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8 Ways to Deal with Church Hurt
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Linda Mintle
How many times have you heard someone say,” I’ve been hurt by the church. Why would I go back? They are a bunch of hypocrites.” It is certainly understandably to feel that way since we don’t expect church people to hurt us. It’s painful to see hypocrisy, people treated poorly by church members, or used…
A Strength Factor For Mental Health
By
Linda Mintle
Carla struggles with anxiety. She sought help from a local community mental health center. When she told the therapist that she recently had a faith experience of being born again, the therapist told her that religion would only make matters worse and probably increase her anxiety. Carla was taken aback and decided to find a…
Is Religion Losing Influence?
By
Linda Mintle
Do you go to church? When you ask your friends this question, what do they say? Does religion influence your life on a daily basis? A number of people you might informally poll may represent a trend we are seeing across the country. People may say they are spiritual, even that they believe in God, but do…
Harvard’s Humanist Chaplaincy: Good Without God
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Linda Mintle
I was listening to HLN the other day as I was driving home from work and heard a show about Harvard University’s humanist chaplain. I went to Harvard’s chaplaincy page and found this description, “The Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard is dedicated to building, educating, and nurturing a diverse community of Humanists, agnostics, atheists, and the non-religious…
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