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Monday, March 31, 2025

Authoritarian Pastor, a case study in spiritual abuse and un-Christlike authority claims by Pentecostal circles.

  * This paper began as an assignment for a class but took on a deeper meaning for me as I processed a deeply traumatic experience and exit from a church. It wasn't the only traumatic exit from a church to that point, nor was it the last, several would come after. But due to my emotional vulnerability in 2003-2005, this incident had the longest and deepest impact on me. This church experience...