How Did Christian Tabernacle of Washington, Iowa Go from Christian Church to Cult? Part one

Compassionate Church to Cult How does a loving small-town mid-western church go from pretty normal to a cult known as The Walk? Christian Tabernacle was a Bible-focused church in Washington, Iowa for many years before the idea of The Walk started. We appreciated strong moral values in our elders and felt a sense of belonging […]

Why Should I Learn About Other Cult Groups? Resources on Cults

Hits: 134Are you curious about why people you know joined a cult, but, have no idea of where to start to try and understand how cults lured in someone you love? This post will share with you resources on the characteristics of the lure of cult leaders that I have found particularly helpful to me. […]

No Church Should Hide Sexual Abuse Under the First Amendment part 2

Hits: 2641No Church Should Hide Sexual Abuse Under the First Amendment – this is part 2 includes the link to the new that the New York State Assembly and Senate both passed the Child Victims Act (Senate bill 2440/Assembly bill 2683).* Included will be links to current cases of allegations of sexual abuses in church/ […]

No Church Should Hide Sexual Abuse Under the First Amendment – part 1

Hits: 275Trigger Warning: This post will contain a growing list of MeToo related links to articles on church sexual abuse for the convenience of my followers who need a quick and easy resources to learn more about the overwhelming issues of abuses in churches who harbor criminals instead of notifying the police first. I have […]

Sunday School Lesson Before the Cult Invaded

Hits: 636I am grateful for the Sunday School Lessons that I had learned when I was a child. Little did I or any of the congregation of the church I attended realize that our Mid-western Bible-based church would be systematically seduced by a cult leader. In retrospect, I can recall that there were red flags […]