{"id":2255,"date":"2024-07-30T07:02:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T07:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fathercodersoldierspy.com\/?page_id=2255"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:17:04","slug":"religion-in-america","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/fathercodersoldierspy.com\/?page_id=2255","title":{"rendered":"Religion in America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A series of articles that explore the darker sides of American religious groups, including cult-like behavior and personality disordered religious leaders. They cover my personal experiences with religions cults, the tactics they use and the dynamics within them. Many religious groups that appear legitimate and safe on the outside are filled with manipulative and deceitful behavior within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congregation … or Cult?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysis of a rural American religious congregation that uncovers some chilling cult behavior. Even seemingly innocent religious groups can hold toxic and dangerous secrets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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God Told Me …<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not uncommon in congregations of any denomination to have members claiming that God \u201ctalks to them\u201d or they have dreams or visions from God. Those who are taken seriously, can be very dangerous.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Religious Spin Doctors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

False religious often do a great job at speaking God’s word, but their actions do not match.  Unfortunately, this is often difficult to discern.  Here is some of the subterfuge they use when talking a good game, but not walking the walk. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Suspending Critical Thinking<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This vignette illustrates how a religious leader can suspend group members\u2019 critical thinking and then inject programming to control and manipulate the group.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cult Tactics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This vignette illustrates how several different mind control and other common cult tactics were woven together to exert control over a group.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Suspended Critical Thinking (Part 2)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More illustrations how a religious leader can suspend group members\u2019 critical thinking and then inject programming to control and manipulate the group.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Personal Thoughts on My 2nd Cult Experience<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 It was my second experience with a cult and one of many close encounters with a personality-disordered person (narcissist or psychopath). Even though I eventually recognized what was going on and departed from the group relatively fast, it still took its toll.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cults and Love Bombing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love bombing is the action or practice of lavishing someone with attention or affection, especially in order to influence or manipulate them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Cult and D.A.R.V.O.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DARVO is a useful tool to determine whether you might be dealing with a personality disordered individual such as a narcissist or psychopath. Since the majority of cults are led by such people, DARVO also becomes another useful tool to determine whether you might be in a cult, by applying it to the leader.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Phony Proverbs 31 Women<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proverbs 31, in the Bible, contains 21 verses outlining the traits of a virtuous wife. Some women use these verses as a smokescreen to portray themselves as someone they are not, claim the status and protection they afford, and then act in a completely contrary manner to hurt others and destroy families.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I Am Done With Churches<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congregations today are filled with toxic and malignant people. They were usually a smaller percentage, but the negative effects of these people were always far greater than their numbers would suggest.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Religious Narcissist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research indicates that up to \u2153 of religious leaders are narcissists. Religion presents a near perfect situation for them.  It exempts them from any fault. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cult Me Harder, Daddy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This pattern of cult-hopping that I personally witnessed is both disturbing and disappointing. It seems to occur irrespective of people\u2019s intelligence or experience. It almost appears as though these people have an innate desire to obey and be controlled. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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You’re Not a Levite<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve seen countless men who, after having lived a life of secular debauchery suddenly claim to have turned over a new leaf and now want to teach or lead a religious congregation. There is no quantifiable measure of success, so they can claim it no matter what they do.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Blind to Red Flags<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people learn from the experiences of others. Other people have to experience something for themselves before they learn. Then there are people who never learn. Which one are you?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Where is the Shepherd?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happens when a cult leader grows bored of his cult and moves on?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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