On 2005-10-15 15:34:00, Nihilanthic wrote:
"What does faith in god have to do with faith in some chode named Roloff? :roll: I think thats the biggest lesson for this type to learn... god is not the middle man whose directly telling you to do this and that whose just a human just like you!
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What I meant was, if he was a true Roloff worshipper, he probably wouldn't be so quick to deny his god (Roloff).
But, I think guilt by association applies. Cops, doctors, judges, politicians, etc., who lend their support to these places, may very well be the biggest thing that keep these gulags in business. The same goes for pastors who will stand up for a place, because they paraded some kids in front of the congregation.
When I was at Bethel, they took us to a Church in Pensacola. There were a few of the most "well behaved" kids that stood up and talked about what a great blessing Bethel had been to them. Of course they didn't say a word about being beaten if they failed to memorize their daily scripture verse in 5 minutes, or that if any one of us tried to walk out of that church they'd send a hunting party after them and bring them back with black eyes. Then the runner would get beaten bloody with fat green stick a yard long. Hell, I got the 10 licks once just for talking about running.