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Featured Author: Bruce Gerencser

Bruce Gerencser

Bruce Gerencser, 62, lives in rural Northwest Ohio with his wife of 41 years. He and his wife have six grown children and twelve grandchildren. Bruce pastored Evangelical churches for twenty-five years in Ohio, Texas, and Michigan. Bruce left the ministry in 2005, and in 2008 he left Christianity. Bruce is now a humanist and an atheist. For more information about Bruce, please read his About page.

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Beware of Christian “Counselors”

Bruce Gerencser April 19, 2020

When Christian Counselors believe the Bible is an authoritative text, and the standard for moral and ethical conduct, it’s impossible for them to be objective.

The content on this page was last updated on January 3, 2021 by Randy Withers, LCMHC

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