Theres one very serious flaw in this piece. It makes no mention of the ways in which churches for a long long time, underpinned by moralizing doctrines and dogma, further stigmatize, and often exclude and alienate people because of percieved 'sin'. Whether that be drug use or any other self soothing behaviour they rationalize as immoral.
You are correct, I did not cover all you mentioned because this series is specifically to encourage ministry leaders with ways to do better. That doesn't mean that what you say isn't important to address. These topics are well covered in Trauma in the Pews and in the Religious Trauma posts that can be found in the following thread. I believe you will find that I am very outspoken on these topics and also a strong proponent of helping ministry leaders to avoid harming people with what I explain as the "sin narrative" in the book.Hope that helps. Thank you for pointing this out. https://janyne.substack.com/s/religious-trauma
Thanks for responding. I wonder tho, if dismantling the harmful xtian narrative of sin and redemption,which has always been at its core, although absolutely necessary, doesnt leave the xtian mission and entire world view completely bankrupt and pointless. And perhaps this is why xtianity has for so long resisted anything and everything thats challenged its harmful narrative and is so reluctant to admit to how harmful it is and has been?
Theres one very serious flaw in this piece. It makes no mention of the ways in which churches for a long long time, underpinned by moralizing doctrines and dogma, further stigmatize, and often exclude and alienate people because of percieved 'sin'. Whether that be drug use or any other self soothing behaviour they rationalize as immoral.
You are correct, I did not cover all you mentioned because this series is specifically to encourage ministry leaders with ways to do better. That doesn't mean that what you say isn't important to address. These topics are well covered in Trauma in the Pews and in the Religious Trauma posts that can be found in the following thread. I believe you will find that I am very outspoken on these topics and also a strong proponent of helping ministry leaders to avoid harming people with what I explain as the "sin narrative" in the book.Hope that helps. Thank you for pointing this out. https://janyne.substack.com/s/religious-trauma
Thanks for responding. I wonder tho, if dismantling the harmful xtian narrative of sin and redemption,which has always been at its core, although absolutely necessary, doesnt leave the xtian mission and entire world view completely bankrupt and pointless. And perhaps this is why xtianity has for so long resisted anything and everything thats challenged its harmful narrative and is so reluctant to admit to how harmful it is and has been?