Why Don't We Talk About Church Hurt Until It’s a Headline?

Why Don't We Talk About Church Hurt Until It’s a Headline?

Every time a major church scandal drops—whether it’s a megachurch pastor resigning in disgrace, a worship artist caught in some very un-worshipful behavior, or another documentary peeling back the curtain on spiritual abuse—our feeds flood with the same refrain: “This is why I left the Church.” And listen, they’re not wrong. People have been carrying invisible bruises from pews and pulpits for decades, often without the language or safety to nam…