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I know from personal experience that Thieme's group was psycologically and emotionally damaging. There were cases of schizophrenia, where Dr. Wall said he had counseled some ex-thiemites. I know of cases where thiemites were disoriented to the point of identity breakdown and dysfunction. They were "rebuilt" back up into the copying of Thieme's behaviour, speech, and mannersims.
Truthtesty? May I ask how many churches have you ever attended? You think that sort of thing was unique?
Bible teaching does not induce schizophrenia in a normal person. Mentally ill people are attracted to churches.
I knew a woman who said she had had Mother Mary visit her at night. Is that the Catholic church's fault?
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I know of cases where the communication of the individual with self and others was broken down, I know Thieme was totalitarian and the only person in charge of Bereichah and taught a false theological concept of sole pastoral authority.
Some people are mentally ill, Truthtesty. You want to blame Robert Thieme for not curing them? I have seen this sort of thing in other churches. They allowed the mentally ill to attend. Now? They are to be the cause?
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Questioning degraded over time to little, none, or severely limited. I know people were shunned, looked down upon, or completely ostracized for questioning what Thieme said.
That's what certain people will do to be found in many churches.
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I know thiemites had a cult of confession that causes people to confess to anything true or false like someone who is being tortured will confess to anything true or false - the corrupt rebound mantra - which some people are so distracted from thier normal human function while confessing that they bump into walls and hurt themslves(albeit it was self-induced).
So, I suppose that every church I have attended where that had some members who displayed bizarre behavior? It was the pastor's fault???
I have a feeling you have attended only one established church in your life. Anyone who has attended several churches will know that the mentally ill will be amongst us. They do bizarre things wherever they may be found.
GeneZ