Re: Recovery from Recovery-Thanks Ken andRebbecca

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" jovian f. " wrote:

> Ditto. I, too, was in a stupid cult " The Sunshine Bus " back in the early

> 70's and thought I was too smart and worldly to be effected by it. I went

> to follow this very talented (and attractive) Vancouver Sun journalist who

> I had just started dating and who thought he'd found " IT " - the answer to

> everything. I knew he hadn't but figuered he would come out of it and I'd

> be standing there. Ahh, love it is so blind. Anyway, it's hard when you are

> isolated, stripped of your dignity, brainwashed, malnourished and mantraed

> all day. Anyone can fall prey to cult teachings and AA is full of them, IMO

> through my cult inculcation. (I love aliteration!) Take care, Stay who you

> are, Carol Francey, RR Vancouver. Please read the Van Sun Saturday article

> as parents are sending their kids to a " charismatic " leader who runs an AA

> based residential. There, if if they don't accept God they can't go home.

> This acceptance takes usually 6 months.

This is child abuse, plain and simple.

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