Comments by "Jack Haveman" (@JackHaveman52) on "The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters"
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@waynecatterton5127
I KNOW what a cult is. I've dealt with the cult known as the "Children of God" and they're NOTHING like most churches. Cults isolate you, take you away to country homes and then put you through a rigorous indoctrination program that includes sleep deprivation and continuous dogmatic repetition. They do not allow any alone time, strip you of all your possessions and try to keep you away from all outside interactions unless one of them is present.
I grew up in the Christian Reformed Church and it was quite conservative. However, when I turned 17, I left the church. They didn't hate me for it. They asked why I left, expressed concern for my soul, prayed for me and then left me to my life. That was it. I still go there for weddings, funerals and baptisms and stop and talk to church members all the time. They have a belief system yet even within that church, that group that I grew up with, there are disagreements about what being a Christian entails. They have a core belief, the power of redemption, through Jesus, and personal responsibility but the details elude complete agreement. In fact, throughout human history, no matter where on the planet, how completely different people are, they ALWAYS had a belief system based on the metaphysical. The entire human race can't ALL be based on cults. That's an extremely narrow viewpoint and only serves the ego of the one making the claim.
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