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Tactics of Manipulative Members, Part 5

The Projector

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Michael Foster
Jul 01, 2025
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The next kind of manipulative church member is what I’d call the projector.

Projection is when someone takes their own sin, guilt, or twisted motives and slaps them on someone else. Instead of looking in the mirror, they point fingers. In church life, it can sound like this:

  • The gossip who warns you about “divisive people.”

  • The rage monster who says others…

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