I Was In A Cult
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The church of scientology won't stop sending mail to my mom to try and get her to join their cult because she used their parking lot once. Seven years ago. For an hour. 👀
Follow up game strong. Lol
Cam J-M open it
Holy moly
LOL
😂 damn
damn that blonde girl's childhood got robbed from her that sucks :/
Same is true of all Jehovah's Witnesses born into the religion. They can't celebrate birthdays, holidays or have any friends outside the cult.
Word. ;)
+David Hoffmann It's not a cult, it's a religion. Plus you can't be born into it but kids are raised in it so they can learn but have a choice to follow through or not. You have to be baptized to be a Jehovahs witness. where tf you get your info from dude??? sounding crazy -_-
Tammii Boo Are you insane? They don't have a choice if their parents are forcing them into it.
David Hoffmann Actually we can have friends outside of our religion.
Just imagine how strong you have to be to be able to leave
or was at a vulnerable state
Spellcaster86 it’s more difficult than that. To leave a cult you were born into you have to disown your family and that can be VERY difficult especially if family means a lot.
But FEMALEs are strong as HELL
Raven Soto a lot of people are born into it
Because it's easy to report your family and every friend you ever had to the police, right? (Also, not all of them break the law.) Now, who lacks all knowlege and intelect?
For those in the comments saying that the guy didn't have a "real" cult experience, it definitely was. He was living and only associating with 15-25 people, paying them THOUSANDS of dollars while being a vulnerable college student, and being threatened with being kicked out if he didn't continue. He also mentioned that the members were encouraged to get that money by any means -- begging or stealing. An organization that controls your life and makes it extremely difficult to leave? Definitely a cult, even if his experience was different than the women in this video
A Ted Talk on cults hitting all of the points you made.
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I do believe he was in a cult it was just different in some points to other cults
Yeah exactly, cults don't have to be all some 'crazy jesus hyper conservative religious' thing... They're not all Jonestown. And that's how it's so insidious. It preys on vulnerable people who are lacking something and are so wanting to be a part of something that they ignore all the little things and end up getting in deeper and deeper and eventually find themselves completely isolated and controlled, like they'll lose everything and become completely ostracized if they leave and pursue anything different. It's about control and dominance and being deferential to some 'almighty all knowing leader' or doctrine to the point that you have no confidence or ability to think or act for yourself. Yes it's absolutely a cult, just not the way we tend to think when we hear the term 'cult'. Still is though. And it's still horrible.
I missed the name of the cult he was in what was it?
samantha ferrell i think its OneTaste
The blonde lady's cult experience sounds terrifying
Natalie Lyons and to make it more terrifying there are so many different variants of that type of cult it’s scary they hide under the guise of a church
Duggar cult
Skyelar EmeryEagle yeah there’s also the ones that aren’t widely known because they slowly take in people who are to broken to realize they are being “brainwashed” like I live in a place where they take in drug addicts get them sober and then indoctrinate them and it’s terrifying especially since I am a minor so I can’t leave yet
I was apart of that cult. But didn't experience it the way she did... We didn't follow any of the rules she mentioned. I feel terrible for her. :( I didn't even consider it a cult until watching the video...
Natalie Lyons how??
My sister was in a cult when we were kids. All I really remember is every year they made her go out and sell cookies. But damn, those Thin Mints were good as hell!
CobaltBob 💀💀💀
CobaltBob lol
I was in that same cult lol
IM DYING 😆 btw I wanted to join that cult too.
CobaltBob I was in that cult to LOL😱😂
Anyone saying that the gentleman's story isn't as important as the others: shame on you. Not only is that entirely closed-minded, it's overtly sexist. If he had been a woman saying she was made to sexually stimulate several men a day to achieve some kind of spiritual enlightenment, you would be calling it exactly what it is: manipulating someone for sexual gratification, i.e. sexual assault.
Sexual assault means you are not a willing participant, and he clearly was. I don't know why we all have to pretend that sex is the same from a male and female perspective when it patently isn't.
He himself said that he wasn't badly affected by it. He just paid way too much for sex tips.
spidaminida How he was affected does not change what happened. He was manipulated into having sex with people. That, by US law, is sexual assault.
It's not sexist. The women spent their entire childhoods being indoctrinated, not being educated, and being scared into beliefs. They would have been forced into marriages. They didn't have any choice in joining.They either lost family or now have a strained relationship with them now as they believe their daughters are going to hell and went against everything they taught them. He made a poor decision, was manipulated, went into debt, and was "really sad for two months". It's just not comparable and it's not because he's a dude.
Rachel T "They're not exactly the same thing so what happened to him was okay!!1"
Not saying it wasn't okay, but it wasn't nearly as bad as the other two experiences and again, it has nothing to do with him being male.
I loved hearing all of their stories, but I would have rather watched 3 individual stories from start to finish than having each part mixed together
@violamateo definitely I think they might of cut out parts of there stories too
I think it would be nice if each person had a separate video.
Imi Anderson yeah it was too jumpy and confusing, maybe one after the other would have worked too.
Sarah A Yeah i agree!
Yes-- I feel like the dudebro in the sex cult was flippant, and his experience isn't as deep as the women's. It's almost as if he's a joke thrown in to make it feel lighter.
Leslie Le Yes, it kind of made his experience sound not as bad. I wasn't sure if he was completely serious.
That would make it CUT video haha~ wrong channel
Man I'm just happy for the woman that can go out and have a glass of wine now
Those are very moving stories, especially that of the blond woman. I'm so glad that they were all able to break away from the cults that controlled them. So many others never do. I hope their lives are happy and healthy.
"the blonde woman" here ;) I'm so glad you appreciated my story. I'm doing really well now - thank you. lots of love!
+Brooke Arnold Your story hits me the most. It's disgusting how these cults works but I'm glad that you are free now. I wish you the best.
My father also did ATI...and it screwed my life over. I’m still a Christian but I don’t associate with that crap!
Brooke Arnold You are soo lucky you could get out! Its not the same for the women of islam living in extremist muslim countries to get out...only way out is death :(...or stay silent for the rest of your life and act like you like it
Storm Tater y
Me: um... why is this in my recommended....? What the-
Also me: *watches whole video*
Lmaoo that was literally mee 😂😂
My best friend shares the blond lady's story, and I'm sobbing
Twenty Paphonies ❤❤
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I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE I GO
Twenty Paphonies yeah I'm wondering whether I was part of a cult now...
Twenty Paphonies I’m sure your telling the truth stfu
My fiancé was born into a cult and he ran when he was 18. Now he can’t even give his own mother our home address because the cult members are very aggressive and could physically hurt us. His cousins found him once almost beat him unconscious
That's awful
That's so terrifying. Cults are dangerous because they brainwash and drive wedges between families.
File a police report...
