I have peacock for the old old shows and WWE network and I saw a commercial for pride month (which of course is everywhere) one movie clip showed this teenage girl (the beacons of all knowledge according to modern Hollywood) in a church talking to a pastor or something and accusing the church of emotional abuse for teaching her to hate herself.
One thing in the Bible Jesus clearly states is that you will be hated and I love the idea that it’s emotional abuse to not affirm someone’s lifestyle. By all means if you don’t like what the bible says then go do what you want. The church has been condemning many behaviors for a long time. So if I cheat on my spouse and my pastor says I’m committing a sin I can just call it emotional abuse.
Gotta love the narcissist mentality that the Bible must change to suit you.
I’d respect someone more if they just said the Bible I’d full of fairy tales and went off and did their own things. I have struggles and temptation in life but I’m not going to try and justify them.
No church would be okay with raping children, stealing from the collection plate, committing egregious fraud on their own congregations, or any such things that they have done in the past, and will do in the future.
Emotional abuse really does happen, and is a real thing with or without churches. I have no idea about this person's case. They are likely mistaking shame for abuse, like our society normally does.
I have no idea why some of you seem to have no grasp on the idea that a church goer, specifically pastors, could be violent manipulative, abusive, freaks; wearing a collar to protect them from the crimes they commit on those who trust them. Honestly, there's a whole segment of society that treats God as the head narcissist. It's like you've never met those people. IDK. I've met them several times, and it's why I don't trust the concept of God to be maintained by a church. Too great a liklihood that a real fucking lunatic will be granted institutional power.
Church has the same problem that The Science does, not science. This is why I don't necessarily trust institutional The Science rather than the scientific method.
I was pointing out in that clip that the lady was saying that the church not affirming her homosexuality was emotional abuse. Definitely agree there are bad pastors and emotional abuse can happen. I was just pointing out that instance.
Yes, not affirming homosexuality is never abuse.
Now I’ve been guilty of being harsh with gay people or treating them like lesser beings and I shouldn’t have done that. You can be honest while showing love.
I mean, that's fine and all. All I'm saying is that lack of affirmation is only abuse if it actually extends to neglect: like if you refuse to refer to your son as your son, by default, his entire life (not as a result of something he did).
Not saying: "I'm so happy you're gay" is never abuse.