The Democratic base is very dialed into abortion rights as an issue more broadly.

Same-sex marriage rights.

The state's last abortion provider.

The President has now apologized to his congregation for every part of our lives as a Southern Baptist.

He's on camera saying that Bill was also not just the shift of position in the next to the

midst of all of today's noise and confusion, we need a voice that cuts through the chaos

to bring wisdom and clarity. Welcome to The Roy's Report with Julie Roy's, an hour-long show

exploring critical issues related to faith and culture from a uniquely Christian perspective.

Now, here's your host, Julie Roy's.

Well, spiritual abuse. It's become a popular buzzword following the recent scandals in the church,

but what is it? And how can you tell if you're a victim of spiritual abuse? Welcome to the Roy's

report, brought to you in part by Judson University. I'm Julie Roy's, and today we're going to be exploring a topic that rarely gets discussed in Christian circles, and yet spiritual abuse has become this huge issue with some Christian leaders abusing their power, but they often cloak their abuse in spiritual language, and they take scripture out of context.

And many of us, instead of being able to name what's happening, we find ourselves in a kind of spiritual and relational vertigo.

We're confused, we're hurt, manipulated.

And by the time we figure out what's going on, we're in so deep that we don't know how to get out. Well, some of you right

now are probably thinking, hey, that's me. I think I've been through that. I know a little bit

about this because I've spent the past 12 to 18 months reporting about spiritually abusive churches

and megachurch pastors who have engaged in spiritual abuse. And yet, spiritual

abuse really can happen at churches and Christian institutions of any size. And I truly believe that

the best way to battle it is education, not just for lay people like me, but also for pastors

and Christian leaders. Some of us may resort to spiritual abuse

without even knowing it. And that's why I'm so excited about today's program, and I'm thrilled

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