KGB - Better than FBI America 100
Sara Fouts well that’s messed up
I relate so much to the blonde woman--I also grew up in the south, part of a close-knit church, and was homeschooled. I was never part of a cult, but I am so grateful to her for attesting to the isolation that comes from this kind of upbringing. She (and the rest of them!) are all so brave to talk openly about this.
how does going to a generic church count as a cult lmao
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I'm a homeschooler. I dont go to a close knit church. I go to different churches and I can be friends with whoever and listen to music and watch movies and stuff. I know some weird cultish people tho.
That's depressing to think about.
I want to hear a past Scientologist’s experiences
Victoria Reynoso watch Louis Therouxs Scientology movie
It’s extremely difficult for scientologists to get out of the “religion”. To out themselves in an interview as an ex Scientologist could potentially be dangerous (the higher ups aren’t below harassment, intimidation, and stalking to get members back)
There's a series called life after scientology it's a great series very enlightening and creepy af. The host is an ex scientology and a celebrity, she's African American.
Have you watched Leah remini’s docu series!! It’s insane
I want someone to talk against Scientology and a JW. Neither are talked about enough and I'm an ex jahovah's witness myself and it's horrible that no one really talks about either.
The guy looks like Aladdin. Is it just me?
Bad Gyal omg he does
Looks like fez
Bad Gyal yea he rly does
Really? I thought it was Greg from Everybody Hates Chris.
Bad Gyal he should be a model
Scary what people will do just to feel a part of something, to feel like they have a purpose
Meghan can you blame them tho?
Agreed, thats their whole purpose of joining. Its sad in my opinion.
Jehovah's Witnesses... ahem...
Meghan not uncommon just look all around us it's everywhere
So ironic that this is a comment on a BuzzFeed video lol
I was in a cult when I was fourteen. I don't talk about it much. I just needed to put it out there, because I just can't forget it.
Maybe you Should talk to someone
PotatoLover22 I have. I guess time heals.
Dark Sky what type of cult?
What's the name of the cult?
Skye M. Id rather not say, if you don't mind. I dont want to be connected to them, and I realize that some of the people there still have a chance to turn around. I don't want to invade their privacy.
Someone once told me that the difference between a cult and a religion is what happens when you try to leave....
.... yep
Julia I mean that’s actually really good point to make
true.
Religion is meant to bring peace this is total destruction
This comment makes so much sense!! I believe you've found the determining difference. I was looking for this comment thank you!
Me when I stay a minute after school ends
"I WAS IN A CULT?! (NOT CLICKBAIT) (FOOTAGE FOUND!)"
Erica Jung ya know, Ive never laughed out loud at a comment before, but this one got me.
Erica Jung Me when I join an after school program
Hahaha true
So you’re comparing a society that controls your life and what you do, to a program that is dedicated to teaching children so that they can have a job eventually? You must be a child.
One of these is not like the others
Sadie Maria 😂😂😂
yeah one joined by choice, that dum dum
🤣😂💀
Julian Aguilar people usually start by choice the other two were children of people who choose. Most likely they were vulnerable and the cult took advantage of that.
Lol one of these is more like an expensive scheduled orgy :P
I am so glad they included they guys story, yes its different and not as extreme but there are a lot of different levels of abuse that can happen in a 'cult' alot of mental, and spiritual abuse that can have an impact, some people are afraid to call a cult a cult because it's not as extreme. if there's someone who's supposed to be a leader and they are taking advantage of people, isolating them, abusing them in any(or many) ways and claiming it's all for religious reasons it's a cult.
Yes, it is. He was manipulated into sex by multiple people, if it happened to a woman, I'm sure there would be outrage. As a woman, the lack of care for the man's story disgusts me
They used sex appeal to scam this man out of over 15,000$ bucks just to stroke genitals, then had him spend so much money till he broke and feel like he cant leave, that's wild
Don’t get me wrong I think stories like his should be heard, but not his. He is now a leader of his own cult and uses online creators to get his name out there.
i wish i could agree with you but this man is disgusting. he made his own cult and has written an article on how to get people to join your cult. in anthony's interview video you can see even more how creepy this guy is.
@@QUEERVEEART Do you have the link?
Raise your hand if you are thankful to not have been born into a cult. 🙋♀️ I am very thankful to not only have my life in my hands but to have options and love and support from my family. I feel for these people.
I'm so thankful for the life I have!
yes count your blessings :) it really sucks
So, I actually did a research paper on cults once. The most common way a cult recruits new members, is by having members of the cult hang out in university/college counseling centers. Because, those in university/college are often a) away from home, friends, and family, so they are feeling lonely and vulnerable. b) are at an age in their life where they are open to change, and wanting to discover their purpose c) emotionally fragile from the stress of school, away from home etc. This way the members can be all 'yeah I felt that way too until I met people who understood me and helped me feel whole again'. And because they are often away from their families, their family members don't realize until they are so deep into the cult they are so devoted to the delusion its hard to break them out. Also, the two things that make a cult a cult is, 1) You have to have members go out recruiting 2) You have to dedicate a portion of your income to the church or group. So by this definition, Scientology and Mormon are considered cults - not too sure on Jehovahs Witness (not sure if income contribution is required or just recommended). Anyways its fucked. Dont hate me for naming the religions above, I have friends of all religions, just what I saw in my research,
JW don't mention income at all or ask for donations; people just give them out of kindness. 😊
i can confirm this. at my old university i was approached by both a virgin mary-centric cult, and some Christian sect. the girl kept trying to pressure me to going out to tea with her. imo any religion that proselytizes is a cult
Heyitzfranni giving money is basically still tithing.
Jade Yarborough "out of kindness." i think you mean out of peer pressure and social obligation
celineypie I've never felt peer pressured because no one ever asks. I'm just speaking from my own experience 😊
My dads family was in a cult. I visited it when I was younger, and telling people about it now makes me realize it that much more that it was a cult and not just a regular church. It was mainly Mexican/Hispanic families, the Bible was in Spanish and no English was allowed. The kids and adults judged my sisters and I because we were half white and didn't speak Spanish. I saw how it was from my aunt, she would give all her money to the "church", she and my female cousin were not allowed to wear pants, no piercings or jewelry or makeup, no tattoos and they weren't allowed to cut their hair or shave. When people from the "church" came over, they had to turn off all the lights and electronics, light candles and have a prayer session at the coffee table. I don't remember how long these would last, but it was scary to be in the home when they did this. All the men in the family would be required to shave their face regularly and have short hair. No long hair was allowed. No tattoos either. The men were in charge and the women were their servants. It was scary to see this. My dad recently went back to the "church" and we are no longer on speaking terms.
Brandon the Chihuahua same with my church, they claimed to be Christian, but really arent. Thats why im no longer religious. We're Mexican/Hispanic too
Thats just bad no offence
that would be so scary. Thanks for sharing.
