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Old 05-20-2020, 04:42 PM   #10
aron
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Default Re: Responsibility of Christians Responding to Aberrant/Abusive Groups

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Originally Posted by Trapped View Post
The control is epically strong in that place.
Yes, I agree. Terms like "perfecting" are successfully placed over shaming and even abuse. Control and manipulation is re-labeled as "taking the cross" and "restrictions". And there is a code of silence that the Mafia can only dream of. It is extremely powerful, multilayered, woven through with deceptive veils of coded language and culturally-reinforced expectations.
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