My Life Post-Cult: Back to Normality 

+64imma Dead on! Generally when an organization, person, or other entity discourages questions and preaches disowning people who question them it's because they are afraid of something. Of course they won't admit that, not even to themselves, but it's the truth. When something is true it stands up to honest scrutiny and is strengthened by it. When something is not true it won't stand up and is weakened by it.

I'm asking questions I hope she answers

64imma. You've just described governments in the 'free' world!!!!!

Tissa Senanayake She is still a Christian so she didn't completely make it out.

MrSouthernlord Correct. But at least she rid herself from religious fundamentalism. I have no problem with people who have a nominal faith in God.

+tissa, I agree. I wish her the best

+MrSouthernlord I totally get what you're saying - and you may just trying to be funny (I'm a little slow this early in the morning, lol!) To be fair, not all Christians are extremists. I have a few friends that are Christian, and they do not hate, and believe that God loves us all. Unfortunately, they are of a small percentage, as most are against the gay community, which I take huge issue with (one of my best friends is gay, and he would give the shirt off his back for anyone). They contradict themselves by saying "God loves" but then they pick and chose WHO they think HE loves :(

+Clark Drew The Westboro Baptist Church adheres to the teachings of the bible far more closely than most religions. This is what Christianity really looks like. The more a religion moves away from this hateful and destructive religious text the nicer it becomes.

+EllynaurusRex Thank God the TRUE GOD that she found a way out of that Biggotry cult

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touche my friend. Almost like a double agent am I right? lol. That generated a lot of publicity. Similar to how North Korean agents and Russian mafia agents operate.

