 always name name’s, they’ll just isolate a flaw by the obvious candidate they dislike or isolate a strength of the obvious candidate they like, maybe it happened to you, in your church.
My pastor did not name any names. He did not try to impose his political opinion on his congregants. If he had, he would have heard from me.
Now if you know who your Pastor didn’t vote for, a pastor who accepted a calling by God, a pastor in the political know with God, would that be considered Spiritual Abuse?
Only if he used his position to control or manipulate people to “his side.” A pastor is to shepherd, not to tell people who to vote for or use wording to shame people who didn’t vote the “right way.” Frankly, a pastor should not be discussing politics, but should be preaching the Word of God.
I’m not so sure Graham was speaking for God but instead referring to God’s word, as there is scripture that explains where the source of power comes from, whether the leader is good or bad. Maybe one of the reasons he made that tweet was a lot of protests’ and freaking out after the election and now the Dems are blaming Russians.
In your extensive research of abuse and doctrine Graham may have been popping up,, long before and courting candidates of his choice,, the part of campaigning I don’t like.
I’m glad that your pastor doesn’t use timely messages during the campaign season that target a specific topic, like how he could vote for a certain person who is a certain, and then ignore the other character flaws that are just as toxic. It would be even better if he was so neutral (like my pastor) that you don’t know who he voted or didn’t vote for.
We had someone in our church fill in behind the pulpit 2 weeks before the election who did just that, not naming names, but clearly critical of Trump and giving Clinton a free pass as unfortunately he unconsciously exposed his party affiliation.
Mark, if you follow Franklin Graham long enough, you can understand the fuller context of the tweet. It is because of that knowledge of how he claims to believe that his way (Franklin’s ways) are always God’s ways, and thus, anyone who disagrees with Franklin, is disagreeing with God. In the fuller context of all of his words (I also follow him on Facebook), he is still a spiritual abuser. And please notice once again, it has nothing to do with politics, but the way in which he uses his position of authority to say his ways are the right ways, the only way to believe if you are a Christian. This is toxic.
I don’t question Graham’s questioned past or his ability to emphasize or verbally “force feed” his will.
There is so much rhetoric in the media floating around after the election about Russians, Protests and “He’s not my President”, Hillary supporters being traumatized, that causes certain Preachers, Clergy and Political figures to expose their political views.
I can see how a political tweet like Graham’s frost your cookies, especially if you didn’t vote for Trump. I saw a lot of rhetoric on the other side that supported Hillary and it frosted my cookies, but I never consider it Spiritual Abuse.
I have a liberal retired Preacher facebook friend with with probably a thousand friends who daily posts annoying far left rhetoric views..half the time and the other half exposing his spiritual views,, I don’t consider that Spiritual Abuse. but I do think he is being inconsiderate to the friends that he knows don’t appreciate it.
I also think Graham’s political tweet is inconsiderate like my liberal facebook friend’s postings.
I also agree with your assertion that preachers have a “it’s my way or the highway” arrogant swagger.
Julie Anne; for a second I thought you’d written “ham in the church.” I’d be there! Just say when! Darn, then I saw you’d written harm.
Now, if only I could find a mistletoe and a ham (I mean a man) to kiss, then I’d be happy. Dear Lord, I hate this time of the year.
Julie Anne,, I didn’t think I was going to change your mind, but I appreciate the dialogue.
I read an interesting piece on a preacher that I have admired for years, though I haven’t followed in the last decade (the 2 towel man) TD Jakes using his Pastoral to influence support for Hillary.
Like Graham, Jakes is able to use his calling, using spiritual insight to justify his ideology as way to influence the “flock”.
Agree with Sister. They all want to stay relevant so they can write books. Guess Franklin will say that anyone that dares to question Trump questions God.
Above and beyond angling for a Kingmaker’s night in the Lincoln Bedroom, is Franklin planning to make an enormous graven image of The Trump and have it come to life to decree that anyone who dares to question The Trump…?
I’m afraid I think the reference to the Russians is a hangover from the cold war and the need for an enemy. The Soviet Union has gone.
The USSR is gone, but it’s successor state under President and Autocrat Putin remains as a rival with its own ideas on Manifest Destiny.
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