This is a must read. All the telltale cult signs are there.
apnews.com/article/new-or…
apnews.com/article/new-or…
"Exorcism and Poundcake": Blog for former member raised in People of Praise,
exorcismandpoundcake.blogspot.com/2010/04/out-of…
exorcismandpoundcake.blogspot.com/2010/04/out-of…
1/ People of Praise Cult Practices #AmyConeyBarrett
Patriarchal, authoritarian hierarchy
Authoritarian control by leaders
Micromanagement of members’ life choices
Submission of women to men, either husband of male head of “family unit”
Patriarchal, authoritarian hierarchy
Authoritarian control by leaders
Micromanagement of members’ life choices
Submission of women to men, either husband of male head of “family unit”
2/ People of Praise Cult Practices #AmyConeyBarrett
Leadership role of women is as “Handmaid” over women
Group:lacks accountability to formal denomination
Lifetime “covenant” to group vs. one’s individual faith
Same-gender adults live communally or with married couples
Leadership role of women is as “Handmaid” over women
Group:lacks accountability to formal denomination
Lifetime “covenant” to group vs. one’s individual faith
Same-gender adults live communally or with married couples
3/ People of Praise Cult Practices #AmyConeyBarrett
Members marry other members & raise large families right away
Procreational sex is “divine right” of the husband.
Common-purse pooling
Members who work outside of community turn over paychecks
Subsistent weekly allowances
Members marry other members & raise large families right away
Procreational sex is “divine right” of the husband.
Common-purse pooling
Members who work outside of community turn over paychecks
Subsistent weekly allowances
4/ People of Praise Cult Practices #AmyConeyBarrett
Mandatory tithing
Insular socialization that revolves around community
Corporal punishment of children
Children are educated by group-run schools
Mandatory tithing
Insular socialization that revolves around community
Corporal punishment of children
Children are educated by group-run schools
5/ People of Praise Cult Practices #AmyConeyBarrett
Spiritual meetings involve divine utterances in ”unknown tongues”, interpretations, prophecies, exorcisms
Shunning of members who leave
Spiritual meetings involve divine utterances in ”unknown tongues”, interpretations, prophecies, exorcisms
Shunning of members who leave
6/Conclusion #AmyConeyBarrett
Given the Group's authoritarian control over members, is there any question that Amy Coney Barrett, a second-generation member raised in this offbeat patriarchal commune/community would be capable of ruling as an independent Supreme Court Justice?
Given the Group's authoritarian control over members, is there any question that Amy Coney Barrett, a second-generation member raised in this offbeat patriarchal commune/community would be capable of ruling as an independent Supreme Court Justice?
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