and as such she can share with the world this kind of warning?: Some statistics about the homosexual lifestyle and its effects: One study reports 70% of homosexuals admitting to having sex only one time with over 50% of their partners (3). One study reports that the average homosexual has between 20 and 106 partners per year (6). The average heterosexual has 8 partners in a lifetime. Many homosexual sexual encounters occur while drunk, high on drugs, or in an orgy setting (7). Many homosexuals don't pay heed to warnings of their lifestyles: "Knowledge of health guidelines was quite high, but this knowledge had no relation to sexual behavior" (16). Homosexuals got homosexuality removed from the list of mental illnesses in the early 70s by storming the annual American Psychiatric Association (APA) conference on successive years. "Guerrilla theater tactics and more straight-forward shouting matches characterized their presence" (2). Since homosexuality has been removed from the APA list of mental illnesses, so has pedophilia (except when the adult feels "subjective distress") (27). Homosexuals account for 3-4% of all gonorrhea cases, 60% of all syphilis cases, and 17% of all hospital admissions (other than for STDs) in the United States (5). They make up only 1-2% of the population. Homosexuals live unhealthy lifestyles, and have historically accounted for the bulk of syphilis, gonorrhea, Hepatitis B, the "gay bowel syndrome" (which attacks the intestinal tract), tuberculosis and cytomegalovirus (27). 73% of psychiatrists say homosexuals are less happy than the average person, and of those psychiatrists, 70% say that the unhappiness is NOT due to social stigmatization (13). 25-33% of homosexuals and lesbians are alcoholics (11). Of homosexuals questioned in one study reports that 43% admit to 500 or more partners in a lifetime, 28% admit to 1000 or more in a lifetime, and of these people, 79% say that half of those partners are total strangers, and 70% of those sexual contacts are one night stands (or, as one homosexual admits in the film "The Castro", one minute stands) (3). Also, it is a favorite past-time of many homosexuals to go to "cruisy areas" and have anonymous sex. 78% of homosexuals are affected by STDs (20). Judge John Martaugh, chief magistrate of the New York City Criminal Court has said, "Homosexuals account for half the murders in large cities" (10). Captain William Riddle of the Los Angeles Police says, "30,000 sexually abused children in Los Angeles were victims of homosexuals" (10). 50% of suicides can be attributed to homosexuals (10). Dr. Daniel Capron, a practicing psychiatrist, says, "Homosexuality by definition is not healthy and wholesome. The homosexual person, at best, will be unhappier and more unfulfilled than the sexually normal person" (10). For other psychiatrists who believe that homosexuality is wrong, please see National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality. It takes approximately $300,000 to take care of each AIDS victim, so thanks to the promiscuous lifestyle of homosexuals, medical insurance rates have been skyrocketing for all of us(10). Homosexuals were responsible for spreading AIDS in the United States, and then raised up violent groups like Act Up and Ground Zero to complain about it. Even today, homosexuals account for well over 50% of the AIDS cases in the United States, which is quite a large number considering that they account for only 1-2% of the population. Homosexuals account for a disproportionate number of hepatitis cases: 70-80% in San Francisco, 29% in Denver, 66% in New York City, 56% in Toronto, 42% in Montreal, and 26% in Melbourne (8). 37% of homosexuals engage in sadomasochism, which accounts for many accidental deaths. In San Francisco, classes were held to teach homosexuals how to not kill their partners during sadomasochism (8). 41% of homosexuals say they have had sex with strangers in public restrooms, 60% say they have had sex with strangers in bathhouses, and 64% of these encounters have involved the use of illegal drugs (8). Depending on the city, 39-59% of homosexuals are infected with intestinal parasites like worms, flukes and amoebae, which is common in filthy third world countries (8). The median age of death of homosexuals is 42 (only 9% live past age 65). This drops to 39 if the cause of death is AIDS. The median age of death of a married heterosexual man is 75 (8). The median age of death of lesbians is 45 (only 24% live past age 65). The median age of death of a married heterosexual woman is 79 (8). Homosexuals are 100 times more likely to be murdered (usually by another homosexual) than the average person, 25 times more likely to commit suicide, and 19 times more likely to die in a traffic accident (8). 21% of lesbians die of murder, suicide or traffic accident, which is at a rate of 534 times higher than the number of white heterosexual females aged 25-44 who die of these things(8). 50% of the calls to a hotline to report "queer bashing" involved domestic violence (i.e., homosexuals beating up other homosexuals) (18). About 50% of the women on death row are lesbians (12). Homosexuals prey on children. 33% of homosexuals ADMIT to minor/adult sex (7). There is a notable homosexual group, consisting of thousands of members, known as the North American Man and Boy Love Association (NAMBLA). This is a child molesting homosexual group whose cry is "SEX BEFORE 8 BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE." This group can be seen marching in most major homosexual parades across the United States. Homosexuals commit more than 33% of all reported child molestations in the United States, which, assuming homosexuals make up 2% of the population, means that 1 in 20 homosexuals is a child molestor, while 1 in 490 heterosexuals is a child molestor (19). 73% of all homosexuals have had sex with boys under 19 years of age (9). Many homosexuals admit that they are pedophiles: "The love between men and boys is at the foundation of homosexuality" (22). Because homosexuals can't reproduce naturally, they resort to recruiting children. Homosexuals can be heard chanting "TEN PERCENT IS NOT ENOUGH, RECRUIT, RECRUIT, RECRUIT" in their homosexual parades. A group called the "Lesbian Avengers" prides itself on trying to recruit young girls. They print "WE RECRUIT" on their literature. Some other homosexuals aren't as overt about this, but rather try to infiltrate society and get into positions where they will have access to the malleable minds of young children (e.g., the clergy, teachers, Boy Scout leaders, etc.) (8). See the DC Lesbian Avengers web page, and DC Lesbian Avengers Press Release, where they threaten to recruit little boys and girls. Also, see AFA Action Alert.

@@raceandcrime Are you a member of the Westboro Baptist cult?

I feel bad for those who have gay parents. And families where they are divorced. Manny ateists who becomed Christians told that their parrents were horrible. Honestly, I don't see no problem in, telling that, your child to dress modestly. To stay pure till marriage and to dont get drunk. What is all the problem with Church hating people? Church was like the best place in all my life. The most loving people, my best friends. It was so cool to me. Still is! I have got so manny good advices. So manny encouragements. And onest truths. When I was doing something bad. I don't know why you guys like atack something what you don't know. It is like someone kills a person and his name is Nick and then you say all people with the name of Nick are criminals. Are you all right with spreading that misinformation? Please don't say things with an entire magnitude of ranges. I am baptist. I am Christian. My parents are. My relatives all are baptist. And each of them are womderful people. I have the best parrents on the word! Same with my brother and uncle etc... It is really offensive to say that all people like myself who go to church, are weird and stuff like that. First of all I live in Europe. I don't even think that you know or had gone to a different church than your country. Maybe my comment is long but I needed to adress this. God Jesus bless your life. Read the Bible and belive it and repent this is my best advice.

