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Date Posted：23/06/2008 12:13 AMCopy HTML Just change a few of the names and presto - you have the GRC...
Ex-cult members speak out over abuse
Article from: AAP
Former followers have told ABC's Four Corners program, to air tonight, the Brisbane Christian Fellowship, in the north Brisbane suburb of Stafford, was ripping apart families under a veil of secrecy. They said elders, including leader Victor Hall, made all members' decisions and drove wedges between couples, siblings and parents and children to create fear and control followers.
Former member Helen Pomery, who was expelled for refusing to shun her excommunicated daughter, said she had considered suicide during her time with the group and had to travel to a deprogramming centre in the USA after she left. "I was very sick emotionally, mentally, and I was at the point of suicide and I knew if I didn't get help then I would probably suicide... but if anything that infuriated my husband and the elders even more that I should go outside of the home for help,'' she told Four Corners.
While she was disciplined for things such as cooking too much food or making the bed the wrong way, her husband had obeyed orders so that he was not responsible for his family's damnation, she said.
"They need to know from me as a husband and a father that I believe they're in a bad place,'' Mr Lowe said. Ms Pomery said she and a handful of others had spoken to the program. |
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：23/06/2008 6:07 AMCopy HTML Gotta watch that, seems all to familier though, and i must say never saw it to this extent in to many of the rcf places ( there where some) but not all, certainly sounds close to scotts group, canrt say re noel's but sounds similar. just goes to show we arnt the only ones being abused i guess.
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：23/06/2008 10:03 AMCopy HTML I'm familiar with this particular cult and used to visit it while trying out other churches as I was trying to leave RF. The Sunshine Coast Christian Fellowship or SCCF was up the road from our SCRF or Sunshine coast revival fellowship. It smelt and dealt just like the Revivalists but was sans tongues and the talks were even more boring, as was the music. The people had a veil of happiness but it looked skin deep.
The doctrine was even more (or perhaps equally) convoluted than Revivals. You pretty much had to be brought up in that church to understand their interpretations and way of life. I couldn't make head or tail of it, and their websites don't give any clues either. There's a sign that it's a cult. Secrets and hidden fellowhip guideline rules. For a people who believe god didn't make them robots, they walk and talk just like they're programmed to. The youth group were even more naive than the average Revivalist youthy... life's gonna gobble those suckers right up. Instagram and Twitter: @mothpete
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MothandRust
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：23/06/2008 11:06 AMCopy HTML Wow, thanks for letting us know this was on tonight. Am watching it now and evern recognise some people I know. Dinner nights seemed to be their favourite recruiting tool, accompanied with orchestral music. Their tithing was a big deal for them. Their disfellowshipping rules are even crueller than RFs, but not by much... in fact, probably just as bad. They use PNG as their flagship... hmm...
Wow, their attitude to churches outside of their own network is exactly like Revivalists. The controlling aspects of abusive churches are all so similar. One of the weirdest characteristics of this church is the push to have all the youth learn an instrument. Each 'Christian Fellowship' church had a full youth group orchestra and it was all home grown chorus crap. Instagram and Twitter: @mothpete
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singed but not destroyed
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：23/06/2008 12:13 PMCopy HTML Holy shit how similar was that show to the revivalist crap!! Even the leader had the same name as the moron leader in Townsville. Vic..... the ........... Unbelievable. Same hallmarks - money for the leaders and no account of its expenditure and would be have been game to ask!!!!! No no no - it`s for the lord`s work - you just trust.
When is rci going to be exposed for the damage and control they have executed over people`s lives. We are the lucky ones- we got out. Those poor souls.. Makes me so angry. Sure isnt far removed from Brisbane rci Townsville rci Mackay rci. the list goes on. I agree with the interviewee these churches CULTS need to be exposed. if you can`t stand the heat get out of the kitchen. I did and what a relief!!
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：24/06/2008 1:15 AMCopy HTML I watched this show last night - very similar to the revival groups and even more legalistic in some ways.
Maybe this will be the start of people speaking out against cults and cultish behaviour. Urch Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths.
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Never too Late
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：25/06/2008 6:32 AMCopy HTML Absolutely BRILLANT Story !!! I have ordered in on DVD from The ABC...
I am keen to speak and gather ex GRCers and do simular |
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singed but not destroyed
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：25/06/2008 12:19 PMCopy HTML Good on you NTL - that`s a great idea to order on DVD. Might do the same. And good on you wanting to get the GRCers together. Good luck.
if you can`t stand the heat get out of the kitchen. I did and what a relief!!
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Never too Late
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：28/06/2008 11:28 AMCopy HTML Anyone?? Come on guys this could be our 'worldly' calling.. To save others from so much hurt and pain..
