Tornado Alley (PROG)

[PegnVA]

This so-called "church" is nothing but a cult! It preys on young adults who by the nature of their age can be somewhat insecure, and convinces them they can be "cured" if they join this so-called "church" "family". It all begins when a young adult just looks into things after being given a harmless-looking phamplet on the street...once the young adult comes to a so-called "church" facility to attend what they believe to be a harmless talk, that's when this group begins to work overtime to stay in control of every move of that young adult - someone from this cult is assigned to everyone who comes to one of their talks, up to and including calling them constantly to "harmlessly" inquire what they're doing, supposedly showing a real interest in them. When the young adult is on the tele with a family member, they are interrupted by a so-called "church" member casually asking who they are talking with and eventually drawing the person closer and closer until through the natural insecurity of a young adult, convincing them they can be "cured" from all that "bad" stuff they've done in the past (tried drugs, drank, etc.) if they devote their lives to this so-called church. The young adult is encouraged to convince their family members of the benefits of this so-called "church" and if any family member resists this nonsense the young adult is told to cut him/herself off from that person, who the so-called "church" claims can harm them. And that's when the real harm begins - soon the young adult is working 6days/week for 10hrs/day, usually but not always, at a so-called "church" facility earning very little money and when he/she wants to visit their family, they must get permission - keeping the person away from family is crucial to controlling everything that person does/thinks! Tele conversations with family members are monitored and soon the family does not recognize their own flesh and blood, who by now can only spout this cult's mantra and eventually loses all social skills as their whole world now is this so-called "church".

Many articles have been written about the danger of this so-called "church". A quick glance at the property this so-called "church" owns - in high-priced neighborhoods, btw - shows they are very, very rich - calling oneself a "church" definitely is a tax advantage AND having people work 6days/week for 10hrs/day for just pennies doesn't hurt either!!!
A store-front for this so-called "church" opened recently in Baptist- country, Richmond, VA and it will be interesting to learn how many people can be duped into casually looking into this so-called "church" only to eventually pay the price of losing their freedom for doing so!