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In Reply to: Re: Rocky's post posted by Acheick on November 22, 2002 at 08:39:12:
I guess you wouldn't see it as productive. But for me, the point is that the message with the subject was reposted here, and brings up in its content that "difference" regarding FGAs and SGAs. As long as that "Difference" of "choice in joining" re: FGAs remains the focus of the problems, this could lead SGAs, who know the family only from the perspective of what they grew up into within it, to believe that FGAs chose to join a pedophiliac group. So whenever I see posts with that content, I will present a different perspective. I am glad Rocky is supportive and has special interests in SGAs, and I know he is supportive to all. So while it may seem non-productive to you, if it does NOTHING ELSE, it gives me some peace of mind to respond about it. I have noticed that with addictions in general that most addicts, or cultists have come from very abusive backgrounds themselves. Or backgrounds where something very needed was missing or hurtful. (i.e. parental figures). There was a vulnerability and the drug or the cult filled that need or that hurt only to turn on the user and put the user in great bondage. Only with the cult thing, we were, as others have mentioned, boiled slowly to believe that our gut feelings, conscience were evil and not of God, with many reinforcements to back that up. (Death of others was always a card held by the leaders, or illnesses and potential death such as in IRFers Beware, If The Truth Kills, Let it Kill, etc.) Also via personal testimonies. It is interesting to me that Berg reinforced that sickness or death were the results of not being in Gods' will, and yet when Abner rode a motorcycle under the influence of alcohol, racing around with others and died, he became a hero who God took to "stand in the gap" for the protection of the family, from heaven. I think it is important to see the double messages constantly given out by the family, and which can even after the family, confuse many.
