Sentences with phrase «spiritual abuse by»

We all know that life is not fair, especially when it comes to spiritual abuse by those with «power», even if that power is abusive.

But the point is that IN THAT CONTEXT Calvinist theology was a much - needed pastoral and communal approach that helped people to break from the shackles of long - established systems of spiritual abuse by offering a different story to live by and a different kind of community to live in.

As my Pastor at the time... spiritual abuse by your hand, and an clear abuse of power, absolutely!

To me and to every victim of spiritual abuse by Pastors in a position of power and influence.

I myself am a survivor of multiple incidents of spiritual abuse by leaders in a range of evangelical, moderate, conservative, and fundamentalist churches and parachurch settings over the past 40 years.

This is NOT about the details of my divorce but about spiritual abuse by a few and the Pathology that led to the Thugology in the resulting context of really bad Theology.

Not exact matches

The institutional church is so often like Satan... longing to be worshipped and obeyed; teaching that obedience to one scripture is more important than balancing them all; luring us to abuse our power to make a difficult path chosen by God into a simple solution of no new spiritual growth (Matt 4).

They were also filled with a high degree of spiritual abuse simply by virtue of having to accept Calvinism or you can not be a member.

I really appreciate you validating my true and accurate and verifiable account of my experience with spiritual abuse caused by the Emergent leaders and their followers.

ttm, Belittling the question or the questioner and trying to shut them up is a form of spiritual abuse when it's done in a religious context or for supposedly religious reasons by someone in a position of authority.

When you add the «spiritual» layer to abuse through the silencing and censoring done by others — who are supposed to be your Christian brothers and sisters — it is overwhelmingly detrimental to any healing.

I experienced first hand spiritual abuse cleverly orchestrated by a diagnosed narcissist.

I am neither, but I did marry a mentally ill person who has abused his position as a chaplain and as a Pastor just as Danielle Shroyer, Brad Cecil, Doug Pagitt, Brian McLaren, Mike King and Mark Scandrette did by aiding in this spiritual abuse and diabolical behavior.

I'm in a season of rethinking church & I'd appreciate links to the blog posts & books you would recommend that best unpack & support the idea that the western, institutional church wineskin is, by nature, prone to spiritual abuse.

We're in a conversation about spiritual abuse — the process by which people who have spiritual authority (pastors, preachers, priests, etc.) take advantage of that authority to do harm to those entrusted to their care.

Because you «take accusations of spiritual abuse seriously», in your review of prior emails, did you not reconsider the attempt by the discernment team to have Julie committed to a mental institution to be potentially abusive?

The culture of consumerism and the chase for material symbols of wealth and security have sometimes come to be dominant; the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment in many has slowly begun to degenerate into empty and sterile ritualism; the legitimate thirst for education has often become perverted into an obsessive drive to acquire with the greatest speed the formal diplomas necessary to gain entry to jobs offering the easiest opportunities to make the quickest rupees; political statesmanship in some areas has begun to depreciate into an opportunities race for power and position; the spirit of SEVA (Service) to the nation has intermittently begun to be suffocated in many, by the abuse of discretions, sometimes mediated by a bloated bureaucracy itself enmeshed in a vast network of multiplying paper and self - proliferating regulations; menacingly many good and decent people even in public life, have come to be corroded by a culture of demanding corruption; and some potentially creative lawyers, have begun to take perverted pride in mere «cleverness», rendering themselves vulnerable to the prejudice that they are a parasitic obstruction in the pursuit of substantive justice.

If one is a pastor or celebrity Christian not only is spiritual abuse and other abuses overlooked but overlooking abuse by your celeb cronies is casually accepted and asking questions is seen as breaching their «boundaries».

And how can the predatory abuse of human power in prisons against the most vulnerable in their midst be turned so as to allow willed spiritual vulnerability to be empowered by grace?

Four young men have filed civil lawsuits accusing him of abusing his spiritual authority to coerce them into sexual relationships, allegations he has denied in a statement issued by his attorney.

The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse: Recognizing and Escaping Spiritual Manipulation and False Spiritual Authority Within the Church by David Johnson and Jeff VanVonderen

«10 Ways to Spot Spiritual Abuse» and «What to Do if You Are in a Spiritual Abusive Situation» by Mary DeMuth

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.

That could also be perceived as «cruel» by victims of 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.

I think then, suddenly, we can help people realize opinions versus spiritual prejudice that leads to spiritual abuse... and what is just stating an opinion versus invoking guilt or revenge by God.

I would like to recommend the following book: The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse: Recognizing and Escaping Spiritual Manipulation and False Spiritual Authority Within the Church by David Johnson and Jeff VanVonderen

But the damage done by the spiritual abuse can not be described.

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.

I have seen people destroyed by spiritual abuse.

Produced by the EA Theology Advisory Group (TAG), the report outlined how «spiritual abuse» is a seriously problematic term because attempts by some to use it for safeguarding laws «would be unworkable in practice, potentially discriminatory towards religious communities, and damaging to inter-faith relations».

[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?

Christianity has been far abused by the conservative religious nuts that the likes of Franklin, Glen Beck, Hanity, Palin, Al Sharpton, Jesse J, have been ordained knights to fight, not a spiritual warfare but a religious political ideologies that have no scriptural basis.

(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.

It is also believed that spiritual counseling can help people overcome emotional problems such as those caused by bad relationships or abuse.

«You can enter psychotherapy for a variety of reasons, all of which I can help you through - reduce emotional distress in order to regain a sense of fulfillment in life and / or restore the ability to function in daily activities, improve relationship difficulties caused by issues such as ineffective communication, gain control of unhealthy behaviors such as substance abuse or disordered eating, facilitate healing or promote well - being by nurturing the psychological, emotional, spiritual aspects of oneself, engage in a process of exploration to increase a sense of well - being and satisfaction with ones self, work, school and / or relationships.»

Beit Gorski is a licensed somatic psychotherapist with more than a decade of experience working with individuals, families, children, groups, and communities impacted by anxiety and depression, attachment challenges, and trauma including spiritual abuse, intimate partner violence / domestic violence, and systemic oppression.

(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