Posted: Jun 09, 2018 11:35 pm
While my own Pentecostal sect did not resort to formal "shunning", neither were they liberal as Skinny describes. Our leadership figures claimed to have scriptural backing for what was in fact a technique of control: warning others not to communicate with those who rejected our doctrines after having had knowledge of them.
I do believe Penny's thoughts are interesting with respect to the psychological damage created by isolation. Those who believe in the positive effects of "the church community" forget just how traumatic it can be when non-conformity results in the loss of those family connections.
I do believe Penny's thoughts are interesting with respect to the psychological damage created by isolation. Those who believe in the positive effects of "the church community" forget just how traumatic it can be when non-conformity results in the loss of those family connections.