Do you believe adults are bullied too? Do you believe it happens in the church? Indirect bullying happens in the church too, though it is less obvious. When the bullied person complains or speaks about it to anyone, he or she is made to be a trouble maker. He or she is branded as a person who sows discord.
Indirect bullying in the church includes saying mean or untrue things about a person so they can hear you. It includes not speaking back to a person when they look you in the eye and speak to you. It includes spreading rumors about that person, most of the time unwarranted, unconfirmed, not witnessed, or witnessed circumstantial. It also includes ignoring someone and treating them as if they don't exist and they don't matter.
There are bullies and bullied people everywhere, including the church.
