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When faith and treatment collide

I spend a lot of time reading, devoting, consuming the ideas of others, whether they come in the form of books and blogs, magazines and television programs, newspaper articles and music. My taste in blogs run from If You're Going Through Hell, Keep Going , a thoughtful personal blog on mental health by a professional writer, Jim Romenesko's blog , which keeps me up-to-date on the latest happenings of my friends in my former profession and Gawker , the entertaining New York gossip blog that would be dangerous to read without one cocked eyebrow of disbelief. Recently, a random e-mail landed in my box from a pastor who writes a blog that touches on a topic that is dear to my personal story: the all-too-often unnecessarily twisted, and sometimes treacherous, intersection of spirituality and mental health treatment. It's nice to see someone with a mental illness in a leadership position within a large religious domination to come out and speak about their struggles. It has made ...