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Old 03-21-2011, 03:22 PM
RandyWayne RandyWayne is offline
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Re: Abusive Preachers

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Originally Posted by pelathais View Post
Comparing this phenomena - of "putting up with fools" - with the phenomena of an abused house wife is a good comparison to make. There really does end up being a pathological environment whereby those being abused actually enable the abusers. I've seen it time and time again, and I was probably a big enabler myself for years.
There is definitely a two way street. Abusive authority would only have tiny fraction of the power they currently posses (if that even) if it wasn't given to them by their willing followers.
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