Hogy a bibliai nem feltétlenül krisztusi, arról egy sor olyan link árulkodik, amely a manipulatív egyházak áldozatait gyógyító keresztény szervezeteket foglalja össze.
Egy ilyen oldalról bemásolok egy összehasonlítást az egészséges és az egészségtelen egyházakról. Kiemelném ebből azokat a mondatokat, amelyek arról szólnak, hogy az egészségtelen, abuzív egyházak elsősorban a vezető tekintélyére helyezik a hangsúlyt, a szolgálat helyett.
Ezt kellene összehasonlítani arról, amit első hsz-emben magától a mi Urunktól idéztem.
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David Johnson, Jeff VanVonderen
The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse
Power-Posturing- leaders spend a lot of time focused on their own authority and reminding others of it, as well.Performance Preoccupation- I
n abusive spiritual systems, power is postured and authority is legislated. Therefore, these systems are preoccupied with the performance of their members.
Obedience and submission are two important words often used.Unspoken Rules- people's lives are controlled from the outside in by rules, spoken and unspoken. Unspoken rules are those that govern unhealthy churches or families but are not said out loud. Because they are not said out loud, you don't find out that they're there until you break them.
Lack of Balance (Extreme Objectivism or Extreme Subjectivism)
Paranoia- there is a sense, spoken or unspoken, that "others will not understand what we're all about, so let's not let them know-- that way they won't be able to ridicule or persecute us." There is an assumption that (1) what we say, know, or do is a result of our being more enlightened that others; (2) others will not understand unless they become one of us; and (3) others will respond negatively.
Misplaced Loyalty ("We Alone Are Right", Scare Tactics and Humiliation)- a misplaced sense of loyalty is fostered and even demanded. We're not talking about loyalty to Christ, but about loyalty to a given organization, church, or leader.
Secretive- When you see people in a religious system being secretive-- watch out. People don't hide what is appropriate; they hide what is inappropriate.
Ken Blue
Healing Spiritual Abuse
Abusive leaders base their spiritual authority on their position or office rather than on their service to the group. Their style of leadership is authoritarian.Leaders in abusive churches often say one thing but do another. Their words and deeds do not match.
They manipulate people by making them feel guilty for not measuring up spiritually. They lay heavy religious loads on people and make no effort to lift those loads. You know you are in an abusive church if the loads just keep getting heavier.
Abusive leaders are preoccupied with looking good. They labor to keep up appearance. They stifle any criticism that puts them in a bad light.
They seek honorific titles and special privileges that elevate them above the group. They promote a class system with themselves at the top.Their communication is not straight. Their speech becomes especially vague and confusing when they are defending themselves.
They major on minor issues to the neglect of the truly important ones. They are conscientious about religious details but neglect God's larger agendas.
Steven Hassan
Combatting Cult Mind Control
Behavior Control- warped emphasis upon unity and conformance to group behavior.
Information Control- information enables people to make decisions; hiding information prevents sound decision making and leads to manipulation.
Thought Control- internalizing group teaching, simple answers to complex questions, and using "loaded language" to shunt the thinking process.
Emotional Control- using affection, guilt and fear to manipulate people into loyalty and devotion.
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