In his book, Churches That Abuse, Ronald Enroth points out that spiritual abuse can often be found in churches that are doctrinally sound, conservatively Christian, thoroughly Biblical, and zealously maintaining the fundamentals of the Faith. It’s a myth to think that just because an organization as fundamental or evangelical beliefs, that they are safe.
He goes on to identify ten traits of spiritually abusive environments: control-oriented leadership, spiritual elitism, manipulation of members, perceived persecution, lifestyle rigidity, emphasis on experience, suppression of dissent, harsh discipline of members, denunciation of other churches, and the painful exit process.
Every single one of these is present in force at the Honor Academy. Over the coming weeks, we will look at each of these in detail and how they apply to Teen Mania.
If you are an alumni that has suffered spiritually, emotionally or mentally because of your experience at the Honor Academy, please write me at recovering alumni at hotmail dot com. I would like to hear your story. Nothing will be published without your consent. I’m especially interested in hearing from recent alumni.
2 comments:
Provender said…
It’s always refreshing when someone finds their way out of an abusive system.
July 1, 2009 8:49 PM
TMgoth said…
“It’s a myth to think that just because an organization as fundamental or evangelical beliefs, that they are safe.”
I love this. This clears up TONS for me.
April 21, 2010 10:08 AM
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