By John Immel

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This article is a continuation of a conversation on Family Member Tomczak Responds.  What follows is my unrelenting determination to hammer this point down with nails.

Some have attributed my tirade to fury… that notwithstanding… the thing I am specifically critiquing is the fraud in the whole apostolic submission and authority doctrine and the sub-theme called “covering” that is being trotted through the United States.

There is a general cry emerging in American Piety: our leaders abuse us.  Any number of outlets have emerged, voicing a litany of abuse, perpetrated by leaders of many doctrinal persuasions and flavors of Christianity.  Some Churches under discussion are national ministries, others are local mega churches, some are mid-size interconnected community outreaches, and some still are small town gatherings.  While the problem might not be in every location and in every denomination, the theme of leaders leveraging bible ideas to exploit and dictate their congregations has come to the forefront.  The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse and other resources addressing the same issue are becoming staples in Christian reading lists.  Believers feel the need to doctrinally arm themselves against their leadership.  As a trend in American Piety, this is a bad, bad sign.  My goal is to illustrate the theme is no accident; it is the logical outcome driven by specific ideas.… Read the rest

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