(A couple at the church) had planned a "double date" with another young couple, and that, too, had been disallowed. I was baffled. Having meals together was a regular part of our fellowship, and had been for as long as I had been alive. To my mind, it was now undeniable that the elders' decisions were primarily driven not by Scripture, but by a need to keep church members in our place. To make us understand that bending to their will was the only option. Nothing else mattered.
-- Megan Phelps-Roper, Unfollow, p. 186
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