Brandon the Chihuahua honestly it's very interesting and crazy cuz I can see why the cult do what they do because I do agree on one point out here in the media can be really dangerous and yes there is a lot of corrupt things out here but as long as you don't let it corrupt you I feel like it's fine as long as you have your beliefs and take it with you you should be fine this is for my opinion I'm not saying like you are but for my opinion I think you should I'm Christian and I always grew up pretty religion myself
Jehovahs witness? I remember my sister had a friend with a religion like that. I might be confused with the name.
Here's an easy way to figure out if you're in a cult. If you're wondering whether you're in a cult, the answer is yes.
Chivas Aurora i.....get that
Chivas Aurora 😂
Chivas Aurora 😂😂😂😂😂
Almost always true
I.......I..shit.
As a Christian, can I just say that I'm sorry?
I am so sorry that the Bible has been misconstrued so many times and in so many ways to create cults or extreme religions of any kind. I've heard the whole "A man is supposed to rule over his wife" or something along those lines, and this is only partly true. The verse *actually* goes on to say that a man must love his wife and *give himself up for her*. Sex is supposed to be mutual; marriage is a partnership. Yes, I do believe that the man is the head of the household, but I also notice how the book of Proverbs personifies wisdom as a woman. The two work together. There are so many times I hear people say they're Christian and then pick and choose which parts of that faith they *want* to believe and it makes me beyond angry because when I say I stand for the same God, I am looked at as if I'm every other extremist.
To those of other religions, faiths, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations and the like: I'm sorry that when you hear the word "Christian", you think you have to be met with hatred. I'm a Christian, and it hurts me too.
Yes!!! Thank you exactly what I wanted to say!
Simply Julia Lauren I appreciate what you are saying but aren’t you yourself picking and choosing what to listen to from the Bible it mentions that people that practice homosexuality will not inherit god’s kingdom so we don’t hate them because there gay but we don’t support the choices that they are making and when people mention LGBTQ and say that you can be Christian and practice homosexuality it hurts me because it literally says the opposite in the bible
You hit the nail right on the head. I was in a group for a year and it professed to believe the entire Word of God but some of its practices weren’t lining up with scripture. Although I feel manipulated and isolated from what happened it’s helping me to learn how to forgive others as Jesus said we should.
Preachhhhhh you said everything I was feeling
Tell your phony ass god to come down and say sorry to each and every human.
Now THIS is an interesting video
my thoughts exactly
I agree, I'd like to hear more about their stories or different ones.
Pingu 42 true instead of period life havks
Hmm one of these cults seems different from the others
Yeah I can do without one of them
Sam Quesada Which one?
😂😂
the sex cult one probably.
The brown haired girl had no traumatizing experiences at all. Reading and marriage were pretty much the extent of it.
For those of you who don’t get it, the difference between a cult and a religion is that religion is up to the interpreter. Cult leaders go to the extreme of spreading false information to their flock and basically find ways to isolate them from the rest of society, control their finances by making there be a membership fee and control how people act towards each other. Religion offers rules and guidelines, but whether or not you want to follow them is up to you, but if you’re in a cult you don’t have choices. You do as your told or you get shunned. It happens in mainstream churches and Temples, but you are never truly obligated to attend your place of worship, if you are not in a cult.
Motiwor Rahman well maybe you have to, but at some point you don't have to do anything you don't want too. I never liked going to church so now I just don't.
forced? are they a child?
Baepsae Forced as in coerced/manipulated, you don't need to be a child to be taken advantage of. Most of the time you just have to feel like you're helpless and lost and then some smooth talking, nice and friendly person comes to you and tells you how they can help and then boom, you're with people who are manipulating you, but you feel like you have a purpose so you don't notice their deception.
All religions can have cultish aspects, religion is a form of control
skynightprincess148 it's not the same you cant just stop going to a mosque its not like christianity were they just say oh ok thats his choice! Everyone and their distant cousins will talk about it... and people will treat you different as if you are going down a dark path..
Get up at 7
*STROKE SOME WOMENS GENITALS*
do some yoga
clean the house
••Victoria •• 😂
That doesn’t sound too bad 🤷🏻♂️
@@Nastynative6969 wtf
That guys life was awesome, was in and out, now is a master at sex. And was in it for 2 years. Can I do that. He was in college so that's 2 years productive
Corn isn't green, you fool.
Cleaning the house is a spiritual cleansing for me. I should join the cult.
$15,000.
Uhhh never mind
LMAO ME
Devil approves
I mean why can’t a guy clean his house and stroke vaginas without a cult? I don’t see the big cult vibe....
Coconut ScienceGirl92 it's cause they were soaking up his money.
🐮
Coaching programme for $15,000 WTF!
he might have meant $1,500. there is no way it was $15,000
pizza slice yeah true that's what I was thinking especially as he's young too like who has that much money to splash.
Nope, it is 15,000
Scientology is much more expensive, no doubt $15,000 is correct
You can google their coaching certification, it is $15,000 & their "master program" is $7,500
I'm interested to see what they think about religion now
Bailey Brianne There is a difference between religion and a cult
Ralitsa Papuchieva not really
Ralitsa Papuchieva What's the difference ?
cults are different than religions...cults are usually controlled by one single leader, basically fill a role similar to a dictatorship. People in cults aren’t allowed to have lives outside of that cult, members live together and anything that isn’t seen as dedicating their whole life at all times to that cult is seen as shameful. Along with this is isolation, members aren’t allowed to interact with people outside of the cult. Cults brainwash people by preying on their vulnerabilities and although people may compare this to religion they are two separate things. Forcing a belief vs. reinforcing a belief are different and if someone of a religion portrays the force of a belief they are doing religion wrong. I mean there are tons of other differences that really aren’t hard to find doing the absolute minimum of research....foolishness
doo dah and almost all of those things line up perfectly with religion... hm
The scary thing is that the religious ones (I don't really know what to think of the sex one) are only a few steps away from real religions in terms of belief and practice. I was raised pretty fundamentalist christian in the US, and the priority given to males, young earth beliefs, and isolationist practices in line with 'being in the world but not of it' are pretty similar to what is being described here. Of course, the leap to where these guys got to where an organization totally controls your life is obviously and extreme one, and way beyond what I experienced. But the number of parallels makes it easy to see why one could get dragged in. The craziness can ver easily be shrouded in seemingly acceptable or even beneficial practice.
Absolutely, every religion or broadly even a strong political beleif is like being part of a cult
It’s so sad how people can twist just a few simple beliefs/doctrines/values and corrupt them in such an extreme way that it takes advantage of others and their agency. Unfortunately it happens all the time and it goes so unseen.
Ethan Rummel p
I've grown in a christian church and even though i can see why someone would say that cult's practices are derived from christian teachings, i can tell you that's not what 'true' christianity is like, if you take time to study the Bible (in context) and see what it actually says about that. Faith, beyond religion, is the most liberating and purpose-giving thing that you will find in this life, in my opinion
GeneseChannel I do belive in a God, but I don't like church because it's basically a cult. People trying to make money off the idea of God. If God is real, couldn't he be found everywhere? The house of every good person could be the house of God. It's better to worship at home.
