Since my last post, more people have left the Spiritual Rights Foundation cult. After my departure two years ago, a rather significant number of formally hard-core members departed for various reasons. The leaders of the Spiritual Rights Foundation have always believed that when members depart, the urge to leave would be contagious. Well, if I had spread that disease, I guess I'll be happy to be called Typhoid Mary.
Always, immediately after a person left the cult, the remaining members were summoned for healing sessions and psychic readings intended to remove any "energy" that would cause the member to leave the cult. These sessions would last sometimes for hours. I have personally been summoned to the heads of the cult for personal healing sessions designed to maintain control over my membership with them.
A married couple left, citing the cult's control over their lives as a reason. This couple have three children and are stuck living in a Spiritual Rights Foundation-owned one bedroom apartment. ONE BEDROOM!
Despite their good income, the costs of membership, the long hours of "volunteer" labor they were required to commit to the Spiritual Rights Foundation enterprises, they were unable to afford anything better.
Worse, the cult has lied to them both about several things. The leadership of the cult made several disparaging statements about them in their presence and when asked about it directly, denied having said them. No wonder this couple was fed up with it.
Thankfully, they have pulled themselves out of that situation have moved into a nicer situation with more room. It didn't take long after they quit paying the outlandish and never-ending fees to have enough funds to escape. Woohoo!
One other person left as well. In his situation, he has a small business that makes good income and provides a good living for him and his employees. However, as his costs increase, he's got some serious pressure on that end of the business.
This comes in addition to his tithe and other fees for classes and any other levies SRF asks for.
Of course, that situation became untenable. I do not know what specifically led to his departure but I understand that it was full of rancor. He is still pretty mad, I hear.
