Thank you so much L. Schwalbe-Larson. You are awesome. I've been reading a bit too. like - Wow - A lot of concerns here I wish I knew. QuoteL. Schwalbe-Larsonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvEasRAfMZk Part of a series on cults and this one has some CP comments in it. not much recent activity, BUT perhaps a lot to read and maybe the owner is still around? Worth a try!
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Thank you for responding. I would love to hear more of your story. Which forums or pages are you referring to? Could you direct me to them?
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hi there! Thank you for responding with such empathy and honesty. It was so frowned upon about divulging to outsiders how CP really was - for fear of quote: 'hurting CP' or 'hurting the ministry' - but as a consequence so many secrets were kept that should not have been kept. Even today I cringe a bit with being honest in regard to CP for fear of something. When you say the
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Hi! Wow - thank you for writing back. When I read those messages - I was encouraged. I have carried so much stuff from that period of time for far too long. Its time.
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I came across this thread as I was typing in CP. I was a member. Finished my committment and left. It was during formative early adult years. My time there was very difficult for me and there is a huge part of me that wishes that I never joined them at all. Is it a cult? I am not sure what exactly is a cult. Before I run to defend it or run the other way and yell 'cult!' - I need to
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