The stories are really hard to follow with them switching. I kept getting them mixed up. You should give them separate videos
I thought it worked well
I agree. Sharing a video didn't do any of the stories justice. They should have made it a series.
If you're not able to follow only three stories at once, I think it's you who has the problem.
Chandler yeesh 😂
Purple * I agree because even thou I get the girl’s cults I didn’t understand what tasteone was (the one the guy was in)
I'm so happy for the blonde lady 💜
MsAwesome6814 buzzfeed has the big gay
Me too. It sucks what is done to kids by their families.
This dude should literally go to Disney World and sign up as an Aladdin actor. He shouldn't have a problem getting a part.
My best friend has been a Jehovahs witness since birth. We've been friends since grade 4 and now we've graduated high school. I went off to uni but she got baptised and decided to dedicate her life to Jehovah. She really believes in everything in her bible. I've tried to convince her to do something else along with her religious activities (or later in life) , something that would secure her a living but she doesn't lend a ear. She is really important to me so it frustrates me. Whenever I get upset I talk to her but she responds with her religion and offers me some JW things to read. She's a really smart, kind, caring girl but as an outsider, I think her religion detrimental and stripping her from her freedom.
Kylie Summers How so? How am I stripping her from her freedom? I'm not telling her to stop believing I'm trying to convince her to do other activities along with her religious activities. She's a really bright girl with excellent grades, kind personality but she doesn't want to go to university (she originally intended too). She said she won't be able to spend as much time for her religious practice which is what she does 7 days a week for several hours. I'm worried that one day if she stops believing that she regrets to have dedicated so much time. Is this not a valid concern?
I'm aware that she wants to continue her religious activities. And like I said I'm not against it at all and I totally respect her religion. I'm worried that later in her life, if she runs into trouble with money or something she'll regret not having gone to university like many other people.
Could you please clarify what you meant by 'regret saving her god'?
And no, I don't constantly tell her all these things I only suggested to her once to continue on to university, she evidently said no. I didn't pry further because I didn't want to hurt her or our relationship. Hence why I am expressing my concerns and venting my frustrations here, anonymously, so she can't see it.
I have a feeling that you're a Jehovah's witness and I mean no offence to your religion at all. Just worried for my best friend...
I'm biracial and have a mix of both cultures and religion. My family believes in both. At the same time, we also believe in science so from me these are questions I've always wondered:
Is there guarantee that there will be everlasting life if you dedicate your life to God/Jehovah? We never know. You may argue that it's on your bible but how many bibles are out there? Is there any guarantee that your supreme figure that you believe in is the real supreme figure? If your God is so loving, why must you dedicate your life in order to 'secure' everlasting life?
These questions apply to all religions.
And Leon, are you claiming that you openly ask your friends to talk about their religion? My friend refuses to watch any shows/cartoons that have a 'magical aspect' or 'supernatural' aspect because she saids 'I don't believe in it'. I think its contradictory that you want to share your religion but you block out everything that you don't believe in even though people who watch these 'superpower shows' know that such things don't exist. According to you, good friends would ask their friend to talk about a religion that they do not believe in, right?
Kylie Summers
Tf?
I think she has freedom. I am a JW and I believe she should practice what she wants to. I see why you get that impression though. I'm not as religious as her but I think that she finds freedom by studying the bible
I was born into a cult too. My dad is still a leader of it. When I was born it was called Bible Speaks Church and since 1987 it has been called Greater Grace World Outreach and their bible college was called Stevens School of the Bible and since 1987 it has been called Maryland Bible College and Seminary. It is a fundy christian church and they should be avoided at all costs. They are based in Baltimore, Md, which is where I largely grew up and due to economic limitations I still live in Baltimore. I left officially when I was 20 after going to community college and having friends outside of that version of faith. If not for the two gay men that I met who thankfully shattered the lies that I had been brought up to believe were true I would possibly still be in that cult today and I would probably be still deeply closeted, married to some pastor and have too many kids.
i'm so happy you got to meet people that truly opened your eyes.
Cool story bro
Constant Gains I am a woman but thanks!
JULIA TIO any group that uses mind control tactics such as shaming of questioning via threats of death and/or hell or hell like after life. This cult that I grew up in is on many lists of cult watching organizations. It changed it's name and moved to Baltimore in the late 80s because they were publicly taken to court by a woman and her husband after the husband learned that the founder and then leader and his then wife had used tactics to talk her out of her inheritance. They also lost their property due to that as well up in Lee, Massachusetts. Cults be they religious or ideal based will reel you in with messages of love and kindness and non judgment aka "grace" as my up bringing called it. But then when they get into their group they will come up to you with lots of pressuring to meet unrealistic expectations to be 100% obedient to their ridgid rules. Think of the usual tactics that abusers use in domestic violence situations and you will have the very same tactics that make most cults a cult. The effects of a cult are long lasting even after someone escapes from it just like with any forms of abusive surroundings many of us have what is called Complex PTSD aka CPTSD.
You freak
My friend is in the advanced training institute. She’s not allowed to see me, she’s only allowed to see people in the cult but we talk anyways since she’s my only friend. She’s my best friend and I feel really bad for her because she doesn’t want to be there, she’s gay and already has a husband arranged for her. She’s planning on leaving the cult when she’s of age to move out.
i wish her luck then make sure to stay with her and support her
Well that's going to be a heck of a journey and I agree with the comment above me. Stay with her through this! Good luck!
Aurora Sparks stay strong 💗
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I wish her luck too, it'll be hard for her, no doubt, but make sure she can see maybe a couselor, or have you to talk with. It doesn't seem like much but it will really help to have the support n just people to talk too. It'll be hard for her but something worth fighting for usually is.
Wow, these stories (especially the blonde woman's) sound so familiar to my life... I was born into a conservative mennonite culture where we all went to the same church, believed the same things, and didn't mingle with people outside of our group. Women wore dresses and were supposed to be subservient to men. We had our own private schools, but too much education was discouraged. We weren't allowed to watch tv or listen to music or to have musical instruments. I would probably still be a part of it, had my parents not defied their families, friends, and culture to leave. It certainly hasn't been easy, but I'm so thankful they did. If we had stayed, I wouldn't have been able to be a dancer (since we weren't allowed to dance either) and now dance is my whole life. I'm so glad I can do more with my life than just getting married and having children. Much love to whoever has had an experience like this.
This is NOT who God is, and I feel sorry for these people that they were brainwashed into thinking that this is the God we Christians Serve. It’s SO important to study the word of God in your own time and gain your own revelations of who He is Instead of just believing everything a pastor/preacher/leader says. In this time, a lot of false doctrine is being preached and the word of God is being twisted like never before. GOD IS NOT AGAINST WOMEN!!! He Is a faithful, loving, KIND, and pure God. Most importantly, He is a God of Freedom. I can see that these poor souls were so damaged and imprisoned by false doctrine.
amen
Dang, they couldn’t get an ex-scientologist in there
an actual cult! unlike 2 of these, ATI was the only cult in this video
Jennifer Sutherland people dont leave scientology
+Anna Gerwe Leah remine did
They wanted to get Tom Cruise but they didn't have the $360,000 to spare.
