I was not being totally kind toward him. We should, right? He really is not in a good place. He sounds like he is searching for help, and maybe not in all the wrong places. Maybe this will be a baby step for him. But when it does not solve all his problems, I hope he will not feel betrayed by his new faith and abandon it too soon.
I hope he will continue to look for new doors to open for himself, for his own good, instead of blaming others for his misteps. Anything less is not taking him forward. You are so kind to have concerns for him, although you can not help him.
As his new church family interacts with him more, they will form their own images and conlcude for themselves who he is now, in this new life. If he gives them cause for concern, I hope they will embrace him in a support system and guide him to help.
If they are a good church family, and wise, they have seem similar things before and will know better than to look so easily on you in a bad light or believe every rumor.
Of course, I really liked the rumors that were starting here, and BBA's description among others. This could have ended a lot worse.
