David Hayward at nakedpastor.com wrote a short blog post a few weeks ago that hit home. I have read several things Hayward has written. He provides a wonderful religious perspective on a host of issues, and I think we could all learn something from him, regardless of our spirituality or religious affiliation. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,I feel like the church has made several missteps, things that most organizations would consider a PR nightmare. Interestingly, some of those missteps have happened because of the church’s own PR department. If you have followed the feminist movement within the church as well as the more recent Ordain Women (OW) movement, you know exactly what I am talking about. However, I want to discuss some fundamental problems most Mormons experience within the church, even without supporting “fringe” movements, and Hayward’s post “10 Questions Churches Can Ask Themselves About Spiritual Abuse” has provided the perfect platform.
Before I continue, I want to make it perfectly clear that I love my church, despite its imperfections, and it has plenty of them. The church doesn’t need to be perfect.
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