by intoaccount | Aug 24, 2023 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Church focus, misogyny, spiritual abuse, trauma, Uncategorized
by Susannah Griffith, PhD I knew telling my story would be costly. I didn’t know that it would be this costly. I published my story in Anabaptist World because I saw institutions related to the Mennonite Church USA ignore and minimize abusive behavior again and again....
by intoaccount | Feb 9, 2023 | Meditation teacher abuse, spiritual abuse, Tantra abuse, Yoga abuse
Into Account has received multiple reports of unethical and abusive behavior perpetrated by David Harshada Wagner, a meditation teacher formerly based in New York City, now living in Ojai, California. These accounts corroborate a pattern of spiritual, sexual, and...
by intoaccount | Jan 6, 2023 | Believing survivors, LYFE Camp, Methodist, spiritual abuse, Survivors speak, United Methodist Church
Click here to read the entire Guidepost Solutions investigation of the LYFE Camp of the Minnesota Annual Conference of United Methodist Church. Reporter 1 Statement A victim of God may Through learning adaption Become a partner of God A victim of God may Through...
by intoaccount | Jul 29, 2022 | Catholicism, Church focus, spiritual abuse, Survivors speak, trauma, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
by Keara Parciak “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.” –John 16:12 He was right. I wasn’t ready. I wasn’t expecting to hear from David Haas when I did. I had just started a new job; I had just moved out of state and away from home;...
by intoaccount | Nov 4, 2021 | Believing survivors, Church focus, spiritual abuse, Survivors speak
by Stephanie Krehbiel, Executive Director This past summer, I went to Minneapolis and Chicago to be present at filming locations for Into Account’s public service announcement video about Catholic composer David Haas. As aware as I thought I was of the scope of...
by intoaccount | Nov 3, 2021 | Believing survivors, Church focus, spiritual abuse, Survivors speak
By Elizabeth K. I grew up with David Haas. As a member of my congregation, he has always been a part of my church family. My first memory of David was after the Christmas Eve Mass when I was in 3rd grade (8 years old). As we were leaving the church, I remember my mom...