Cultural Christianity values influence over protecting women and children

2024-10-21

Did you know 1/3 of all adults who grew up in church but have since left said pastoral sex scandals played a significant role in their decision to leave?Over the past 15 years, we've seen cover up after cover up within the American church. And it's all for the same reason: churches were scared of losing their cultural influence if they fired the pastor who abused his position.This week we talk about how this has impacted evangelical culture, what a healthier approach would be, and what actual restoration looks like.Content...

Did you know 1/3 of all adults who grew up in church but have since left said pastoral sex scandals played a significant role in their decision to leave?

Over the past 15 years, we've seen cover up after cover up within the American church. And it's all for the same reason: churches were scared of losing their cultural influence if they fired the pastor who abused his position.

This week we talk about how this has impacted evangelical culture, what a healthier approach would be, and what actual restoration looks like.

Content warning: we do go into some details on a few of the scandals. If that's not content you would like to hear, we suggest you skip 8:52 - 12:57.

8:52 - discussion of scandals starts

12:57 - details are done, you can come back

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