Reply #30: This was not the first time this guy

[Missy Vixen]

>but, more importantly, WHY did this happen?<

had tried to harm himself.

I know why it happened, but I'm a recovering fundy. Let's see here: My money's on clinical depression that he and his bosses at the CC thought they could "pray away". After all, they don't need no newfangled therapy or to have the poor guy take some medication that might help. If he trusted God enough, God would heal his depression, right?

When I was still in the church world, a severely depressed friend killed himself. This guy was so beloved that his death forced a lot of people to wake up and realize that they needed help.

My thoughts are with this guy and his family. Depression kills, Dr. Schuller. You might want to muse on that before your next sermon.

Julie