Also, there's only one rule about Scientology.
I was born and raised a Unificationist like Mika in the video. I no longer am a member but I will say that I was quite happy until I grew old enough to experience life outside of the bubble of the church. There was so much that was hidden from members - so many lies, misuse of money, sexual affairs, and crazy family drama within the Moon family that was not mentioned here and that I did not find out about until I was 20. However, being a Moonie was all I knew and the community that surrounded me all believed the same thing. It's easy to get lost in that.
i agree with everything u said, i was born into it as well. you would agree that it is not a cult? tho
Lowleelana _ it seems like less intense of a cult than many others but I still consider the great manipulation of power and lack if financial transperancy to be oppressive.
Hey yah. Current unificationist. I know there were allot of awful things that happened inside my church but does that mean you should leave? I mean, what I believe and what the church is teaching is central to why I stay, not whether someone I don't ever see does something I don't like. Is that unreasonable?
Butt Hurt not at all. But I disagree with a lot of things I was raised with and the things Father did/taught. And Father IS the church so..
Christina Flores very true
As soon as Mika said she was born into a cult, I knew she was going to talk about the Unification Church. I think she either didn't dive very deep into the actual doctrine and church culture herself, or the clips they selected from her didn't hit those points. It came across much tamer than it is.
have you ever been a member of the unification church?
As an ex member I can say that it has become very tame. It's almost common for children that grew up in the church to leave, most parents accept it
Victoria Doose it's not even a "cult" it's a pseudo-Christian movement ( I'm not a member but a student and active participator. I went to Japan this summer with them and it was awesome
I'm an ex-member and know Mika and I agree that it came across much more tame than it was. If you delve more into the doctrine, expectations and practices, you'll see that it is an intensely stressful environment for a teenager to be surrounded by.
Thank god we got out!
Oswell Guy Didsbury i was born into it and my parents were strict but aparently not as strict and by the book as mika's it would seem, but that goes for every religion some people are more devout than others ..... but its not a cult its a religious movement. i just want ppl to stop labeling it as a cult because it most definitely is not... esp since you ALWAYS have free choice and not cut off from the real world. im guesssing her parents really wanted her to get matched?? im curious was mika allowed to go to public school? and does she have siblings? who left or got matched? P.S. i "left" too because i never believed most of it anyway lol
The blonde lady is now a college professor.
Yeah, the guy's experience seems so trivial compared to the women. "There's a huge gulf between me and my family and all of the people I grew up with, and that's been a real sadness for me." vs "I was, like, super lonely for like two months."
Phalxxx I'm glad someone else decided to comment on that, there aren't that many comments about it and I found it very ironic him and his experience seemed very trivial against the other two woman.
He wasn't forced to do anything - he chose. The two women were *raised* in an f-ed up situation. He saw a Ted talk and thought "Yeah, a sex cult sounds awesome!" and ended up not liking it after a while. Cults can put a whammy on people's mind, so I'm sure he had his struggles, but in my opinion it came across here as so much lower stakes for him. Almost like a humble-brag, honestly.
Also, throwing insults at people doesn't prove your point. But it is the internet, so I guess it's to be expected.
Random Codename it was just an observation I have no idea why you felt you had to use a slur to curse out.
Well maybe his experience isn't as "intense" as the 2 other people, but it's very dangerous to trivialize his experience. It needs strength to give up your life, your circle, even if they are the result of a bad decision. And it's also counterproductive to tell a person in a situation of vulnerability that they put themselves into it. A victim of domestic violence might have "put themselves" into the situation, but it doesn't make the situation any less serious, and they still need support to go thru it. Also, I personally appreciate that his experience shows that cult can take many different forms, and can draw in many types of people. It's not always religious and it's not always obvious that it is going to be a cult.
People are so touchy. He actually said in the end "I suffered less damages compared to other people". His experience wasn't nothing. It was jut less traumatic.
I feel for the blonde woman a lot. Being raised in the same atmosphere and teachings, I’m glad she’s happy now. Though I was a Jehovah’s Witness.
If you are disfellowshipped you are isolated from your entire family and community. That is cult behavior.
Kendall Munro This is a huge lie. If you are disfellowshipped, you are isolated. You lose everything. You lose your family, your friends. Everything you knew and loved is gone. I’m speaking from experience. I haven’t seen anyone from my family in over a year as a result. All because I’m gay.
You shouldn't have to fight to get into a MANMADE organization you no longer believe in just to have a relationship with your OWN goddamn family! That's not free will. That's emotional blackmail! You can't hold someone's family hostage and say "you'd come back if you love Jehovah". How is that free will????
People are NOT apples. That's the thing with JW metaphors... they just don't work. I don't make bad choices or have bad behavior, I just don't agree with the way JWs interpret the Bible and I don't agree with the shunning practice or no blood practice, etc. Why should I have to "come back" in order to have a relationship with MY family? It's not bible based. It's complete fabrication and twisting of the scriptures. Also, people should accept their family no matter their choice in religion. The message is "conform and you can have your family back." I still don't understand how it's free will when there is CLEARLY not an open way to leave the religion without repercussions. I'm not talking about being disfellowshiped. I'm talking about leaving because you simply don't agree. I didn't isolate myself from my family. They ignore ME and they choose not to have a relationship with me.
Kendall Munro you're delusional, it was insane reading this wow
I was in a cult. Marching band...
Gwen Schimmel this is the most relatable thing I've read in a while.
Same
Same...i'm still part of it though :p
Still in it myself until 2 am this Sunday morning
lol, dear god YOU"RE RIGHT. I remember being told not to leave marching band because then you'd never be able to hang out with your band friends!!
*mom forces me to go to sunday school once* me:
Dying 😂
I don't get it?
*cackles*
Lol i laughed so hard
"When you make the choice to make your life better, it's always worth it" is pretty great advice.
despairia thank you!
Yasss, and it can apply to any area in our life where we may be struggling.
I can't decide if One Taste is a pyramid scheme or a cult.
Honestly my impression is that a lot of cults are pyramid schemes.
All pyramid schemes function as cults and vice versa. I was recently tried to pull into several that were all under the same “financial coaching” umbrella. Don’t wanna give out names here but they’re easy to find if you type in “management training scam” in google lol
Advocare.
Well Scientology started the same way
Kate exactly!
