I’ll bet none of you expected a post today about fundamentalists. I suspect you anticipated the continuation of The Wilderness Beyond series that I’ve promised to finish. Well, that will be the next post. Because … I’m in the next phase of self-publishing my memoir (about 17 years I spent in a fundamentalist cult, … [Read more…]
Until now, I have hesitated to give any of my blog post space to writing about the hideous death cult known as ISIS. Why now discuss it? Several things. First: Around this time of year in 1973 I lived in Pasadena, California, not far from San Bernardino where terror and murder … [Read more…]
What do destructive cults actually do to members? Depends on which group. And it could vary from one “level” in the group to another. For instance, a person who only attends a fellowship once in a while and does not invest much in the group, well … that person might … [Read more…]
About 35,000 former followers of The Way International, the fundamentalist cult to which I committed myself for 17 years (1970 – 1987), are spread over the world. This post is dedicated to them. I am reminding them of The Way’s downsides and asking them to come up with ideas on how … [Read more…]
Breaking news. This report takes priority over my Italy Part II post. Read further to understand why. Happy anniversary to The Way International after 73 years of promoting itself as a biblical research, teaching, and fellowship ministry. Wow. Your leaders, some well-meaning, must be thrilled to continue Victor Paul Wierwille’s … [Read more…]