How to root out narcissism from our churches
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Carrie Lloyd2024-03-21T13:55:00
The catastrophic impact of leaders falling from grace is damaging the Church. But this isn’t just about sex scandals. In order to understand the problem we need to go much deeper
Legend has it that Harvey Weinstein, the infamous film producer imprisoned for rape in 2020, would tell people who dared to disagree with him to stand in the corner, facing the wall. Many observed the disturbing nature of his narcissism, but most turned a blind eye. Had people been courageous enough to challenge this behaviour, would we have avoided the horrors that lay ahead?
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