I grew up in the Unification church and my parents (my dad is Cuban and my mom is Polish) were matched by rev. moon and had an arranged marriage. My family left the church when I was in highschool, mainly because of a lot of scandals and corruption that was going on, and while Im glad that I'm not a part of that organization anymore, I can't deny the benefits of growing up with the church's ideals either. I have an amazing family and parents who love each other and are going 25 years strong, regardless of how they met/got married. Growing up, my parents took me and my siblings to a different church every other Sunday (catholic mass, hindu temples, friday prayer at our local mosque, synagogues, you name it) and told us that all religions are just different paths toward the same goal and that there is beauty (and imperfection) in all of them. I don't think you can boil down an entire church or 'cult' to the experience of one person, and just like there is a lot of things wrong with (and a lot of wrong done in the name of ) all the major religions of the world, there is also a lot of wisdom and perspective you can gain from religion. I think the cult aspect of Unificationism comes from the glorification of Rev. Moon and the Moon family in general, which was definitely a problem, and looking back, the church itself is set up in a very sheltered/close-minded way. On the other hand, I really value a lot of the church's ideals on family and peace, as well as a lot of the spiritual ideas about who God is and how the universe came to be (a lot of the ideas are explained using science and logic; no denying evolution or climate science). I feel like we as humans like to label things as good or bad, black or white, and never think about them again because its the easiest thing to do, but in doing so we miss out on the gray area that makes life so beautifully complex
Clara V I wish I could like this comment a billion times. I agree that all religions are pretty much working toward the same goal and they all have good and bad. It’s just what you choose to take from it. It’s an individual thing, and not something others should make for you 💕
omg this comment!!!!
I understand what you mean. Your parents are kind people, who had fortunately met each other and lived a good life. They are good for each other. But arranged marriages come with a lot of stigmas, related to divorce and other patriarchal problems. I know people who have suffered because of arranged marriages, I know a lot of them. I live in a country where arranged marriage is ideal, although, it turns out to be beneficial for some, largely it contributes to patriarchy, as it holds a woman's wishes of choosing a partner or ending a marriage lower than that of the husband or the 'families' and the society. But that is my experience, I respect yours too. :)
Even if there are positives that come from it, people deserve the truth and not lies (religion) that make them feel better. That's what I prefer anyway
Lowleelana _ c
OMG the divine principle I used to study, sing, and read that freakin book. I'm a ex- Moonie and is so glad to know there's someone who wasn't afraid to publicly say they were
Good job Buzzfeed, you made another good video.
It’s a good video, but i didn’t like the editing. It cut from one story to next. Kind of like interrupting. But other than that, these stories are really interesting
the only good ones amiright hahahahahah
If you are reading this read homestuck
^
Way ahead of you
Carmen - Good job Carmen, you made another good joke.
lol the wording makes it sound like buzzfeed has 2 good youtube videos to date at the time of the comment. hilarious.
So, one of these cults seems... less horrible than the others.
+shannon H Well... yes, in all fairness, we are. But in all seriousness, that one sounded a lot less... culty and horrible. And it sounded like it was very easy for him to get off.
OUT! Out. I meant... it was easy for him to get out.
... I'll just leave now.
Gnug215 it was still a cult lol. just bc someone is benefiting from it doesnt mean it's not a cult. how idiotic
+succ me At what point did I ever say that it wasn't a cult?
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it may sound pleasurable but they are controlled sexually, after a while I don't think anybody was benefitting from that at all
The Two Women: "I lost my connection to my entire family and town."
The Guy: "Yeah, I was lonely for two months"
wut
2 months is hardly a long time to go without having/seeing/talking to friends. I've gone 5 months at least
I think they also included him so Christians wouldn't feel attacked
pearl31st you may be right
So it's a suffering contest? C'mon people.
Men are fragile.
The blonde one is talking about what the Duggars do
Amy Erlanger Literal confirmation that the Duggars are indeed cult members
Yep
Are they the family from "19 kids and counting"?
Reminds me of the Kingston group!
the blond woman's cult is like The Handmaid's Tale tv show in real life
XxMrKhxX or you know... the book
I was part of that same cult and I can confirm this is very accurate
Isn't it the same "church" that the Duggar family follows? That Bill Gothard guy's teachings?
That's IBL I thought they were the same in principle, but different. And screw the duggars they claimed their family as a church for tax exemption.
Agreed. Can't stand the family/sideshow myself.
When I was a freshman in college I was walking to a club meeting one day when this girl came up to me asking me about the Bible and if I believed in God. I'm not super religious and I don't like being approached by strangers so I tried brushing her off. She was super persistent though and even followed me for a few feet. I'm too awkward of a person to just tell someone to go away so I talked to her for a few minutes thinking she was in a Bible club on campus or something. I think I might have given her my email then gave her an excuse that I was in a hurry to get somewhere. I don't think I even ended up going to the club I was going to I just went home. I completely forgot about this until now but thinking back on it I wonder if she was trying to recruit cult members. They said in the video they go to college campuses. And why would some girl be approaching students at like 10 at night? She didn't seem like a threat at the time but that was probably the point. Looking back on it now the whole situation was really sketchy.
Melo probably just likes god dude
A jehovah witness came to my house at like 11
Just sounds like a Jehovah Witness to me
that girl was from a cult indeed, she was a jehovah witness
The difference between church and cult is that in a church you have the option without judgement to come and go as they please because it's about love and cults like to control and its all about the following
Mo r you can still be mentally abused and shamed by religious family members for choosing to no longer attend the church
Shiny Kibo actually no. My dads a pastor and he doesnt judge me at all or any non church goers.
Tbh I consider all religions to be cults
HeyHay your completely incorrect because people choose to have faith in something larger than themselves and surround themselves by like minded people you would consider that a cult. Then why don't we call super fans groups of bands and celebrity's cults?
Lindsay Lindsay super fan groups are kind of culty. I hate the way lady Gaga fans attack people and dox people. It's fucked up.
"i was suuuper lonely for like....2 months"
I was in a cult once. A SPOON cult
That's an Interesting Hypothesis
i'd join
is the that a play on words with the word cutlery?
x XCookies4EverX x or a spoon the band reference? 🤔
i'm not even kidding my friends and i also had a spoon cult
COME THRUUUU AMERICAN HORRO STORY CA-
Nevermind
Divs 😂
YESSSSSS
Drink your juice, bish.
drink the Kool aid
Poisoned ivy lol
The mans cult experience was real I am not denying that, but he is not an ex-cult member he has a website and it is a way to join his cult you can watch a interview that Anthony Padilla did with him and he misses the old cult and made his own it is really creepy
Oh my gosh are you being serious 💀 well the fact that he chose that cult to join speaks enough
Yeah he said he benefited from it in the Anthony Padilla video and I was confused by that
I’m Christian, I will respect you and treat you like a human being. I don’t believe in what you do, but that doesn’t make you anything less than anyone else. ❤️💙
I respect you too. Thankyou for saying such kind things. May God bless you.
