Re: "Jesus Christians," "Australian cult," Dave McKay
Date: December 30, 2007 02:14AM
I called the JC cell phone. No reply. Until later in the evening, that is ,when I was summoned to one of those "trial specials" for the next day. I was to appear before the assembled group to be made to see "the error of my ways" and to denounce three people.
Graham Baldwin, Berni and Jon Ronson.
Since these three people had never done anything wrong to me--on the contrary-- I had come to know and like them and their motives very much, what could I have said but, "no thanks, I ain't denoucing, I'ain't coming for you guys to beat up on me." You see, I have that healthy kind of self-respect. It wasn't right or fair.
That was the end of my reconnection-visit to my kids. I stayed 3 more days before returning home, very sad and still "not seeing the error of my ways." I just couldn't see them. Sorry.
I had hoped to talk more with Reinhard and Ulrike, too, about our joint heritage. About important matters, not silly, paranoid nonsense. I had hoped to take everyone out for a nice meal. I was genuine.
Dave controlled, behind the scenes, every aspect of my visit. Whatever, I would have chosen to do or say, I would been made out to have failed. No chance of winning, hey Dave? I knew that by then and I spared myself some grieve.