dynamic Research on Finding a Place of Wholeness *.

First, Driscoll's so - called «fall» (from the Acts 29 p.o.v.) seems mainly to involve scandalous improprieties re: funds and books and tone and so on, but the theology that undergirds the spiritual abuse doesn't come under fire since Acts 29 not only doesn't see it as a problem, but generally holds to it as well.

well fishon, if i may, i would say that on a blog that is basically known for helping people who have experienced spiritual abuse... it is best to be gentle, which you don't seem to be able to do.

In the next post on this subject, we will look at the concept of spiritual headship, which is also widely abused.

First, «there must be an irrefutable standard that all agree upon» obviously not all people, or even all people inside or outside the church would agree on what is and is not spiritual abuse or whether or not it is tolerable or not.

Instead, what I discovered was a brotherhood intent on excluding any sisterhood, keeping unhealthy practices super secret, insuring parishioners remained incredibly ignorant that being set apart was just a ruse, and had a rich history of narcissistic spiritual abuse.

She seeks to do this through promoting truth - seeking expeditions, advocating gender equality, educating the Church on abuse, and aiding the rescue of men, women and children from spiritual, emotional and physical poverty.

In spite of the protests I get nearly every day that my focus on abuse in the church is unbalanced and unnecessary because it is so rare, I continue to address it because millions of people are recipients of spiritual abuse at the hands of their spiritual leaders and their churches.

Indoctrination at a young age should be considered child abuse, so people going on a spiritual journey should be allowed all the time they need.

I did nt want to believe in spiritual abuse, but Im starting to do some research on google.

The spiritual abuse heaped upon me and many others at my last church was not a joke, but my play on the words non-committed and committed was an attempt at one — which just goes to demonstrate that no matter how miserably the church treats a person, the Spirit can sustain that person's soul and even bring him / her back around to joy and a lighthearted attitude.

I have focused more on the privileges and abuses of power because I think it is the core consideration about communities, including religious or spiritual ones.

I came across the Nakedpastor when I did a search on Flickr for «spiritual abuse».

And yet he was increasingly aware of what he considered abuse of that freedom by preachers who ignored all tradition and relied on a purely personal spiritual understanding of the New Testament.

The problem with spiritual abuse it it's subtle (and quite frankly deceptive) nature, that many people don't even realise that it's going on.

I have had to deal with a lot of aspects of abuse in my 35 year life, from physical to emotional to abandonment... spiritual abuse (on some level as well).

I hear what you are saying David about churches not being aware of the spiritual abuse they are practicing and inflicting on members.

That is the end result of spiritual abuse, and as I've said nearly a half dozen places on this thread, it is inherent in the religion itself.

A new report, released over the weekend, commissioned by the Churches Child Protection Advisory Service warned spiritual abuse was on the increase with a greater need for understanding on the issue.

[For more on this, check out The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse: Recognizing and Escaping Spiritual Manipulation and False Spiritual Authority Within the Church by David Johnson and Jeff VanVonderen, and Is It My Fault?

His story strains credulity: After graduating from high school, he turned down a scholarship to Texas A&M and swore off the game; underwent treatment for drug abuse and depression; embarked on a four - year odyssey around the country in search of spiritual understanding before he was led back to baseball; was drafted in the 23rd round in 2010; then made the Braves» Opening Day roster a year after starting the»12 season in high A ball.

Pablo Larraín's new feature is a psychologically complex response to the abuses of the Catholic Church, with a chamber drama, where four men and one woman embark on a spiritual journey of atonement.

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She is also experienced in abuse issues and their lingering impact on lives and relationships, parenting, family, spiritual, and family of origin issues, communication and conflict resolution, intimacy, E.M.D.R., N.L.P. Certified, anxiety, depression and anger management.»

After reviewing the circumstantial and neglect / abuse causes for the development of maladative attachment of an infant / toddler with his / her caregiver, the workshop describes the manifestations of Attachment and Trauma Dysregulation on children and youth in the following areas: behavioral, cognitive, affectivity, physical and spiritual / moral.

Abuse can take on various forms: sexual, emotional, physical, financial, medical, spiritual, and more.

As a CADC (Certified Alcohol / Drug Counselor) I have experience working with clients dealing with substance abuse history, and focus on obtaining and maintaining sobriety, relapse prevention skills, as well as addressing underlying core issues and spiritual growth from a 12 - step perspective, so that effective lifestyle changes are a part of the recovery process.

(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary

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