Why would a minister of a church lie to the public (not to mention lying to his congregation) to claim that he used to be a Navy SEAL?
The answer is simple: Narcissistic Personality Disorder (or narcissism disorder as some refer to it). Of course, I ‘m not diagnosing him, but the diagnosis fits for many cases like this one.
What do you think? Here’s the story of a pastor claiming to have been a Navy SEAL when he actually was not.
It’s very, very sad. But the saddest part may or may not unfold depending on (1) Whether or not he seeks help; and (2) The type of help he seeks. If he comes from an anti-psychology wing of the church, then he will repent of his sin and that will be that. He won’t have a clue that there is an underlying condition that makes him vulnerable to this type of deceit.
My question for our readers is, how ought we to pray for him?
