Basic Seminar

Recently my parents mentioned that they had just taken my siblings to a Basic Seminar.

...Ugh, I thought we were done with Bill Gothard years ago. I thought that we left ATI et al gladly, recognizing them as a cult and a vanishing memory in life's rear view mirror. Bleh...

My little brother will be thirteen next week, roughly the same age I was when my family joined those loonies, almost twenty years ago. I'll never forget the guilt and confusion all those teachings caused. I'll never forget how shallow I was and all the false pompus legalism I showed to those around me. It really greives me that my parents did not learn from this and now my little brother might have to struggle through much of the same.

Not only did they take my little brother and sister along, but my newlywed sister and hubby attended also. I hope they don't drag another generation of the family through this nonsense.