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…]
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…]
Really—Italy 2003? Twelve years ago? As my husband asks, “If time flies, where does it go?” He’s a philosopher. He has great ideas. I love this one: he suggested I write a post about nothing, you know, Seinfeld-style. We love Jerry Seinfeld. So this post, at least this one line, is for Hoyt. Nothing, … [Read more…]
Hi readers, You may know I was swept into a cult for a time. Yeah, a really long time. Seventeen years. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen. I was recruited when I was a teenager. I was ignorant. I was … [Read more…]
I cannot write another post without honoring, today, the innocent lives in Oregon ended by a mentally ill person with guns. Mental health counselors, police officers, parents, relatives, friends, all of us bystanders around the world send our condolences, once more, to horrified, grief-stricken families. We’re all grief-stricken. Prayers do not work on … [Read more…]