Stephen Boehrer Blog
August 14, 2009
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The harm that self-absorbed and self-serving religious leaders can bring to their own people, and to others, has perhaps never been more evident.
History records how violence and terror tactics have been used, not just by small cults, but by all mainstream religions.
This blog is intended to display, discuss, and hopefully provide solutions to the threat of harm coming from Christian leadership.
image I speak from my own affiliation and tradition, that of Roman Catholicism, but I believe the topic has universal application.
The attempts to cover-up the sexual abuse scandal with its protection of pedophiles, and the increasing numbers of thefts by ecclesiastics are warning signals to the laity that their judgments must enter the fray - or the scandals will continue.
In the priest/bishop pedophile scandal the conclusion is obvious that the leadership's moral compass is off-point.
Church embezzlements on today's scale bring the leadership's management abilities into question.
"The Purple Culture," speaks to components of a culture that are causal in episcopal behavior. It presents a foundation for and gives focus to action by the laity. I hope you will read it. Whether you agree with it or not, if you are interested in joining the discussion, let's begin.
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