Twisted Scriptures

A Path To Freedom from Abusive Churches

by Mary Alice Chrnalogar

"Impressive! This material will help people who are in abusive or controlling groups, but don't realize it. It caused me to evaluate my experience, as well as my views on discipleship." --Walt Murray, Campus Crusade, former staff person, Atlanta, Georgia

Leaders of many religious groups, even including several mainstream churches, are twisting the Scriptures to subtly coerce cooperation from their members. In the process, personalities are changed and lives ruined.

Mary Alice Chrnalogar, an internationally renowned deprogrammer, reveals how classic mind control techniques are used to systematically seduce followers into total obedience:

 "People aren't told what the group's rules are when they first join. Instead, they are showered with attention and affection. Everybody wants to feel needed and appreciated. Slowly, new members are led to believe that the path to a true Christian life is possible only through their particular group."

Chrnalogar, a former victim herself, shows readers how to tell when churches are suppressing freedom of speech, intimidating followers, and distorting the Bible.

 Twisted Scriptures--valuable both as a self-help guide and as a tool for families and friends to free loved ones from destructive groups.

 Abusive Disciplers expect you to:

• Make considerable time in your schedule for them
• call them frequently to get advice
• meet with them often
• share with them or confess your sins to them, and to be “transparent” to them in every area of your life
• trust them with all your most intimate secrets--even though they may have nothing to do with sin
• trust the advice your discipler gives you, and obey this discipler in every area of your life.
  

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