40: On Overstepping on Personal Life Choices

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Series Title: Diagnosing Spiritual Abuse [Part II of III]

Nathan and Valerie break down 3 more indicators of a system (church or family) that is struggling on some level with spiritual abuse. The scholarship used in this episode comes from non-Latter-Day Saint researchers looking at religious systems in general and pointing out specific features of the churches that tend to perpetuate the most unrighteous dominion. 

The 3 points that they cover in this episode are as follows: 

1. Tendency for the institution to hover over personal decisions in the lives of the membership  
2. Heavy financial expectations with minimal transparency or accountability about funds received  
3. A general culture perpetuating the institution holding the "exclusive truth" from and about God.

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Articles/Book referenced: 

• ⁠14 Signs of Spiritual Abuse, by Mark DeJesus⁠
• ⁠The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse: Recognizing and Escaping Spiritual Manipulation and False Spiritual Authority Within the Church, by David Johnson and Jeff Van Vonderen

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