I feel bad for kids that don't go to church. This church was the extreme...

@@abrady79 i dont go to church, and i’m glad my parents had the good sense to allow me to decide for myself what i believe

@@doodles4433 I was raised in church, moved out and didn't go for years and now go back. I made my own decision and was raised in church.

what's the IFB cult

The Independent Fundamental Baptists. They don't wave signs or get in the news very often but they are very controlling, and they eject and use people in the same ways.

I went to a Baptist middle school. Hammond Baptist from Indiana. Looking back I am appalled by what they taught us. And even as a little kid I could not wrap my mind around the concept of god or religion. I think I was born an atheist. If others get fulfillment from religion that is great, but you can't go around telling everyone else how to live. What I am amazed by is that they have not had their tax status rejected. They are clearly a hate group. Take the word god out of the message and they are as reprehensible as the kkk. I hope that you have found happiness and peace since leaving the cult.

I am sorry to hear that. Thank you for the kind words, I have found happiness and peace, and I hope that you have too. I'm Christian, and it is so grotesque and hateful to see people project God and the Scriptures onto their hate. Most Christians, myself included, are the total opposite of that, and we look forward to seeing these cult survivors leave.

+ Joshua Baldwin glad you hAad tghe strength to get out, hope evrything is going well for you

Jason Rodriguez Are you talking about the one who said people in the military are the type who rape little boys?

How r u?

How r u?

Worst argument I've ever heard. The bible is the most historically factual book of its kind. Spider man is mere fiction. You dunce.

+Michael Mejia Oh my lord... You're the one who blindly believes in a religion based on a book without any real evidence.... You dunce I compare religion to ghosts. The closest thing to proof of God is the Bible. The closest thing to evidence of ghosts are stories. Learn your facts before opening your pie hole please. Ignorant idiot

you are brainwashed too.... If you think the fairy tale of noa's arc is true, there's no sense with your case...

So many officise stuff

@@michaelmejia352 there are no facts in the bible

Which cult?

what's her book called?

+Julia Perron banished. read it. Excellent book.

She has my entire support too. I think the fact she was indoctrinated into their crap since childhood, but was then conscious and capable enough to get out of it by herself is tremendously admirable and says a lot about her. I wish her well. :)

+Pere Parellada Gràcia amen to that.

A-freaking-men.

There is an infinite number of ways no one is able to understand this...it's not even a church, it's just a cult. They're doings are simply wrong on too many levels to describe and you definitely mentioned one of myriad, but what I'm trying to get at is that they're just completely crazy to even possibly attempt to figure out.

The common accusation is that they do what they do with no other material intent than to have others stand against them so they can then, in turn, sue based in their right to free speech (hiding behind religion). So, in short, they are scamming the system while sweeping up money gained from frivolous law suits.

James D. Chamberlain III Cult ? Church ? same thing. When Churches go wild they become cults as to there are no bad churches.

James D. Chamberlain III In Short: A Cult would the obverse of A Church. But is still a church. Just like one side of a Coin is the Obverse of a coin is still a coin. Expanded: What is the difference? When someone commits a crime they become a criminal, especially for shocking crimes like rape! Now if you mean there are gray areas please tell me because rape does not sound like one. Furthermore Religions often worship Gods so do cults, Some Religions Deify peoples like the Popes, Jesus, Budda, Saints, etc so many other as an Honnor So Do Cults. A Cult is just Church that breaks the law OR commits acts so shocking to the conscience that the majority of people no longer support it. Many Church used to be fine with Slavery and Burning Witches.

James D. Chamberlain III Religion is questionable! The Catholic Church has and turns a blind eye to abuse of children, and they were part of the Transatlantic Slave trade if they really believed in compassion they the Church would never have stood for it and could have put a end to it, the Catholic Church had that much power and influence to even sway who could be a monarch or king.

