Comments on: “By Their Fruit You Will Recognize Them” and What My Experience in the Messianic Movement Taught Me https://eitan.bar/articles/messianic-movement-by-their-fruit-you-will-recognize-them-matthew-7-15-20/ Eitan Bar is a Theologian & Author Bringing a Jewish Perspective to the Christian Faith Thu, 04 Jul 2024 09:55:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: This Is (part of) My Story - Dr. Eitan Bar https://eitan.bar/articles/messianic-movement-by-their-fruit-you-will-recognize-them-matthew-7-15-20/#comment-68 Thu, 04 Jul 2024 09:55:10 +0000 https://eitan.bar/?p=2791#comment-68 […] of gossip that put Latin telenovelas to shame, domestic physical and verbal violence, disharmony, hatred between many Messianic leaders, emotional and spiritual manipulation, and undealt-with hidden sexual harassment—among other […]

]]> By: The Dark Side of the Purity Movement: How Religious Teachings on Sexuality Can Create "Monsters" - Dr. Eitan Bar https://eitan.bar/articles/messianic-movement-by-their-fruit-you-will-recognize-them-matthew-7-15-20/#comment-67 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 07:06:42 +0000 https://eitan.bar/?p=2791#comment-67 […] Too often, I attended or served in messianic churches and ministries in Israel, where people serving or worshiping side-by-side with me turned out to be sexual harassers, abusers, and child molesters. I can easily think of a handful of cases. Unfortunately, only a few of them are behind bars, while others are still serving. In fact, only last month, one of the largest, most well-known messianic congregations here came into a quiet settlement, paying large amounts of money to silence one of its previous members. Simultaneously, a Messianic pastor from a different messianic congregation is now pressing charges for slander against a young woman who publicly claimed he raped her sister. By their fruits, you will know them. […]

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