They are there. We just need more of them. I brought this up because I’m wondering if this could be why a cult can operate for so long without being shut down. Men and women who can’t imagine things like what we have heard happening, can’t imagine the adults in the group allowing abuse to occur.
Anything can be done to another person if all free will is taken away and a consistant dogma of “God wants this” or “God will send you to hell if you do that!” is fed to the members/parents. Plus breaking all normal bonds and ties between parents/children, siblings etc.
Believe me, the sickest, most twisted, most vile things ever will seem perfectly OK because God (the pastor, Joe the Messiah, Peter the Prophet, Dad the Deity) said it’s what God wants. The bad things that happen are their normal.
Like growing up in a house full of rattlesnakes, not until you understand what is real ‘out there’ do you realize the horror of ‘in there’.
Anything can be done to another person if all free will is taken away and a consistant dogma of “God wants this” or “God will send you to hell if you do that!” is fed to the members/parents. Plus breaking all normal bonds and ties between parents/children, siblings etc.
Believe me, the sickest, most twisted, most vile things ever will seem perfectly OK because God (the pastor, Joe the Messiah, Peter the Prophet, Dad the Deity) said it’s what God wants. The bad things that happen are their normal.
Like growing up in a house full of rattlesnakes, not until you understand what is real ‘out there’ do you realize the horror of ‘in there’.
CindyDawg: “Men and women who can’t imagine things like what we have heard happening, can’t imagine the adults in the group allowing abuse to occur.”
I must admit it’s difficult to imagine. I hope it isn’t as common as some people claim. I know it must occur, but I don’t understand the thought processes of the adults involved. I probably really don’t need or want to “understand” the abusive mind anyway.
I do think that people are...human. That involves a wide range of thought processes and behaviors. Everyone makes mistakes. I’m not making excuses for abusive behavior, but nearly every child has experienced at least a few abusive events in their lives. As parents, we need to keep our weaknesses in mind, repent when we fall short, and strive to do the best we can.
I really don’t know what’s going on in this fLDS cult. I do know the state’s power to seize children is a terrible but sometimes necessary thing. I can see there are no easy solutions here, but the burden of proof lies on government and rightly so. I hope the truth comes out and justice is served.