changedagain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Heads up: Gary's in Brazil. > > It seems the Brazilians are much more responsive > to his "ministry." Yes. Brazilians accustomed to dictators. Political corruption. Gary's priest and Tony Soprano.
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

I'm watching the Path, puddington. They call themselves a movement. Not a cult. Like the LW. I like the Aaron Paul character (Breaking Bad). He's having doubts about the group and he's trying to hide it.
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

Thank you, Cloudwatcher. Someone praises the leadership. You saw them treat someone cruel. Do you say, actually he doesn't practice what he preaches. No, that would get you excommunicated. You force a smile but it's a lie. You compromise integrity. While in church X, wife of the assistant pastor criticized me to my face. She was 19. I responded defensively. The assistant pastor d
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

The Jim Morrison ministry is a great Walk story, lily, and true. Bad boy of rock n roll hits bottom, seeks help from John. Most media reporting JM died a Satanist on drugs. Recall JM in the movie version as troubled, into the occult, hearing voices. Ironically, I hit bottom while in the church. Heads up: Gary's in Brazil.
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

changedagain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> > From what I recall, Gruenberg functioned with > integrity. Now John... I relate to CG. He left and returned to the LW. His music career took him outside of the LW. Wasn't as isolated as the rest us. But you can feel like you are in deep (the LW), invested all the years, now he's pushin
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

pbsguy you saw skullduggery in the music business. Recalling John's thinking that music business was the domain of Satan. Bob from Impact was musically talented and Gruenberg who John pushed to write Kingdom music but John was never satisfied with Gruenberg reaching what John thought was Kingdom music. Summation of the LW: Reach for it and we will shoot you down. changed again, on the Si
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

Thank you for the welcome changedagain. The personality trait that first comes to mind is a coldness rubbed off on me and arrogance. Hate that. Are you a member of Oprah's book club? The Simon bio paints him "as a music thief." Just googled it. Yes, puddington. Jim B was talented. Wouldn't make that up. pbxguy who was the other bloke who claimed it?
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

After thought, That should be the LW tried to take God away from me and replace Him with G&M.
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

The LW tried to change my personality to be like G&M and then they took God away from me. Still angry over that. Recalling a wedding and a band playing Sounds of Silence. Weird even for the LW.
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

FCSLS--To think and read other posts in this forum on this re growing up in the land of the free and then ending up submitting to cult dictators doesn't make sense but then it does if you knew John and G&M. Anyone new to the forum ever wonder what to post. Read a number of opinions about obsessing, moving on, healing, saving, sorting it out but didn't find what I was looking for. I
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

Thank you for the welcome, puddington. Agreed, lip service to G&M were all that mattered and finding freedom eliminates all of that. Free at last of feeling failure for not reaching whatever G&M expected, as if G&M ever reached it. Can't make up for all the years stolen, but can make up for some of them by forgetting the disillusionment.
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

Thank you for the welcome, Lily. When finally walking away for good I was so far gone and needed a definition of fun. Reading horror novels by Stephen King was fun for a while but the beach and boggie boarding felt like being a kid again. I tend to write like nobody is reading so not sure about being a good poster but interested in a therapy benefit from posting.
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

Hello Everyone-- Been reading for some time. Many posts have been a lifeline and the kidding around too. Was in five different churches and walked away after head butting. Like an idiot kept coming back. Was looking for the "greater works." Not to be found. My ah ha time came when told the "greater works" we thought we would do didn't mean raising the dead, resurrect
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families