Friday, September 16, 2011

Smiths Friends(Brunstad Christian Church) Womans view

First I'd like to introduce, from time to time I will now write about a Norwegian Cult called Brunstad Christian Church, which has affected my family heavily during the last few decades, and which still does really bad things to many families and parents. This first part is about their female views.

So, this I know mostly as "Smith's Venner"
This is a "Sect", more commonly in my vocabulary referred to as a cult, that scares the living crap out of me. The reason this place scares me is because a good chunk of my family is a member of it. This once included my poor mother, she suffered at their hands for 28 years, being basically an obedient woman

Smith's friends really harasses women too, they say women actually get salvation through children. Which causes women to give birth to their own tiny little armies. My mother actually has 11 siblings, and they shared home with another family of the same cult with 14 children. What more it says is:
- The man is the head of the woman
- The woman should never cut her hair
- The woman is created for the man
- The woman needs to wear a clear sign of submission on her head
- A woman should never Teach
- A good woman is silent and obedient
- A woman should have nice clothing (Sigh.. Really? This obvious that you're horny?)

With this in mind, let me share one thing that happened: A woman that had given birth to many a child. She was once told by her doctor that if she carried another child, she would probably die. What happened next was that her anxiety for hell, caused by this cult, caused her to bear another child, in which she died during Child birth.
According to the author Johan Velten, this is just one of many scary stories of what happend in this horrible cult.

Last, but not least. I would love to say that, the nicest women of all time exist in this sect, and they have reason to shine, not cry. Many women speak loudly about their "Crime" of not being good enough for anyone or anything. These women have a reason to shine, and feel beauty about themselves. But they don't! And that's this cults fault! This includes my grandmother apparently, which makes me sad, because, what I knew of her, she was the nicest woman alive, so nice I could never see her dislike or hate anyone, and never see anyone hate or dislike her.

15 comments:

  1. I have known that church for 15 years, Now they have change lots of rules cause they would lose half the younger people from their church.They need them to keep building brunstad and all other place they have in the world. It pretty much cost them nothing for labour cause most kids goes for free, only getting a bit of money for food.

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    1. I should have not comment the way I did, thats was opinion that day I wrote this, and i can erase it. I been very angry at that church since I got my kids taken away from me but that cause of the gouvernement. Even tho I feel that the church have done nothing to really help me , I was disrespect with my comment and a few months ago I decide to forgive the people in that church who have hurt me and probably will have a uge effect for the rest of my life. only GOD is in contol, no man or church. anyway if its posible to erase my commment it would be appreciated and if not well only GOD know and understand why I am going throught this

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  3. I visited their church here in Salem, Oregon today. I loved their music and their singing. But when I heard seven testimonies from their members. Each one of them expressed a deep zeal to work and raise money for the Norwegian organization. But no individual even mentioned about working for Jesus to bring the light of His love and His word to a dying generation. I felt people were brainwashed like zombies and used in order to provide lots of $$$ for someone in Norway.
    The picture was clear to us this was a cult. So our group left in the middle of the service.
    We have a joyful and abundant freedom in Chris Jesus - but cults often entangle people in bondage and spiritual servitude.

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  4. I was raised in this church and there was a lot of violence in our family growing up and a lot of emotional abuse and a bit too much control by the 'brothers' in our church. Today, most of the kids I grew up with in that church have left it but unfortunately some of them are still there stuck in it. Some of the youth look at it as a way out of their countries. I have seen them take people who have been amazing human beings, cut them off from their lives, brainwashed them and then told them that they need to cut their friends out of their lives because we will only 'lead them into temptation'!!! I mean... really? I've tried really hard to keep in touch with people I grew up with, who I consider to be like siblings!
    I visited an event by that church for my father's friend's 50th birthday. The young kids there were shocked to see that I was a nice, warm and loving person. Shocked!!!! When I asked them what they expected, they said that they were warned not to warm up to me because I was "worldly". It really saddens me to see the situation get worse.

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  6. In most of the main line churches, Grace means- something that is given free of cost for someone who don’t deserve it.
    In my opinion, the Brunstad Christian Church believes Grace means – the help from God to avoid sin.
    Ok, this does not offend me, coz all those Pentecost, Methodist, CSI, AG churches I have attended never taught me to sin as I wish. Everyone taught me to seek the help of Holy Spirit to lead a pure life. It’s a process we go through till death to purify ourselves from the nature of our flesh.

    http://brunstadchristianchurchreview.blogspot.in/

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  7. Please leave your prayers for Smith’s Friends here

    http://prayer4churches.wordpress.com/

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  8. I have been part of that church for quite some time in the past and my experience as a woman in that church I had no say I had to Obey all the "brothers" wear skirts/ dresses , keep my hair long. They kept on telling me I was never good enough and always had to work hard or else I wont be in the Bride of Christ amd I would go to hell. They believe that only 144 000 people would got to heaven and thry use fear of hell to keep you in the church, keep you going to many more workparties "free labor to raise money to the church", and giving all of your money to the church. In my oppinion this Church is a cult. Since I have left the church there is only one person who still talks to me.... for everyone else I am evil because I left and im going to hell. This church was hell for me.... I now live a happy life free life and I dont hurt people and I try and help anyone I can and also try and help people leavong thw church because they brainwash you soo bad that you truly believe your going to hell when you leave the church. Now I think that life is all about being happy and doing good for people, this church jas ruin so many people's live it is unbelievable.

    Thank you for reading my experience

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  9. I know of a Christian group of Norwegians in west London. They live in a house & serve coffee at their market stall. They feel that God has sent them. I now wonder if they are part of BCG?

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    1. Nope they only have churches in didcot Taunton (Bridgwater) and used to be one in Durham

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  11. BBC Cult is now on YouTube. We are now many who are about to tell their story. Enough of hiding abuse in the name of Jesus. And 0% went to charity...all into the leaders pocketbooks. How can they sleep at night, I wonder.

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  12. They will run but there will be nowhere to hide. The Truth will Prevail.

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  13. I have a friend who is part of this and he is brain washed he always talks about how awesome his church is and if I talk about his church in a bad way he freaks

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