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The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Mental illnesses are not spiritual weaknesses

Mental illnesses are not spiritual weaknesses
The church must change its impact on the stigmatization of mental illness.
Lauren Vander Tuig, Staff Writer September 29, 2021

Unfortunately, the church is not a leading force when it comes to destigmatizing mental illness. According to Executive Director of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center Ed Stetzer, 49% of pastors rarely speak about mental illness in sermons. This has an effect not only on the congregation as a whole,...