(December 16, 2020 at 2:54 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: Again, just like Scientology
Quote:Former members accuse Kingston, Ont., church of ‘brainwashing’ through threats of ‘curses’
Third Day is a well-known denominational church in Kingston. The city’s current mayor, Bryan Paterson, was a member for almost two decades.
Former members claim the organization encouraged submission to the church’s ideology and to founding pastor Francis Armstrong, who they say preached ultra-conservative views, including demonizing the LGBTQ2 community and taking over Canada in God’s name.
The former members say they were manipulated into being afraid of the outside world, and became dependent on the church.
These people say their experience with the church was traumatic, causing mental health issues, broken marriages, loss of time and money, and most of all loss of agency over their own lives. They have come forward, hoping for change at the church, and to prevent others from falling prey to the traps of what experts call a “high-demand group.”
https://globalnews.ca/news/7499084/kings...ip-centre/
Churches rarely get changed from the inside. People usually just vote with their feet, and leave. If the "founding pastor" still has followers willing to give money, he will always have a church. The "former members" would have to convince 50% of current members to kick the pastor out. That would never happen.
Now, I have seen a "founding pastor" of an Evangelical Pentecolstal-like church kicked out of his position, but it was his own fault. He allowed crazies to operate in his church (ones who had God directly giving them messages), and the crazies convinced 50% that God wanted a new pastor. I think the church failed shortly after.