Spiritual Abuse

Nicloy, Scott; Hezel, Francis X. (2006-02-10). [www.micsem.org Spiritual Abuse]. Micronesian Counselor (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Micronesian Seminar. pp. 1–20.

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Abstract: This issue represents a departure from the normal scope of sub- jects treated in Micronesian Counselor. As broad as the range of topics has been, we have never published anything about religion even though we are a church-based organization. It seems only fair to critique religious practices, as we have economic, social and even political in the past. This article is not intended as an attack on any denomination, but on practices that can be found in any religious group.

While pastoring a congregation in an Alaskan native village I unexpectedly received a phone call from the district office of the Presbyterian Church. The Presbyterian pastor and his wife in the village had lost their daughter in a plane crash high up in the Alas- kan mountains. In fact, the site of the plane crash was in such an inaccessible region in the mountain range that there was no hope of ever getting the daughter's body off the mountainside.

Upon receiving the news I immediately ran over to the parson- age to meet with Pastor Greg and his wife who were, naturally, in a state of shock and deep mourning. A few minutes after I got to the parsonage, the other village pastor showed up at the Presbyte- rian parsonage throwing out Christian cliches and Scripture texts. I did not have to read Pastor Greg's mind to know what he was thinking. His thoughts about this Bible quoting pastor were written all over his pain filled face. “Get this rude, insensitive boor out of my house,” he was thinking...

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DOI: 10.18060/26552
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