Tactics of Manipulative Church Members, Part 4

The Survivor—or the Afflicted

Another tactic you’ll run into from manipulative church members is what I call the Survivor—or the Afflicted. This is the person who’s either gone through something awful (or says they have) and uses that suffering as leverage to control the room, avoid correction, or push their own agenda.

Now, this is tricky territory. Because real trauma exists. Real …