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Religious abuse is abuse administered through religion, including harassment, humiliation, spiritual abuse or religious violence. [1] Religious abuse may also include the misuse of religion for selfish , secular , or ideological ends, such as the abuse of a clerical position.
Non-physical abuse in religious settings is described as religious abuse. [21] Religious abuse may also include the misuse of religion for selfish, secular, or ideological ends, such as the abuse of a clerical position. [22] [23]
Institutional betrayal, first at the hands of beloved religious communities, second at the hands of a world that upholds the utility of religion rather than the experiences of religious abuse survivors, can make symptoms of RTS worse. [5] People leaving religion can experience extreme hostility from their former co-religionists. [13]
Jung Myung Seok - South Korean religious sect leader and founder of Providence. Convicted for raping several of his followers. [9] William Kamm - An Australian religious sect leader who was sentenced to prison in October 2005 for a string of sexual attacks on a 15-year-old girl. In August 2007 his sentence was increased after being found guilty ...
Religious persecution is the systematic oppression of an individual or a group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations or their lack thereof. The tendency of societies or groups within societies to alienate or repress different subcultures is a recurrent theme in human history.
Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse a 1995 book about counselling and therapeutic approaches for individuals exposed to coercive or harmful practices in cults. It is edited by Michael Langone , director of the anti-cult non-profit organization International Cultic Studies Association (formerly the American ...
Since 1995 the church established new procedures to receive reports of sexual abuse. Alleged victims can notify a central church institution, called Secretariaat Rooms-Katholiek Kerkgenootschap (SRRK). The church made this change in response to charges of alleged cases of sexual abuse by religious members of the Roman Catholic Church. [127] [128]
This is a category for articles about scandals related to religion and/or religious figures. Subcategories. ... Child sexual abuse scandals in religions (3 C, 2 P) H.