They can't compete with the mayans and zubat

@@tedmosby4877 Ok come on how bad could a pokemon be?

true Christ? she is now known as sexy Lauren and posts provocative photos of herself on it..that is Christ-like?

steven marandola she left to pursue a life of fornication?

Please explain to me what "true" christianity is. 200 years ago, everybody was like the WBC. The only reason why religious people are "nice" are because they hijacked the ideologies of secular philosophy. Before that, there was no such thing as reason, or thinking for yourself.

lonewolf604 "Please explain to me what "true" christianity is. 200 years ago, everybody was like the WBC." I need more details then that to engage

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***** So all that stuff about human sacfrices, slavery, god approved warfare, you're just going to ignore? And you didn't need to type that out. I was raised a christian, I know exactly what it "is". And all you did was give me a narrative. And if God is omnipotent, he already knew that they were going to disobey him (Adam and Eve), so that throws away the whole "free will" argument.

lonewolf604 "So all that stuff about human sacfrices, slavery, god approved warfare, you're just going to ignore?" you mean the ones that God forbid the Israelites to do? those human sacrifices? you mean the ones which the Israelites were attacking the Canaanites for performing? slavery for the Israelites was something completely different from slavery in the 1800s have you ever heard of a just war? And if God is omnipotent, he already knew that they were going to disobey him (Adam and Eve), so that throws away the whole "free will" argument." how? how does God knowing what's going to happen determine it happening? say I knew a guy over in China was going to do something, does my knowledge of it happening determine the fact that it will happen?

***** Wow thats ignorant

***** LOL. Hope she doesn't lose faith and start searching again. It would be terrible to see her in the clutches of Zumba!

richard munday maybe not if your parents teach you from a young age certain standards

Pauline Duthoit Absolutely, correct. Many elderly influences telling them that this "offensiveness" is the world's rebellion against holiness.

i thought that! for the actress playing her in the movie

I have read most of it but I'm afraid they're not making up anything about what the Bible says. I know the Bible has good messages as well. But it has some pretty nasty and hateful things too. The WBC quotes real bible verses.

They would probably just get their ideas from something else then, tbh.

It just sucks that people can interpret the Bible in so many ways. It just isn't clear enough

If Jesus existed I have no doubt he was a wise and good man. The problem is he didn't write any of it himself. The actual book was written by highly imperfect highly prejudiced individuals over 2000 years ago. And I don't trust anyone to have a "correct" interpretation of what it all means.

Indeed, man has not improved much in terms of primal fears and illusions in our mind. There are many ways to find the truth. As long as you are an open minded person and kind then there really isn't an issue.

Yea I am a physically in mentally out Jehovah's Witness and yes Westboro Baptist Church is a louder more abrasive version of the same ideology. Same ideas JW hate gay people all military and tell people if they don't believe like them they will die (they don't believe in hell). They just don't go around telling people this to there face or carry signs saying it and singing songs about it.

+Ester Samuels I'm sure a small piece of metal isn't going to throw off her whole face

Slay for Batman BUT IT DOES!!!!!!!!!!!

+Slay for Batman Not like it matters but I wouldn't date a girl if they had any piercing on her nose, lip or face. Even the minor ones are unattractive

+Ester Samuels Thank you for your contribution

+Ester Samuels Hopefully her lip piercing is not the only thing you retained from the video

Shirley's son, Noah, a little blond curly headed little guy, was out protesting and someone drove by in a car and hit him with a take away cup of some sort of liquid, the cup hurt his face when it hit him. I felt so bad for him, how could a mother let that happen to her child. Then when they showed

the kids going off to school. They were not allowed to mix with other kids or have friends they could bring home with them. Isn't public school hard enough with out any of that. These were little kids under 8 I would say. The older girls saying they never expected to have relationships because

they had too much work to do before the end times came. What a life, nothing to look forward to, except spreading more and getting more hate in return. I suppose thats why they had to believe in heaven. Any way I wish you all the best in your life going forward Lauren. Be happy OK.

Amie Parkhill-Stofer what is a solitary High Priestess? just curious :)

+lranieri1 deez nuts

A Wiccan that practices her craft without a coven.

Sorry for the late reply I have been in the hospital!

Wait, did ANYONE in the entire world see that?