Church leaders are not untouchable, and christians must stop acting like they are
I have increasingly come to believe that one of the most dangerous things happening in modern Christianity is the way many believers have elevated church leaders beyond normal human accountability. In many churches today, pastors, bishops, prophets, apostles, and other religious leaders are treated as though questioning them is equal to questioning God Himself. That mindset has created an environment where some leaders are protected even when there are serious allegations against them that include sexual abuse, financial fraud, manipulation, spiritual coercion, and conduct that would immediately provoke outrage if committed by anyone outside church walls. To me, that is deeply troubling because no religious title should place anyone above scrutiny. A pastor remains a human being. A bishop remains a human being. A preacher remains a human being. And human beings, regardless of how eloquently they preach or how many scriptures they quote, remain fully capable of wrongdoing. The ide...