Part 6 of April G.’s story of her escape from a religious cult. Click HERE to read it.
What’s interesting is April’s description of the not-so-subtle attempts to hide the true nature of the group she belonged to. One has to ask; if they have such confidence in their beliefs and practices; why the need for deception?
Trace
December 16, 2011 at 3:10 pm
I don’t pretend to start understanding the level of manipulation and codependency associated with cults…what I find fascinating is that some people eventually find the courage to leave them by their own volition while others can’t.
Again, thanks for sharing.
M.E. Anders
December 21, 2011 at 12:49 pm
Yes, April has been a terrific guest. I wondered the same about my cult past, why did we use deception if we were so confident in our beliefs? It was the only method we could use to gain new members.
April Galamin
December 21, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Thanks! I think those who stay are ..comfortable. I think when you reach a breaking point of not being able to stand *it*, that is what pushes some, maybe most people out?
As long as one can tolerate what is going on, I don’t think there’s much hope of them ever changing or walking away.
my .02 for what it’s worth.
Godless, I know what you mean…why the secrecy if one is so convinced of “having the truth”?
Maybe THEY don’t even believe what they profess to believe??
A lot of sweeping under the rug & putting *it* out of their thoughts I guess….
probably a lot of cognitive dissonance going on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance
Ricardo
April 4, 2013 at 3:14 am
Jake PetrovitchMay 17, 2011Same! When I was little, maybe 3rd grade or so, I told peolpe in my class I didnt believe in god, so I was ridiculed. that night, i went home (now i didnt grow up in an overly religious home, so thankfully i hadnt been brainwashed) and asked my mother if it was bad to not believe in god. She told me at the time it was, so I lied up until 7th grade or so. then I openly admitted my disbelief. since then, i studied all the bulls**t of christianity, and whenever somone voices against my beliefs, or pro their beliefs, im not the least bit afraid to shove their pathetic ‘argument’ up their a**. No patience indeed! ^__^ Ive become quite skillful at shutting the most brainwashed of peolpe up.
Stefany
January 4, 2013 at 9:11 pm
Try explaining eouivtlon to a hard core creationist. They reject anything you show em supporting the most solid science on the planet, call you a liar, and then go post after post showing stuff you can demonstrate is wrong in every way, and they reject that too. I had to end a convo with a guy who just wouldnt quit. Must have sent me 80 or so posts trying to convince me science got it all wrong and creationism right. You just wanna smash ppl like that head first into a wall.