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re: Bethany Church Abuse on NBC News
Posted on 5/19/21 at 11:48 am to squid_hunt
Posted on 5/19/21 at 11:48 am to squid_hunt
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but pretending there's some legitimate long term damage from it is silly
I don’t know about that. Mentally they should recover just fine, but as far as their relationship with God and faith is concerned, I can see some real damage that can occur from it, if not long term, then certainly in the immediate future. That is where the damage really occurs IMO, giving young people a very false perception and understanding of the relationship between themselves and God. That may be worse than anything, as it has the very real potential to drive people from a relationship with Him instead of drawing them to a real relationship with Him.
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Posted on 5/19/21 at 12:10 pm to Mike da Tigah
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but as far as their relationship with God and faith is concerned, I can see some real damage that can occur from it, if not long term, then certainly in the immediate future. That is where the damage really occurs IMO, giving young people a very false perception and understanding of the relationship between themselves and God.
That's possibly a fair argument, but raising your children in a church where some egotistical jackass has control of your kids in a private environment for long stretches at a time is ripe for abuse. And it also calls into question the judgment of the overall church leadership.
But I'm not a big fan of youth groups and youth activities and "making a man out of them" doctrines anyway. I'm very leery of who I let teach my kids and I'm not paying for a church camp that touts mockery and humiliation and physical exertion of kids as the road to true discipleship. That's not in my Bible.
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