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Originally Posted by awareness
When all else fails fear tactics work. If you leave the bogeyman will get you.
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Fear tactics are exclusive to exclusive religious systems.
Growing up Catholic, I was regularly taught that if I missed mass, I would commit a mortal sin, which would condemn me to eternal hellfire if I died before making it to the confessional.
Studying the Darby Exclusive Brethren history prior to my leaving the LC, I learned it was also their practice to regularly instill fear into members to prevent their departure or exploration into life outside the system. Dr. Neatby (
great Brethren history, btw, if you are interested) exposed the practice calling it a "Bug Bear" -- an old British expression for a fictional monster hiding in a child's closet, used by parents to control their behavior, or should I write
behaviour.
The LSM "Bogeyman" is just as powerful today for many LC members.