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melannen ([personal profile] melannen) wrote in [community profile] agonyaunt 2022-02-14 08:03 pm (UTC)

This is all good advice! I think it's also a good idea to talk about cults of personality and charismatic leaders and the dangers of putting your faith in a powerful person instead of an ideal, a community, or a reciprocal relationship.

I come from a church community where pastors fucking up and resigning or retiring or getting kicked out is, while not normal, something that happens. And it's a scandal and it's super disruptive but it's not a crisis of faith because 'pastors are people who fuck up too, and you shouldn't idolize them' is also built into the community. And that's something that's really important to teach kids young.

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