Leaving the Church, Shunning, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Bullies

Family Members from Westboro Baptist Escape to New Freedom

*          *          * Yesterday morning I tweeted about the following story and I've had a number of readers send it to me as well.  It's a story of amazing courage and also sadness.  Imagine escaping the only life you have ever known - and this means leaving… Continue reading Family Members from Westboro Baptist Escape to New Freedom

Disturbing Trends, Extra-Biblical Nonsense, Full-Quiver, Homeschool Movement, Kevin Swanson, Patriarchal-Complementarian Movement, Reconstructionist-Dominion Movement, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Bullies

Kevin Swanson Spews Nonsense from His Mouth to Further His Birth Control Agenda

* * * Kevin Swanson spews rhetoric:  Dead embedded fetuses in wombs for women on birth control pills! I get slightly annoyed, no, actually royally peeved when people use their position of leadership and influence to push their agenda. I've been on the inside of the homeschool movement and seen how this works. The Christian… Continue reading Kevin Swanson Spews Nonsense from His Mouth to Further His Birth Control Agenda

Sovereign Grace Ministries, Sovereign Grace Ministries Lawsuit, Spiritual Abuse

Studying the Words and Life of CJ Mahaney and SGM Image Control

~ ~ Yesterday, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS)  recently had CJ Mahaney speak at a conference they held yesterday.  Here is a tweet that SEBT sent out yesterday quoting CJ:   If the mainstream media knows about the story of CJ Mahaney and the lawsuit, you can be sure that SEBTS was very aware of… Continue reading Studying the Words and Life of CJ Mahaney and SGM Image Control

LAWSUITS, Spiritual Abuse

Shamed into Silence

This e-mail came in from Matthias after posting Who is Going to Blast the Bullhorn on Abuse in Church?.  I really liked what Matthias had to say and wanted to share it with you (with his permission). Hello Julie Anne, I've been thinking some about your current topic about blasting the bullhorn in abuse in the church.… Continue reading Shamed into Silence