" Becoming absorbed in a secular job can rob a Christian of the energy needed to maintain his own spiritual balance and to assist his family. If a Christian is overly involved in a secular career, he can end up having prolonged, severe stress. Such a person can even become enslaved to a career to the extent of experiencing burnout. More important, would he have enough physical and emotional strength left to carry out his duties in the family and to engage in spiritual activities ?"
This has a similar ring to what happened to my ex.... I have to say the society almost got it right this time...
Dave became so absorbed in the congregation that he used every ounce of energy serving the cong. He lost all balance of life and was unable to assist his family in anything other than a ride to the KH 3 times a week. He was under incredible stress and was a total slave to the Sunset Park congregation and their body of elders. Even though he was running ragged from burnout, the congregation continued to pile on him more than he could physically and emotionally keep up with. He totally fogot he had a family which resulted in the wife and girls leaving him and disowning him as a father and a husband. He ended up in the hospital having an emotional breakdown.
What a stupid group of men writing this bullshit and destroying families with it!