10/23/2025
A new study on spiritual abuse has shed light on the factors and conditions that create circumstances that predatory people take advantage of.
I think it's interesting because it highlights the same types of coercive control that we often see exhibited in high control groups (aka cults). I don't think that's a mere coincidence, either.
I have also noticed a slow... thaw in attitudes towards the subject of spiritual abuse. In just the last few months, I have begun to see headlines and research coming out of different countries pertaining directly to identifying and tackling spiritual abuse. Some of that has come directly from religious authorities in these countries. I think that this is a very good thing and I sincerely hope that it will become a trend that gathers momentum.
Read the full article here: https://www.globalsistersreport.org/religious-life/study-sexual-abuse-women-religious-sheds-light-spiritual-abuse
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