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Well i think its sad that you refuse to accept The Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour. The only one your hurting is yourself. Maybe you have a false idea of who Christ is and your need for Him. Because if you knew who He is, the love He has for you and life offered to you, you would never refuse to "conform." Nevertheless, the choice is yours, you are given a free will, a freedom to choose. But there will be a consequence for the choice you make, as in every other aspect of life. However, once  you die there is no turning back, no second chances, your fate is sealed. Weather by accepting Christ unto salvation or your rejection of Him unto damnation, the choice is ultimately yours.

The way they run the homes may have not been perfect but they were effective. Do you have rules you expect your children to follow? Do you punish them when they break them? If a child refuses to do their chores, or comes home later than told and etc... do you ground them? take something away? stand them in the corner? give a little spanking? Well how much the more should be done to those that are older and in far worse rebellion?   Sometimes extreme circumstance require extreme measures. Proverbs 3:12 "For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth." The purpose of those homes were not to abuse and hate. It was to discipline with a heart of love and true compassion for those lost in sin. Hebrews 12:11 "Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby." Meaning, nobody likes to be punished and often cant see the point in it all, but at its end you are better for it and glad.

Maybe people have failed you, maybe you have seen Christ misrepresented and had some bad experiences with "religion", nevertheless, please understand its people and your own way that failed you and not God.

Quote from: "Laura 1984"

My name is Laura.
I was at Rebekah from Nov.12, 1984 - November 16, 1985.
The place was aweful. The Barrett's (house parents) were abusive.
All the girls were physically and mentally abused. Some sexually abused.
Im 41 years old now and still suffer to this day.
I have Post Tramatic Stress Syndrome. I have never been married because Im scared of people since I was in Rebekah.
I use to think this emotional pain would go away but it doesnt.
I tried to sue when I got out and no lawyer would take my case. Is it too late now? Maybe so....I will just suffer until the day I die I guess
LAURA in Texas

Wow Laura, You really need to grow up and take responsibility for yourself and own up to the actions that lead up to you going there in the first place. I am sure it was tough, but sometimes thats what it takes. I dont believe they were the terrors you claim them to have been. Nevertheless, Know this, its people and your own way that failed you, not God. You dont have to suffer, accept Christ into your heart as Lord and Saviour, and forgive others as you have been forgive. Only then will your burdens be lifted and your sorrow turned to joy.

You should be ashamed of yourself. You try to make it sound like your a holocaust survivor or something. Why dont you mention the reason(s) you were there to begin with? Lester Roloff was a great man of God. Was his ways extreme? Yes, but often thats what it takes. There are many boys and girls that came out of those homes far better than they went in and are thankful for it. I was in the Marine Corps and after having been through some very tough training I didnt come out of boot camp saying "its a cult, people treat the drill instructor like he is God, i am lucky to have survived." We didnt get to watch tv, read mags, talk with family, and was not co-ed. We received physical punishment for doing wrong, we had to earn privileges and etc... The point is to build caricature, respect for authority, and discipline. People wanted to quite, there were some that acted stupid because they couldn't handle the training and conditions. Nevertheless, those that do make it through are proud they did and and are better for it.

Instead of dragging a dead man's name through the mud and those that supported him, why dont you look into the mirror to the source of the trouble that got you into a type of Christian boot camp for girls.