|
In Reply to: New article on Family prophecy posted by PB on June 28, 2007 at 16:46:06:
Regarding study of a cult from a standpoint of viewing it as an emerging religion, I wonder what validity there would be in the study. Do you have a link to the article?
I was thinking about how when "experts" interview TF children, they often seem normal and well cared for because the children, as with the adults, are so conditioned on how to present themselves as Stepford children.
Case in point would be the Schillander kids who were so defensive of the family and denied abuse until years later because they were unable to realize what constituted abuse while in. Same goes for adults while in.
If anything prophesied would be outside of the realm of what would be acceptable according to doctrine of TF per leadership, it would be considered "of the devil" or would be blown off.
Otherwise, there are so many build ups to what direction the "Lord" is taking TF in that prophecies would fall in line with that. I am responding with no knowledge of what the article said. But the title makes me think it is from an organization that interviews without consideration of the Stepford factor. Could that be so (since you have read the article)?
If these academics are not familiar with dynamics of a highly controlled organization (destructive cult), they are going to be measuring by what they see and not by what they see PLUS knowledge of what kind of belief system and systematic conditioning thru long, repetitive and boring GN's and such which these adults and children are experiencing.
If a person were to have a prophecy or thought that was not in line with leadership it would be treated like Tom Cruise was in "War of the Worlds" when the paranoid guy (played by Tim Robbins, I think)in the storm cellar says to him: "You and I, we're not on the same page"
