Suicides And The Worldwide Church Of God
This is a very delicate subject that I have hesitated to get into but I feel that there may be an inordinate amount of suicides by members and former members of the Worldwide Church of God. I think it should be documented and recorded for posterity and to show the true legacy of this "miracle church" that can have so much evil in its dark history, with the effects of its cultic past continuing to affect and infect people, to their ultimate hurt, to this day. An evil tree, with evil roots will not bear good fruit.
I would like to list the "Non-Ministers" that may have brought each person to the point where they no longer want to live anymore but nobody knows which one may have done the ultimate damage or whether it was an accumulation of damage done by multiple "Non-Ministers." The Worldwide Church of God may have attracted some unstable people because of its goofball teachings, and I am not saying that that is the case for any of the people below, but that does not account for all the young people who grew up in the church that have killed themselves. This is a sad testimony to the teachings and "leadership" of this church.
I do not want to intrude into any person's private life or personal pain, therefore I will not post any names unless requested by the closest family. One person has requested that I make available a link to memorial web pages or to pictures and I will do that also, if requested.
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Information Needed
I would like to compile as much information as I can on the subject. As much detail as possible would be helpful, such as; how old was the person when they started to attend, what calendar year did they start attending, what church area, who pastored their area, did both parents attend, did they get jobs inside or outside the church, did his (her) family situation change due to finances or divorce, what was the person's level of formal education, how were the survivors treated after the tragedy?
This is important to me. It may take a while to compile enough verifiable information to write about the topic, but hopefully the results will be worth the effort. Perhaps some of the guilt and shame being suffered by the parents of these suicide victims will be rightfully replaced with outrage towards those who created this emotionally intolerable environment in the first place; namely, our so-called spiritual "leaders."
Thank you for your consideration in this matter,
Sincerely,
Dana
mmessmer@olypen.com
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