Comments on: At any time, Pastor Tiffanie Irwin could have stopped the beatings… https://religiouscultsinfo.com/2015/12/at-any-time-pastor-tiffanie-irwin-could-have-stopped-the-beatings/ Sun, 19 Jul 2020 14:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Admin https://religiouscultsinfo.com/2015/12/at-any-time-pastor-tiffanie-irwin-could-have-stopped-the-beatings/comment-page-1/#comment-71673 Sun, 19 Jul 2020 14:43:22 +0000 http://religiouscultsinfo.com/?p=6454#comment-71673 In reply to Rebecca Porter.

Ms. Porter,
Thank you, for taking time to read and comment. “When I left, I was totally shunned.” That one fact tells other survivors much about the group you left.
I thank you for reading my book and “Broken Faith”… May you find the healing you seek and enjoy our life…
Sincerely,
John

]]> By: Rebecca Porter https://religiouscultsinfo.com/2015/12/at-any-time-pastor-tiffanie-irwin-could-have-stopped-the-beatings/comment-page-1/#comment-71670 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 20:04:36 +0000 http://religiouscultsinfo.com/?p=6454#comment-71670 I attended Word of Life Christian Church for 26 years before fleeing in early 2014. I know exactly what “getting in trouble” meant for Debi, and I agree that the general dynamics of control at WLCC are incredibly similar to that of WOFF. I just read the book “Broken Faith” and I have read your book, Mr. Huddle. The waves of agony and grief are opened up all over again. Debi was the scapegoat at WLCC. She was a very gregarious and social person, and did not toe the line when it came to leaders’ demands. She was always under some kind of discipline (which meant that no one could talk to or interact with her). For about two years before I left, I was “in charge” of the cleaning crew and was assigned to work with Debi because she wasn’t allowed to interact with anyone else. When I left, I was totally shunned. When I saw Debi’s mugshot photo and heard snippets of her testimony on TV, it was only a sliver of the Debi I once knew. It’s like she had been totally purged of all life.

Anyway, I know what it’s like to be in a controlling group and what’s its like to escape. Maybe someday me and my kids will tell our stories but for now I am still trying to heal and rebuild our shattered lives.

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