The two people who watched and commented
1: those who take this seriously as they experienced cults
2: those joking about cults
Random Rainbows plus ahs comments😂
ssafiiya meee
3. The ones who haven’t experienced it, but are watching cause we thought buzzfeed made a video about everything .
jiffy from_da_block Kai our saviour 😂
so sad ;(
Yea...
Jeno
"I watched the founder's ted talk" again with the crazies given a platform to speak at tedx events
you know the video?
human porridge what other questionable people have done Ted talks? Genuinely curious
1:15 "Failed by being crucified" that's when u know that's a false profet.
Amber Isley “failed by being crucified” isn’t exactly as simple as they made it seem. I was briefly a member of the church and what it was was they were trying to create the perfect world by a series of steps starting with the perfect family. Which since Adam and Eve failed to do and the family was tainted, they had to make the perfect community and then work out the bad to make the perfect family, and that’s what Jesus failed to do, so his only option to try and change things afterwards was to be crucified, like it was a back up plan.
@@madelynemmoore2302 I mean to be honest there are different types or Christianity. But being a born again Christian, Jesus dying on the cross was already planned before time since God is the all seeing. He died along with our (whoever believes in him) sins, and that's why all we need is to ask to be forgiven, and all our sins are no more. Sounds pretty easy but there's more explanation to it al though I'm not the best at explaining.
@@madelynemmoore2302 That day he was crucified was the day he conquered death and therefore death has no power over us.
I'm watching AHS right now. This is interesting.
PianoOfTheDead what is AHS?
+Henna Juneja american horror story :)
That is such a garbage show. Terrible acting and such blatant propaganda
rob0318 In your opinion... :)
We really shouldn't be allowed to comment on this video. It's too personal and serious and people are making light of it.
I think we should. These people know that there will be a lot of trolls and they should be able to handle that. And other people might want to share their own stories and talk about them. It's not all bad in the comment section☺️
Liselotte Joosten true
Emma In fact disabling comments on videos should be removed
Emma People might wanna talk about when they joined a cult, I know there's trolls but still, who cares, just ignore them
Liselotte Joosten maybe you caught it at a good time. It's 99% negative or jokes
One other thing. A church shouldn't be a cult, or at least a healthy one. If a church is a cult and doesn't really care about the members, that's a big problem. At my church, we talk about the hardships in our lives and help each other work it out. We go to each other's houses and talk about God. It's a very small church, so we can do a lot more together since there's not many of us. It's a really amazing church and our pastor recently was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and it got really bad, so a few other members had to step up to do the services and stuff, but we really care about each other and want to teach others about Christ. It's definitely not a cult and they are okay with whatever you do, except if it's against the Bible of course. They aren't strict and they're very chill people. I'm really glad we found a church like that.
Shaelin Rollman 👏👏👏👏
Shaelin Rollman trust me, if anybody was interested in knowing about Christ, they'd know by now. Christianity has been rammed down people's throats all over the world for centuries now. i think you can stop.
celineypie she’s only saying that she’s happy that she found a healthy church. you can stop
Shaelin Rollman what a waste of time
It's not a waste of time if it's something you want to do.
I was also born in the Unification Church. I just turned 16 and I can say it is not a cult in the way that the other two cults were. Those ones were just messed up. I am free to do whatever I want because ultimately whether I stick to the teachings or not is my decision. I am not punished or put down. My parents and other members can only educate me in hopes that I can have a strong relationship with God. Reverend Sung Myung Moon is and incredible man. If you read his autobiography -'the life of a peace loving global citizen' you can see all the suffering and love he has put into the world for the sake of other people. He has lived selflessly, so wether he is a 'Messiah' or not, really doesn't matter. He has tried to unite North and south korea, he has met the queen, he has created charity organisations all with the purpose of uniting everyone on this Earth . To create heaven on Earth. We do not discriminate we only love. We accept all religions. That's the point. Bring EVERYONE on this Earth to teach to love and to unite. It's as simple as that. Please comment if there are further questions but please so not judge from this video, do your own research
Rhiannon Davies Rhiannon Davies I am a 13 yr old unificationist and I believe that sun myung moon is truly the messiah. The divine principle is just so logical and has nothing that contradicts with each other. Each teaching in the divine principle all relates to other teachings in the principle. Not only are they so logical, our messiah follows every one of them and does exactly what he teaches as shown in the autobiography and from other people that have worked with him. And even more, we seek to actually put everything into action and make a world of peace, through many things such as the vision 2020 and stuff. If we add everything up, we can see that sun myung moon and hak ja han (wife) are truly the messiah of the world. (If any Christian is reading this, we also believe Jesus was an amazing messiah as well. We just believe that John the Baptist was the one that failed as he couldn’t lead the Jews into believing Jesus Christ)
Now they're part of buzzfeed so basically the same thing
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IM SCREAMING
kunj patel *W H E E Z E*
I am crying 😂😂😂😂😂😂
lol
The blonde women’s story seriously reminds of The Handmaids Tale. I hate how women are treated so poorly to this day.
The chick in the brown top looks like she could be an Orphan Black character!
I was in a cult growing up. I had to go to this building 5 days a week and listen to the cults teachings. We had to take tests, sometimes they would make us stay after school er I mean after the teachings if we behaved poorly. We had to wear selected clothes and bring our own stationery and books.
There should be a follow-up video with people who are current members of these cults. It's important to expose viewers with both sides of the experience to prevent rash judgements and conclusions. Especially with regards to the Unification Church, it seemed out of place among the other two.
considering its not a cult...
and now they joined buzzfeed
Blazing Infernape 😂😂
Veronika Vařáková pretty much. Out of the fire and into the deuce filled toilet
they didn't join buzzfeed. none of them are buzzfeed employess. buzzfeed just asked a few former cult people to share their stories
Erica Swanson it was a joke
The scariest cult of all
The guy looks like Aladdin
Athina xoxo He really does 😯
Agreed
Athina xoxo sexy alladin
omg!
💀💀💀
I'm a Jehovah's witness and it is super hard to leave. I'm in a cult as well.
Hard to leave the religion ? I have been raised to be a jehovah witness and I have been in and out of the religion. It’s your choice if you’d like to leave and they should respect your decision
EggCellent Aesthetic ? I don't really wanna get baptized
I’m not baptized and I don’t want to either
it is not hard to leave at all you literally do not have to attend meetings if you do not want to go. You are not forced to be baptized or do anything that you dont want to do.
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The guy talking about the mediation thing sounds awful. People are laughing but imagine how tired a female would be of constantly needing to orgasm and how weak she would feel because it’s not up to her it’s up to the man and the cult leaders. How emotionally vulnerable youd be. I cannot even imagine going through this or anything any of them described
Nadia Cornejo that and imagine her poor clitoris lmao must feel sore as hell
I feel like it would be disensatizing on top of being extremely exhausting like think about how intricate sex and masturbation can be for some people no emotional stimulation, no mental stimulation just some strangers feeling on your lady bean.
C00kii0 yes I very much agree with that
C00kii0 yes.
