A Day in the Life of a Cult Member, Vol. I: Inside the Church of Bible Understanding - Softcover

LaRue, James E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1720406413 ISBN 13: 9781720406419

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

This series of volumes is not a fictional story of life in a cult, nor is it the recollections of a cult member written years after his exit from the cult, now having greater insight into the methods of manipulation he was subject to. Instead, they are notes from the heat of the moment, written while I was totally immersed in the environment of the cult known as the Church of Bible Understanding (COBU), not knowing if I would ever leave it or even if I should leave it. These volumes also reflect my growing awareness of what was wrong with the cult, after having been in it for many years and accepting what I was taught, both willingly out of a sincere desire to serve God, and unwillingly, being overcome by the tactics of the leader of the cult and overpowered and held in chains by the centripetal forces of living in an isolated, hermetically-sealed communal religious society. As such, these pages record my life and the events during my last 15 months in COBU. First, there is my own story, the direct impact of the forces I was subjected to in the cult. My writings display the whole range of thinking that any cult member might have, as he moved from being a true believer to questioning the cult, until finally leaving it. A second important feature of these journals is the depiction of the everyday life and goings-on in the cult, including what the other members of the group were doing and what they said to one another. The third area covered by the journals are my observations and growing awareness of how we were manipulated and controlled by COBU’s leader, Stewart Traill.

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James LaRue was a young and impressionable seeker when he first came to the Church of Bible Understanding (COBU). He was a kid from the suburbs of New Jersey with a love for life and an interest in fitness, photography, art and nature. Several setbacks in his life caused him to search for answers about the meaning of life. He met many interesting people along the way, however, not all of these people had good intentions. One conversation with a guy in a mall, who James thought was a Jesus freak, led to his life being changed forever. He spent fourteen years in COBU, from ages 23 to 36, which means that for all intents and purposes, the early years of his adult life were molded by the influence of COBU, which is considered by many to be a dangerous mind control cult. The cult provided many benefits at first. He learned discipline and hard work, overcame shyness and learned how to talk to anyone. He began to learn foreign languages as a way to spread the Gospel message. But it would be only over time that he would become aware of the cost of any benefits he was receiving. This book chronicles his journey from true believer to his emerging awareness of the true nature of the organization he was in and how he finally left it. James lives in New Jersey now with his wife. He is a translator who works from a number of European languages into English. He is also a writer and illustrator. The common thread that runs through all of these abilities is his eye for detail. Foreign languages require the knowledge of a large vocabulary. He draws in the photorealism style and wouldn't know how to draw an abstract shape if his life depended on it. His writing style is also detailed, engaging and interesting. The aim of his writing is to portray events as they happened, in a way that might make you feel you had been there yourself.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1720406413
• ISBN 13: 9781720406419
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 346
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