Understanding the psychology of religious seduction and spiritual abuse.
For thousands of years, church and/or religion has used the same routine of adopting the name of God into their particular organization in order to gain credible acceptance that they have the almighty “power” of God behind them.
THE PAINFUL TRUTH-HERBERT W.
ARMSTRONG’S WORLDWIDE
CHURCH OF GOD
Understanding the psychology of religious seduction and spiritual abuse.
What is the difference between a licensed naturopathic doctor and an unlicensed naturopath?
First published in Oct, 2017.
My all time favorite Twilight Zone is about the 8-foot tall aliens, Kanamits, coming to Earth. Their leader introduces himself at a United Nations meeting and assures the world that they have come in peace, and he offers proof. He then leaves behind a mysterious book written in the Kanamit language.
My mother and father were baptized together when I was three, so while they began attending services (in the Bethlehem, PA, congregation) after I was born…
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They told us we were the “salt of the Earth”. They said we were a “peculiar people”.
Well, maybe they were right. We were as peculiar as hell. But salt of the earth?