The cult leader is a woman...
Me after i joined Pottermore
This is a christian server saaame
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Omg slay
The blond looks so hurt...her body language as she curls away and mumbles an apology. I just want to give her a hug. I want to be friends with all three of them. :(
you're not going to find answers in someone else, but you will always find answers within yourself. you just have to dedicate yourself to self-reflection and self-analysis and be willing to work through your inner chaos to make sense of it all. if you do, you'll come out on the other side with a clearer sense of self and peace of mind.
I was gonna make a Jonestown joke but the punchline is too long.
Chancellor Palpatine This needs to be the top comment
I don't get it
Sometimeslwonderifthisnameisok jk google jonestown. Its where the "drink the koolaid" joke came from
Ooohh thx.
Sometimeslwonderifthisnameisok jk No problem 😄
My grandfather was apparently a cult member from the unification church like the brown haired girl in the video, and married in my country, therefore my Korean surname Mun, the church tried to catch me this year, when I didn't know my family thing with that church, got the hell out of there
Oh my
Dahye Mun hey we have similar name lol
문다연 eyyyyyyy we dooo
*subscribes to you just cause of your name*
Funny how my name was almost dayeon mun but my fam was like nah
I like how the women have deep stories about their past and their parents and how they didn’t agree with the cult the guy joined to have sex...
WHAATEVEN I mean sex cults are real
he didn't ever have sex. he gave women orgasms with his hands, and thats not why he joined. if you were mature enough to actually listen to anything other than the word "sex" you would know he was young and naive, going through a breakup and getting off of drugs and felt this was a good thing to turn to. but they trick people into spending money they don't have ($15,000) and make you feel like you have to stay because you're broke
Yup. That's the ONLY reason why the dude joined. You've outsmarted us all. Tell me, does it ever get exhausting to be this shallow?
WHAATEVEN lol
Erica Swanson lmao I'm sure the guy said I came in here looking for some sex tips.
I was born in the unification movement as well, and I feel like I can't really relate and believe in what the church teaches. Staying in the church made me feel like there is only one way to look at how life goes, and I didn't feel like that was right. But that doesn't mean I hate the church. I'm grateful for the movement for giving me the mindset to actually question about my life and really made me think about what I want to do with my life.
Madoka Kamishima Im from the unification church as well. I’m 13 and I already have 1000% faith in my church. I’m curious but how old are you? Anyways you should read the divine principle and you’ll know the meaning of life according to our church which I believe is true.
Golden Cookie
I'm 21. I have gone through the basic understanding of the church. I have done conditions and have been involved through many events. I will not accuse you with what you are passionate about; however, in my view point, I do not feel comfortable living in the environment of the church. I have questioned about what feels right for me. What feels true to me. In my opinion, forcing myself to stay in a place which claims that it is "right" is not place for me. Through my experiences, I came to a realization that the unification church is the not the only way to figure what I want in my life. Rather it was the opposite for me. I felt more accepted and comfortable after leaving the church. There were people who accepted for what I believed in. They didn't separate my beliefs as "right" or "wrong". They might not have agreed, but they just simply listened to what it was. But that doesn't mean everyone who I will encounter will be understanding. That's reality. It's just the realization that we're all humans. We're not always going to agree. We all have different ways at looking at life. Some may believe in " meaning of life". Some will not believe the existence of "meaning of life".
The belief of a unification church is one of many many ways to look through the way you may want your life to go.
Haha but as I said, I do not hate the church, but grateful. The events that were made through the church really did shape me for who I am. It also trained me mentally. I do also still have friends that believe in the church. But just because our beliefs are different, doesn't mean our friendships will change. I have few friends I love dearly who are very devoted to the church. Hopefully this some what made sense to you.
Madoka Kamishima Feel you bro! Keep calm and be yourself while living for the sake of others!
I was born a moonie as well. The unification church is a really unique movement which pretty much makes its a cult. Im 19 and kinda just doing my own thing right now the church isnt restrictive like other "cults" are thought to be.. If you read the stuff they teach it "makes sense" if youre into that religion stuff which im not at all really. i gotta say though that all my friends and people ive known from the church are just really wholesome and genuinely kind people. Just imagine the types of people that will nevver take the last slice of pizza, theyll always offer it or ask if someone else wants it. Everyone jokes about it too like "stop being such a moonie and just take the last slice!" My mother in particular would be pretty upset that im not following the church just like the girl said in the video, but im lucky to have my father who is more lenient and says he'll support me in whatever I do.
uniqueness and being different doesnt equate to a cult.... its not a cult. i was born into it as well and i relate to everything you wrote lol especially the living for the sake of others part lol
I was just saying that no matter how legitimate a movement is, if others see it as different from bigger religions then they will call it a cult.
ah got it. very true
Lowleelana _ people that are in cults would say what you said "it's not a cult" lmao
I love jesus and go to a normal church. Feel so much freedom. He came to set us free of bondage!! i'm free from my own craziness LOL! shame that these crazy cults exist. control really is all it is.
interesting how all religions and cults are male over women. i know not all men are like this but damn do most have control issues....from choosing your husband, to not being allowed to use or do with your body as men are, professions, etc..women are just baby machines and servants...its all very annoying
Monica k what if I find even more interesting is how many cults are STARTED by women but then men take over. Check out the Cults podcast from parcast. They go into some crazy details.
Not true. The bible says in more than one chapter that all are equal under the eyes of God
Monica k . Its a fact that men have the urge to lead a Group. They cant help it, animals do it to they seek power over eachother And the strongest male leads.
This is not true and such an uneducated thing to say
"most"
I'm confused on the guy's cult?
Mr. Krabs yeah his cult doesn’t even seem bad lol
I’ve heard from some others that there were a few underage people in it. But I’m not sure. I’d have to read up on it.
I think cause you have to pay for "classes". Like how scientology forces you to pay to get enlightened? And how in other religions you can be devoted at varying degrees, while in his situation it's all or nothing. PLUS, you are forced to do sexual activities with someone whom you might not have any connection with, like you are there to stimulate some random person...
Mr. Krabs i
sounds exactly like school. having to pay for classes and being forced to study.
My aunt was apart of the unification church for a year when I was little. I had been told that she was on vacation and just learned the truth recently. Apparently she didn’t want to leave, but it was getting unhealthy so my grandparents pulled her out of there
I'm the leader of the orphan cult
Mike ADHD XD
Mike ADHD Rhen I supreme leader in cake!
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Where's the video on the cult of the Jehovah's Witnesses?
Mike ADHD Okay lowkey same
Woah, is this like that Scientology crap I see on History Channel non stop lol
Buzzfeed needs to do more of these videos
I’m happy that I’ve been raised in a Christian Church that doesn’t have rules or regulations. It’s only about our relationships with others and our relationship with God. To hear these stories is really heartbreaking, imagine not knowing anything else but what the cult taught you.