Do you think that a church Pastor/Minister should be held "liable" for distress they cause a church member? If a Pastor knowingly "harasses" a church member for money(tithes), for more church service time, or harassing a member with "when are you coming back to church?" phone calls to the point of the church member having a "nervous breakdown" should pay damages to that member's family. I think that the church is protected way too much and is allowed to wreak havoc on people that attend. My granduncle is a Pentacostal Minister and he is very "fire and brimstone" with his church members. I found out the other day that one of his members was sueing him for "mental distress" and "harassment". I know how he can get because when I was a JW's he would always tell my family we would all "burn" in the lake of fire.
Do you think Pastors/Ministers should be "sued" for causing distress?
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Madame Quixote
Only if your lawyer is absolutely certain of winning and won't ask for a retainer or payment of any sort until he wins the case for you. I think, for the trouble involved in pursuing such a suit, there would have to be a sizable financial gain possible. Such suits are extremely time-consuming and expensive.