Man's escape from 'cult' that stopped members from keeping pets or speaking to family

A man who claims he 'escaped a cult' practising in Liverpool revealed the strict control it exercised over his daily life, and how it has left him unable to visit his family.
John Spinks, 53, originally from Wavertree, was born into the Exclusive Brethren, an evangelical Christian sect, spending 22 years of his life in the group.
John claims that while he was a member he followed rules that affected every aspect of his life including where he lived, the type of job he could have, and his choice of partner.
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[@juliefreeman2]

Inhumane and callous treatment of a human being. This cult is one of the worst I’ve come across. Abuse in every way it could be, but Jehovah’s Witnesses are not far behind, extreme cruelty to such an individual induces severe mental health issues that can and do last a lifetime. I personally refuse to be a victim of the JWs anymore....I’m a survivor and no one will control me again. It takes determination and an inner strength to succeed but you can do it xx

[@glennrobinson7193]

They don't have true holiness so they fake it with grievous rules.

[@jaystevens1965]

My mother left this appalling sect and her family disowned her. A less Christian group you'd be hard pushed to find: dogmatic, insensitive and cruel.

[@carlcopeland702]

Hi All, I’m a filmmaker from Liverpool, if anyone would like to share their experiences about this cult. I’d love to tell your story.

[@slimdusty6328]

Its totally correct what John Spinks claims about what went down with the review. I experienced the same procedure. In another country down in the pacific . So it was a universal operation . And the brethren , including our own brethren family, are inclined to act in ways what narcissist would act, being how they'd never stopped to consider how any of us ex brethren emotion would be affected by the outcome of this review
Just imagine if Hitler would have allowed that the Jewish family would be able to mingled together with one and other again for a 6 mouth period , until such time as this contact would again be forced to cease. Can people imagine the torment and psychological disturbance that this type of scenario would be bound to produce
Sadly our Brethren family have become so narcissistic in nature, that the thought of the damage they'd do to their family member, wont even register. They now have absolutely no idea of the harm that they cause. They'd fail to even stop to consider "the feeling" of others
John Spinks is being totally straight up in what he describes

[@AB-gn8oh]

This man has gone through so much emotional and spiritual pain just because the leaders of the cult he was in were so controlling. It’s very sad; Christianity is a beautiful religion, but is so often used by self-important leadership to control through fear. It doesn’t have to be like that.

[@coreymishler6337]

Don't get the house flooded. Indoor pets and outdoor farm animals. Let the cats go poop outside in the grass. Don't get the pregnant person sick from kitty litter.

[@rayrussell1519]

join a group sounds great

[@MrKylehornsey]

Truthful presentation. Judgment Day will be interesting when the unconditional divine principle "Honour thy father and mother" comes up. "Making the Word of God of none effect through your tradition" Scary stuff!