There's SA and then there's SA

[SpinningHead]

Just puttin' a thought out there to explore...

I've been thinking (although not all the way through yet and have no conclusions) that there's SA against a person. This is the controlling, "you're not a good Christian if you don't do as I say", "I'm the only one who can hear God so you'd better listen to me", I'm gonna be all up in your business...etc. This kind is always taken out on individuals specificially and personally.

Then there's SA that is SA of the position. You wouldn't know it or experience it that it's there or even possible unless you were in a position to examine the numbers, question the decisions, point out the misinformation...and then of course, the abuse gets personal but it wouldn't matter who it was...in this case it happened to be you (err, I should say me) who was in the position to question how $ was spent, $ decisions, pointing out hypocrisy in goals, holding folks accountable for their actions..and I (& hubby) got hurt.

It wasn't that my church in & of itself was abusive, but upon the opportunity to examine the core inner-workings of the church...we didn't like what we saw & want no part of it. How they handle their business vs. what is preached on Sunday is extremely two different things...which, I guess in a lot SA cases what is said on Sundays vs. what is said on a Monday is two different things.

I know it's neither wrong nor right to say there's two different kinds of SA...it's all SA...

I dunno...guess I need some thoughts please.