Post Number Two:
The release of our new song and music video is approaching fast! So, while anxiously waiting for that, I give you post number two, which is about the attitude and teachings about money that the cult I grew up in used to emphasize.
Give! With a Cheerful Heart!
Living in a cult meant living a
peculiar life with different rules than in the surrounding world. One
of the ways this cult, (and most cults actually) cultivated control
over its members was financial control.
Tithing, that is
giving "to god" a tenth of your income, was often preached
about. In fact, not giving was stealing from god, since he had given
you everything and everything was his to begin with. That's how it
was explained in the many, many sermons about money.
In fact,
it was so often preached about, that there was usually half a sermon
before the money basket started circulating among the congregation.
We were to give "with a cheerful heart". We were not to
gather a treasure down on earth, but to "lay up our treasure in
heaven".
Giving money in addition to the tithe was also
often encouraged. Because we shouldn't "worship money", not
let it be our "idol", that is, more important than god. Of
course, giving wasn't supposed to be compulsory, but the amount of
preaching about the subject sure created pressure ?
And it was
a sacrifice. If it meant struggling financially, even poverty, it was
all for god, as he was sure to bless you. In the future. At some
point.??
So, as a child I sure had my share of bad concience
about wanting to keep my pennies for myself, rather than put them in
the basket. It was a process to get rid of that mindset. Because it
is a entirely different way of thinking, a mindset. A cult
mindset.
This story is just one example about how cults
control their members. There are many other stories, and it all comes
down to control. Will you obey silently, or will you rebel? Because
somewhere along the way, something's gonna break. Something inside
you will rise...
And that's what the next song and video is
about ?
Screenshot by @jasual_audio_visual
The
story of Potters House, Australia:
(might contain disturbing
content)
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/raised-with-demons-how-the-potter-s-house-church-keeps-its-followers-under-control-20230410-p5cz9n.html
Living in a cult meant living a peculiar life with different rules than in the surrounding world. One of the ways this cult, (and most cults actually) cultivated control over its members was financial control.
Tithing, that is giving "to god" a tenth of your income, was often preached about. In fact, not giving was stealing from god, since he had given you everything and everything was his to begin with. That's how it was explained in the many, many sermons about money.
In fact, it was so often preached about, that there was usually half a sermon before the money basket started circulating among the congregation. We were to give "with a cheerful heart". We were not to gather a treasure down on earth, but to "lay up our treasure in heaven".
Giving money in addition to the tithe was also often encouraged. Because we shouldn't "worship money", not let it be our "idol", that is, more important than god. Of course, giving wasn't supposed to be compulsory, but the amount of preaching about the subject sure created pressure 😅
And it was a sacrifice. If it meant struggling financially, even poverty, it was all for god, as he was sure to bless you. In the future. At some point.??
So, as a child I sure had my share of bad concience about wanting to keep my pennies for myself, rather than put them in the basket. It was a process to get rid of that mindset. Because it is a entirely different way of thinking, a mindset. A cult mindset.
This story is just one example about how cults control their members. There are many other stories, and it all comes down to control. Will you obey silently, or will you rebel? Because somewhere along the way, something's gonna break. Something inside you will rise...
And that's what the next song and video is about 🖤
Screenshot by @jasual_audio_visual
The story of Potters House, Australia:
(might contain disturbing content)
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/raised-with-demons-how-the-potter-s-house-church-keeps-its-followers-under-control-20230410-p5cz9n.html
#hc #hatefulchains #goth #gothband #newsong #musicvideo #cult #cultlife #livinginacult #comingoutofacult
Living in a cult meant living a peculiar life with different rules than in the surrounding world. One of the ways this cult, (and most cults actually) cultivated control over its members was financial control.
Tithing, that is giving "to god" a tenth of your income, was often preached about. In fact, not giving was stealing from god, since he had given you everything and everything was his to begin with. That's how it was explained in the many, many sermons about money.
In fact, it was so often preached about, that there was usually half a sermon before the money basket started circulating among the congregation. We were to give "with a cheerful heart". We were not to gather a treasure down on earth, but to "lay up our treasure in heaven".
Giving money in addition to the tithe was also often encouraged. Because we shouldn't "worship money", not let it be our "idol", that is, more important than god. Of course, giving wasn't supposed to be compulsory, but the amount of preaching about the subject sure created pressure 😅
And it was a sacrifice. If it meant struggling financially, even poverty, it was all for god, as he was sure to bless you. In the future. At some point.??
