Thanksgiving. Christmas. We are now entering the final 7 weeks of 2015. As we share in mourning for France, I renew the call for everyone to stand up against abusive ideologies and to stop enabling the purveyors of any kind of religious system that covers up abuse. What is the ubf answer for terrorism such as we just witnessed? They say “just study the Bible” and everything will be okay. And yet their system of “going back to the Bible” fosters abuse of many kinds. For ubfers, these last seven weeks of the year is the most intensive season of indoctrination and abuse.
The financial abuse kicks into high gear as babysitting money balloons to account for all the extended and additional meetings, practices and rehearsals for the end-of-the-year CWS (Christmas Worship Service) drama and dance productions. The pressure to offer high amounts of money sets in as well, limiting the family Christmas presents and celebrations in favor of showing loyalty to UBF. The psychological abuse, from my experience, hits an annual high during these last 7 weeks. UBFers are directed to spend much time reflecting on how thankful they are for their shepherds and that one chance meeting on campus years ago. Their minds are bound once again to the manger scene, and reminded of how much Jesus and Mary resemble the UBF leaders. Once again their theology of sacrifice is deeply ingrained into the souls of ubf members.
To counteract this prime time abuse season, I will be sharing quotes from my book, Identity Snatchers. And to kick off the series, I am offering Identity Snatchers for free on Kindle, one day only, Sunday 11/15. I believe the most effective way to counteract the abuse at UBF is by exposing the UBF lifestyle and by deconstructing UBFism.
