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I have founded/rediscovered articles, journals, reports, etc on people standing up to UBF. UBF attempted to silence them by but in the end failed to do so.
With the material I created a blog post compiling them together and organizing them mainly by chapter. In doing so I realized that I needed to make not one but six parts.
After being aware that UBF is a cult you will want to leave it for good. It is strongly recommended that you do. But before you do so there is information you’ll need to know before going into deprogramming process.
What is a cult? This is a very significant question so we will tackle it and find the answer.
This is the typical advice you get from a cult that does not want to change.
Leah Remini, one of my favorite actors – though I actually only know her from “King of Queens” – got the same advice when she started to speak out about her experience and tried to warn and help others:
Dropouts are pushed to move on so that the cult can also move on undisturbed, exploiting the next generation of victims.
Luckily, there are always a few who don’t just move on, but also care about revealing the truth to the public.
It’s difficult. You will lose your former “friends” in the cult, and even worse, you may lose family members still stuck in the cult. People outside the cult will not understand what you’ve gone through and why you stayed in that toxic environment for so long, they may think you’re crazy. But leaving the cult is the best thing you can do, and telling others about your experience is even better.
Thank you, Leah.
(See also: Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath)
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UBF leaders like to claim they are just a normal mainline church. This is categorically false. UBF cut all ties with the Presbyterian Church and formed their own new religion. Here is my summary of this new religion.
UBFism is the new religion invented by Chang-Woo (Samuel) Lee and Sarah Barry in 1961. It is practiced exclusively by University Bible Fellowship. The religion has not been comprehensively documented or examined objectively except for here on this new Wiki. The religion has been passed on by oral tradition until now. This new religion is a sort of hyper evangelicalism mixed with Buddhist and Confucian values, and bound by an ideology of sacrifice. UBFism is a shepherding system, where each member, called a sheep, has an appointed lifelong moral supervisor, called a shepherd. I have identified nine components of this religious system.
Recognizing a cult in America is not always so easy. Americans tend to be drawn to groups who seem generous, have a clear vision, and do charity work. Today I came across an article that highlights one such cult group, and its characteristics. I found it highly relevant.