Friends & Family of Pentecostal Victims & Survivors

Is there support for those that lost a loved one?

feeds@yuku.com (kendavi) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:15:21 GMT

Hi to all, I hope you had a good Christmas.

I have a question to ask, is there any help for people that lost loved ones to these groups? I lost my wife a few months ago. She went to Canada for a holiday to her sister's in Calgary, who is also one of them. After many calls and hearing her sister tell me it's a wrong number I finally discovered who it was and confronted her and threatened to get the police involved. So, they moved my wife. After another threat to her...

Parents are verbally abusing me....

feeds@yuku.com (eicart) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:26:02 GMT

I am posting this here because I have not been approved yet for membership into the gay forum here. But I need to get some input on this. I left the pentecostal church because I thought their teachings were garbage, the people were arrogant. But the main reason I left was because I began to come to terms with being a lesbian and I admitted it to a friend, who mentioned it to a pastor and they started bombarding with "cures".

My parents, thought they have not attended...

Advice?

feeds@yuku.com (donholm2) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:41:55 GMT

I'm not sure if I posted this in the right forum … feel free to move if necessary.

My wife has begun attending a ladies' Bible study at a church that has strong Charismatic leanings. I'm very concerned about this and need some help on how to breach this conversation with her.

I will admit up front that I have attended a few Sunday services there with her, in spite of being to the...

Liberation

feeds@yuku.com (liberated) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:19:05 GMT

Praise the Lord everyone! First of all I want to say that I am so glad to see that there is a website for victims and survivors of the Pentecostal Movement. I was a victim but I am now a survivor! I was born into this movement and I didn't know anything else but this. I really didn't have a choice in the matter. This way was the ONLY way. I spent most of my life (until last year) trying to attain what my church told me that I should. Speaking in tongues was the evidence of the Holy...

Damage from Pentecostalism still haunts..

feeds@yuku.com (BeYourself) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:17:27 GMT

Hello, I am new to this forum, but I would like to share something that many of you seem to be familiar with. I was reading a lot of your posts and I found it kind of relieving that there are others out there going through the same thing that I am, the same pain. I'm going to try and keep this as brief as I can so please bear with me.

The Pentecostal movement has damaged me, like many on here. Though I'm not very old (almost 21), I have seen enough and have heard enough...

Mother in law is scaring me. Help!!

feeds@yuku.com (mom2mk) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:01:01 GMT

My mother in law is a pentecostal. Has been for years. Last week she started acting strange. She said that she had committed the most unforgiveable sin. She committed blasphemy. She says she can see hell's fire coming for her. That her body is starting to get hot. Says that God is sending her to hell because of what she did. She isn't sleeping, eating or taking her meds ( she has diabetes). She has filled her bath tub up with cold water and says she needs to get in it when she can no...

Losing my family and myself

feeds@yuku.com (Sufcntgrace) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:33:40 GMT

Hello....I am fairly new to the world of Pentecost but am already done. My husband and I began seeking for a church around the time our daughter (who is now 4) was born. We stumbled upon a tiny Apostolic independent church. We knew absolutely nothing about the beliefs of oneness churches, that there even was a debate about baptism, and initial evidence doctrine (speaking in tongues). We both jumped in with two feet. I want to say that I love God with all my heart and want to please Him...

Why are they so different?

feeds@yuku.com (Eve) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:56:26 GMT

I have several friends across the country that are pentecostal. They are different.. some feel cultish and some are just fine. I have been off and on attending a pentecostal church that seems fine, though I am not in too deep with it. I will say the pastors eyes seem odd when I have had occasion to meet them directly. But.. one friend of mine seems to be in a very controlling one, she tells me tales of excommunications and basiclly what amounts to shunnings, and her behavior often seems...

I'm wondering...

feeds@yuku.com (lucyemma) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:41:25 GMT

I've read several storied about ex-pentecostals and in almost all of them, it seems that the author was never really "full on" pentecostal. They seem to have always had issues with the church and the things they were taught.

I wasn't like that. I was full-on, long hair, long skirts, etc. Looking back, I can't understand why I bought into everything, but I guess that's just what you do as a child. You trust that what your parents and leaders (pastors) are...

Have You Tried Standing Up?

feeds@yuku.com (JoeHardy07) — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:29:25 GMT

I've been Pentecostal my whole life, and at twenty years old I still am. One thing, though. I was never much of a shouting, tongue-talking, pew jumper like all the other "pumped" youth. It thrills me to no end how they can jump and shout without regard to what is being said be it in a song or sermon. They rise and fall with the atmosphere.

