I’m sorry for your loss. I find the celebration and remembrance side of funerals really healing in the grieving process. It must be really tough processing past experiences through a new lens too 💜
I also am very glad you got out of that cult so you could experience life normally! JWs also say that if you leave, you will fail, blah blah…doomed and all that nonsense (tactics to keep people afraid and inside never questioning, never researching.) Do you realize you beat the odds by leaving! So proud of you! Means you have inner strength. I hope you research your cult so your family still in cannot guilt or fear tactic you back inside. I had gone back and tried again the JW cult, (with some punishment) because I hadn’t researched. My twin brother and mom guilted me back, and I did lose a lot. But finally DID research and saw it was also a cult and NOT THE “TRUTH” (or true church.) Anyway, I actually think possibly JWs and Plymouth Brethren might have stemmed from a same belief system but not sure. There’s a video called something like …”Shoots and Cohoots” not sure what else, but showed Adventists, JWs, Christadelphians, and thought it said something like Plymouth Brethren or maybe was Puritan something. All I know is, that there ARE similarities and makes so many internal “alarm bells” go off hearing your story because it shows similar things that do cause harm. The Watchtower Society (JWs) also have a lot of rules, and they also have TO APPEAR FLAWLESS. Their image is the most important thing. They hide child a buse and care more about their image than protecting children. Zero reports to officials in Australia of 1000 cases that their internal records showed in the Australian Royal Commission in 2015 (case 29 I think.)
Bless you Ben.Often the funerals are referred to as celebrations .Often held after the body is interred.So yes joyfully sad. Ben I would like to communicate with you re my ex Brethren perspective but could not go on a blog .50 years this year.
As a mother of 3, and a moderate Christian, I absolutely cannot understand this. I let my children know from an early age that I will love them no matter what. How could being gay or believing differently stop a mother from loving her child? I don't get it. I'm so sorry this has happened to you 😔
I’m sorry for your loss. I find the celebration and remembrance side of funerals really healing in the grieving process. It must be really tough processing past experiences through a new lens too 💜
I also am very glad you got out of that cult so you could experience life normally! JWs also say that if you leave, you will fail, blah blah…doomed and all that nonsense (tactics to keep people afraid and inside never questioning, never researching.) Do you realize you beat the odds by leaving! So proud of you! Means you have inner strength. I hope you research your cult so your family still in cannot guilt or fear tactic you back inside. I had gone back and tried again the JW cult, (with some punishment) because I hadn’t researched. My twin brother and mom guilted me back, and I did lose a lot. But finally DID research and saw it was also a cult and NOT THE “TRUTH” (or true church.) Anyway, I actually think possibly JWs and Plymouth Brethren might have stemmed from a same belief system but not sure. There’s a video called something like …”Shoots and Cohoots” not sure what else, but showed Adventists, JWs, Christadelphians, and thought it said something like Plymouth Brethren or maybe was Puritan something. All I know is, that there ARE similarities and makes so many internal “alarm bells” go off hearing your story because it shows similar things that do cause harm. The Watchtower Society (JWs) also have a lot of rules, and they also have TO APPEAR FLAWLESS. Their image is the most important thing. They hide child a buse and care more about their image than protecting children. Zero reports to officials in Australia of 1000 cases that their internal records showed in the Australian Royal Commission in 2015 (case 29 I think.)
I also am very sorry for the loss you and your friend are grieving, but am so glad that person had a “celebration of life”type funeral.
It was truly a beautiful experience!
Bless you Ben.Often the funerals are referred to as celebrations .Often held after the body is interred.So yes joyfully sad.
Ben I would like to communicate with you re my ex Brethren perspective but could not go on a blog .50 years this year.
Plymouth brethren's are like zombies, so pleased you got out of it.
Me too!
I was brought up in a similar cult. Often called cooneyites or 2 x 2s.... i feel for you.... xxx i still struggle....
As a mother of 3, and a moderate Christian, I absolutely cannot understand this. I let my children know from an early age that I will love them no matter what. How could being gay or believing differently stop a mother from loving her child? I don't get it. I'm so sorry this has happened to you 😔