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M<\/span>y husband and I once belonged to a congregation where leaders took their cues from theShepherding Movement<\/a>. Emphasizing allegiance and church unity, they expected members to submit to their authority in all matters. One of their favorite mantras came from 1 Corinthians, using the King James Version for extra emphasis:\u00a0 Touch not God\u2019s anointed<\/a>. I was taught that to question a leader was to defy God himself.<\/p>\n

I was a naive sheep in this flock until I stumbled upon the elaborate efforts to keep hidden the pastor\u2019s porn addiction and infidelity with a congregant. Anyone who got too close to this secret was branded a problem. I found myself drafted into the uncomfortable role of whistleblower. [Read more<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"