So, as a child I sure had my share of bad concience about wanting to keep my pennies for myself, rather than put them in the basket. It was a process to get rid of that mindset. Because it is a entirely different way of thinking, a mindset. A cult mindset.
This story is just one example about how cults control their members. There are many other stories, and it all comes down to control. Will you obey silently, or will you rebel? Because somewhere along the way, something's gonna break. Something inside you will rise...
And that's what the next song and video is about 🖤
Screenshot by @jasual_audio_visual
The story of Potters House, Australia:
(might contain disturbing content)
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/raised-with-demons-how-the-potter-s-house-church-keeps-its-followers-under-control-20230410-p5cz9n.html
#hc #hatefulchains #goth #gothband #newsong #musicvideo #cult #cultlife #livinginacult #comingoutofacult
Living in a cult meant living a peculiar life with different rules than in the surrounding world. One of the ways this cult, (and most cults actually) cultivated control over its members was financial control.
Tithing, that is giving "to god" a tenth of your income, was often preached about. In fact, not giving was stealing from god, since he had given you everything and everything was his to begin with. That's how it was explained in the many, many sermons about money.
In fact, it was so often preached about, that there was usually half a sermon before the money basket started circulating among the congregation. We were to give "with a cheerful heart". We were not to gather a treasure down on earth, but to "lay up our treasure in heaven".
Giving money in addition to the tithe was also often encouraged. Because we shouldn't "worship money", not let it be our "idol", that is, more important than god. Of course, giving wasn't supposed to be compulsory, but the amount of preaching about the subject sure created pressure 😅
And it was a sacrifice. If it meant struggling financially, even poverty, it was all for god, as he was sure to bless you. In the future. At some point.??
So, as a child I sure had my share of bad concience about wanting to keep my pennies for myself, rather than put them in the basket. It was a process to get rid of that mindset. Because it is a entirely different way of thinking, a mindset. A cult mindset.
This story is just one example about how cults control their members. There are many other stories, and it all comes down to control. Will you obey silently, or will you rebel? Because somewhere along the way, something's gonna break. Something inside you will rise...
And that's what the next song and video is about 🖤
Screenshot by @jasual_audio_visual
The story of Potters House, Australia:
(might contain disturbing content)
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/raised-with-demons-how-the-potter-s-house-church-keeps-its-followers-under-control-20230410-p5cz9n.html
#hc #hatefulchains #goth #gothband #newsong #musicvideo #cult #cultlife #livinginacult #comingoutofacult
Living in a cult meant living a peculiar life with different rules than in the surrounding world. One of the ways this cult, (and most cults actually) cultivated control over its members was financial control.
Tithing, that is giving "to god" a tenth of your income, was often preached about. In fact, not giving was stealing from god, since he had given you everything and everything was his to begin with. That's how it was explained in the many, many sermons about money.
In fact, it was so often preached about, that there was usually half a sermon before the money basket started circulating among the congregation. We were to give "with a cheerful heart". We were not to gather a treasure down on earth, but to "lay up our treasure in heaven".
Giving money in addition to the tithe was also often encouraged. Because we shouldn't "worship money", not let it be our "idol", that is, more important than god. Of course, giving wasn't supposed to be compulsory, but the amount of preaching about the subject sure created pressure 😅
And it was a sacrifice. If it meant struggling financially, even poverty, it was all for god, as he was sure to bless you. In the future. At some point.??
So, as a child I sure had my share of bad concience about wanting to keep my pennies for myself, rather than put them in the basket. It was a process to get rid of that mindset. Because it is a entirely different way of thinking, a mindset. A cult mindset.
This story is just one example about how cults control their members. There are many other stories, and it all comes down to control. Will you obey silently, or will you rebel? Because somewhere along the way, something's gonna break. Something inside you will rise...
And that's what the next song and video is about 🖤
Screenshot by @jasual_audio_visual
The story of Potters House, Australia:
(might contain disturbing content)
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/raised-with-demons-how-the-potter-s-house-church-keeps-its-followers-under-control-20230410-p5cz9n.html
#hc #hatefulchains #goth #gothband #newsong #musicvideo #cult #cultlife #livinginacult #comingoutofacult
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