[In college a] young man said, "In fact, I need to go home." He then described a serious situation that had come up in his family. ... He then explained that one of the leaders in [a religious group], a man who had spent quite a bit of time working with him, was urging him to stick around and participate in the outreach event.
"He [the leader] says that staying around for this event is kind of a test of my committment to Christ...if I go home, it's like I'm making my family more important than Christ."
That's an awful lot of control for one man to exert over another--probably too much, because the fellow had virtually lost his freedom. He was no longer being given the right to choose his priorities and make his plans. They were essentially being made for him. [The young man was] told as much, and warned to rethink his relationship.
Makes me wonder if Hendrick's story is about a GC college student.
