How do I know when a spiritual community has become controlling?

Warning signs include punishment for questioning, fear-based isolation, leader exceptionalism, demands for secrecy, financial opacity, coercive sexual or relational behavior,…

From the book 12∞ Twelve to Infinity by D.R. Davenport. The full answer is free to read with an iBelieve account.

Where it sits in the book

Part

1: When Christianity No Longer Tracks

Gate

1.11: Family, Church, and Community

In print

Page 43

• ← 1.11.5 · Can I still attend church if I no longer agree with everything being taught?
• 1.11.7 → · What is healthy spiritual authority?
• All of Part 1

Topics

• Spiritual abuse
• Control

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