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In Reply to: Some good questions posted by Miguel on October 24, 2002 at 07:17:01:
Why did we join The Family?
I was tired of traditional conventional religion, was deeply religious myself, and also interested in counter culture. The COG represented a union of these 2 worlds that could never otherwise meet. I genuinely believed I was joining to do something good. Radical and unconventional, but good.
Why did we stay in The Family?
Because they never came out and told me what they actually believed right off. They introduced me to the acceptable GP stuff, then DFO stuff and then less radical DO stuff. I was tricked into surrendering more and more of myself, into becoming less and less of a free-thinker and haveing my thoughts and reactions programmed for me. And I thought I was still doing some good. When I wasn't having an easy time I thought it was my fault.
Did we stay in The Family long after we found out that it wasn't for us? Why?
I gave it one more "last" chance at least twice or 3 times, because each time Berg/leadership would promise that things were going to change for the better, but they never did. The abuse just took a new name and a new label.
Why did we leave The Family?
Because I knew it was time to put my kids in proper school, that it was no longer a good environment for them. And I began to doubt Berg was really a prophet of God, and I saw through all his Mo letters as money-making schemes.
Under what circunstances did we leave The Family?
When my mate was able to see the madness right in our own home, and realize that it wasn't just crazy old Berg but the whole movement that was affected by Berg's madness, families destoyed, lives shattered, teens misguided, donated funds misappropriated, etc, we were able to leave together.
How did we leave The Family?
With no help at all from anyone. Out on our own. We were tired of trying to explain or talk. They already tried to stop us from leaving before. We left it and never looked back.
