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Originally Posted by byHismercy
I think it is very possible to give so much personal power over to a group until it becomes too late, in a sense, to dispute them. One can transfer control over away from oneself until that one literally has no control over their own lives..
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In the Casteel Open Letter one can see what this looks like as it plays out. The Casteels were reading the Bible, and experiencing and seeing things different from what the Bible says, but to even consciously note that discrepancy caused a reflexive response within - "I'm being negative!! No!!"
One must not, under any circumstances, question leadership. It is deeply ingrained and embedded in all the "oneness" teachings. Related, Casteel said that she started shaking and crying as she typed in search words on Google, trying to find information about this group. Again, one must never seek an alternate narrative, explanation or understanding, other than the one given by leadership.
And she clearly identified what was going on in all this: it was fear, being used to control and manipulate people. As you say, "cultic indoctrination". As adults it's bad enough. I know, I was there. But in children it's brutal. They simply have never had any other frame of reference.