Before I move on I want to clarify one thing. I love God. I desire to serve him. I don't question the UPC/Apostolic/Charismatic...

Need some help

feeds@yuku.com (msc) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:25:41 GMT

Hi. I need some input please. Does anybody here have a boyfriend or girlfriend who is devoutly attached to the Charismatic Movement? Here's something that happened this past Sunday....
My girlfriend asked if we visit this Word-Faith charismatic church to hear a particular speaker. I said sure, let's go. The speaker was quite manipulative, saying things like "If you don't get exicted, I am going to come shake you! Hello! This isn't a library! If you don't like the...

Steps to Recovery - by Marlene Winell

feeds@yuku.com (boustro) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:18:48 GMT

Steps to Recovery

by Marlene Winell, Ph.D.

The following is a summary outline I've come up with for recovering from authoritarian religions like fundamentalist Christianity. In my years of counseling experience, I've found that for a lot of people (not everyone), the leaving process takes time and has some important...

I'm losing my daughter

feeds@yuku.com (gman) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:05:34 GMT

I am extremely stressed out about my daughter's religious issues. I haven't been a religious role model so I was very happy that she started going to church with a friend. I thought it was an odd church but I was happy she was into that and not into drugs. Yes it's pentecostal. They are very controlling and have her feeling as though she is required to give plenty of money to the church. The pastors are fairly well off and as far as I can tell, most of the members...

I have a question...

feeds@yuku.com (AJ88) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:56:25 GMT

I have a question.

Yesterday, I posted for the first time and made a reply to 'Angelaq90' under the thread titled 'Need Help'.

I explained that I was in the UPC for the first 25 years of my life and then left...

need help

feeds@yuku.com (angelag90) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:20:15 GMT

So,
I kinda got into pentecostalism by chance, and let me tell you god did alot in my life! I have no hard feeling towards my well known pentecostal church, nor god or anyone in the congrgation. There was no hurt. Jyust purposless gossip, but nothing that scarred me just annoyed me.

But i have never up held the standards fully. and u know what i did ok. however i cant do it anymore. im tired of hiding things and living my life for others.
I need to taally break away and be...

on chat meeting in the works

feeds@yuku.com (exshep1) — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:05:17 GMT

An online 12 step meeting is being formed for those who have difficulties with spiritual abuse, cults, or destructive therapeutic groups. It is still in the construction phase.

http://groups.google.com/group/spirituallyabusedinrecoveryanonymous

is the link.

This will be a closed meeting to those who have difficulties with their past group involvement or think they may have a problem. You can use a handle if you wish. When you register, give a brief...

Hat's off to some of you.

feeds@yuku.com (polygraphman) — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:04:05 GMT

I have been reading the post on this forum and I have to say some of you are mighty tough to endure the emotional pain and hardships many have gone through, especially concerning your children. You're all so blessed to have one another. I admire your willingness to be there for each other. You have made something very special through the diversity the church has laid upon you. It is truly amazing from an outsiders point of view.

Documentary Maker

feeds@yuku.com (polygraphman) — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:35:36 GMT

Have you been a victim of fraud, intimidation, physical threats, harassment, embarrassment, ridicule, blackmail, extortion, sexual abuse of any kind. Just anything at all that made you feel like something was not right. I want to know about it.

If you know of anyone that has been victimized by the Pentecostal , or any other church, I want to know about it. Such as the elderly that have been conned into giving up their money or property. Have your parents or grandparents been...

looking for advice

feeds@yuku.com (Mike34) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:30:42 GMT

Hey everyone,

Let me first start off by giving you all some background information..

One of my best friends has recently turned pentecostal (1 year).. he has converted his family and one of my friends as well.. he's been working on getting me to join.. and he wants me to go to some ones house tonight for some sort of gathering..

he wont come out to watch the game with me or my other friends because "alcohol" is around.. and he thinks drinks that are referred to...

Are you a Runner?

feeds@yuku.com (ltipto1) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:42:43 GMT

My new bride and I, (I was 48 at the time and she was 42) finally gave in to the constant yammering of my Dad and went to church with the family on Mothers day a couple of years ago. It was the first time I'd been in that church in seven or eight years, but I had been raised there so it felt pretty familiar.

My wife was raised Southern Baptist, but she had attended an AoG church in her home town and thought she knew what to expect. Little did she know...

This AoG had gone...