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：04/07/2008 7:00 AMCopy HTML Reply to singed but not destroyed (25/06/2008 06:19:18) Good on you NTL - that`s a great idea to order on DVD. Might do the same. And good on you wanting to get the GRCers together. Good luck. I'd be interested in getting a copy of that DVD... How would I go about it ??? What is it called or what Identifying features would I need to know. Is this ordered online ?? thanks Disciple |
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：04/07/2008 9:25 AMCopy HTML http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/special_eds/20080623/bcf/default.htm
DOCUMENTS
A profile of the religious group by author and bible teacher, David Holden. [PDF 312Kb]
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：04/07/2008 10:24 AMCopy HTML FURTHER READING & SUPPORT
"Former cult members have spoken out to warn others of the Brisbane Christian Fellowship, a church they say is emotionally abusing its followers." Read more.
Brisbane Christian Fellowship: Tales from the Crypt Brisbane Christian Fellowship: Cult Survivors Handbook Brisbane Christian Fellowship: Breaking Free of the Crypt Careforce Lifekeys Counselling Cult Information and Family Support Service Cult Information Service Concerned Christians Growth Ministry
www.bcf.org.au
Christian Women's Fellowship Melbourne Christian Fellowship Sydney Christian Fellowship Toowoomba Christian Fellowship
Life inside the secretive and puritanical Exclusive Brethren sect and the heart-rending price extracted from those who leave. First broadcast 25 September 2006. [Watch Online]
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Didaktikon
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：04/07/2008 1:40 PMCopy HTML Mothster, Truly scary stuff but ... not exactly unique, is it? Anyway, I had a bit of a read of the counter-argument articles written by that David fellow and I've got to state: his heart's probably in the right place, but his 'scholarship' and theological insight just ain't up to par. My caution when reading his rather tendentious material: caveat emptor. Blessings, Ian email: didaktikon@gmail.com
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：14/10/2008 8:10 PMCopy HTML Reply to earth5 Gotta watch that, seems all to familier though, and i must say never saw it to this extent in to many of the rcf places ( there where some) but not all, certainly sounds close to scotts group, canrt say re noel's but sounds similar. just goes to show we arnt the only ones being abused i guess. hi earth- one of noel's assemblies in malta has had alot of souls leave. |
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：15/10/2008 5:10 AMCopy HTML MALTA !!!!!!###@@@$$% Oh my, the cancer is spreading even further across the globe than I imagined.
Does anyone have a list of GRC affiliated Fellowships worldwide, so that we can see just how pervasive the rot has become?? Poor, poor people, searching for meaning and fulfillment and of course God and finding only Revival GRC style rubbish. |
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：15/10/2008 11:35 AMCopy HTML " Does anyone have a list of GRC affiliated Fellowships worldwide, ... " There is a site here where all the 'known ' assemblies are listed and as to who was, and is, currently in charge. I have tried to find in through the posts but ran out of time. Maybe some-one can help and tell me / us as to where it is . Then I or we can update it even further. Cheers ........ " Those are my principles and if you don"t like them, I do have others"
Come-On !
always tell the truth
motmot
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：16/10/2008 2:14 AMCopy HTML I remember seeing the list before somewhere in the forum. It listed 36 branches worldwide. Creepy..
Poor fellow human beings who come in contact with any of these 36 groups. |
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：16/10/2008 10:03 AMCopy HTML Reply to is_aimoo_guest I remember seeing the list before somewhere in the forum. It listed 36 branches worldwide. Creepy.. Poor fellow human beings who come in contact with any of these 36 groups. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I cannot remember under 'what name ' or Topic it was under . I get the feeling it has been removed in the new 're-vamped ' - ' updated ' Aimoo Site. Can anyone help ? " Those are my principles and if you don"t like them, I do have others"
Come-On !
always tell the truth
motmot
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：16/10/2008 12:01 PMCopy HTML Hi, the list is in the thread GRC Associated Churches.
It is about two threads down now, under David Erwin's Testimony thread. I found it and put a post in it to bump it to the front again. It isn't very current, maybe someone can bring it up to date. Cheers, Glad "Faith is not about everything turning out OK; Faith is about being OK no matter how things turn out."
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：17/10/2008 1:46 PMCopy HTML I heard that one of Bob Addison's son's,are taking care of busness down in Malta. |
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：19/10/2008 11:09 AMCopy HTML You can almost cross LA off the list. That assembly is just about kaput!!!!!!!! |
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：19/10/2008 9:11 PMCopy HTML Reply to is_aimoo_guest You can almost cross LA off the list. That assembly is just about kaput!!!!!!!! How many people are left? |
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：19/10/2008 11:51 PMCopy HTML So I hear, it is only Heis left there on his own. He killed them all off the same way that Warren killed off Tarawa and is working at killing off Canberra. Just a matter of time before these rogues get their lot. |
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：19/10/2008 11:54 PMCopy HTML
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Re：Ex-cult members speak out over abuse Date Posted：20/10/2008 12:01 AMCopy HTML That's right, I forgot about Hamilton. |
