The Recipe for a Cult

What is a cult?  Defined by the Free Dictionary a cult is:

"A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader."  link  

The following is a list of ingredients that make up a cult:

1.  The Cult Leader

The Current Cult Leader of the New Testament Christian
Churches of America, Inc. Micheal C. Kekel, Reluctantly Takes to Social Media on a Recent Damage Control Campaign to Dispel the "Children Hinder The Work of the Lord" doctrine that was Preached by his father-in-law, R. W. Davis, for Over Four Decades; despite going through the motions, kekel looks less than thrilled to be holding this precious little baby.  Kekel looks like he is thinking that soon this "filthy evil child" will be "throwing hissy fits in the cookie aisle of the grocery store" as we've often heard him say of other people's kids.

The first ingredient for a cult is the cult leader.  You can't have a cult unless you have a cult leader.  The cult leader is always a narcissist who expects others to do what the leader says, while ignoring what the leader does.  The narcissistic cult leader believes that they are superior to all of their followers and must be able to convince others that the leader is chosen by God and above all reproach.  Successful cult leaders have the ability to make others believe that the leader is God's perfect servant and all doctrine and rules issued forth by the leader come directly from God Himself.  The cult leader must have the ability to convince others that the leader is pure and without sin, while causing the followers to blame themselves for any trouble in their lives by focusing on the members' own shortcomings and alleged sins.

2.  Cult Members

These Cult Members from the ntcc Flock Together at the National Tax-free Cult Compound in Missouri to Pledge their Support For The World Missions Slush Fund While Missionaries Testify of Poverty and Lack of Financial Support

The cult leader must find people that will follow without question and seek the leader's approval.  Cult members are often from dysfunctional families and broken homes and seek approval and a place to belong. Unfortunately the prime candidates for Christianity usually have similar backgrounds to cult members.  Cult members often start out as sincere Christians or broken souls who are seeking to be free from a life of suffering and misery or loneliness and lack of direction or purpose.  While God reaches out to many who are poor, a cult leader instead requires the members to have an income or ability to make money so the cult leader can prosper financially from all of the money and labor of the followers. Cult leaders are often sexual predators who not only seek financial profit but use their position of trust to gratify their sexual fantasies.  For this reason many cult members were targeted due to their background of physical and sexual abuse.  Abused people are drawn to cults which give them a false sense of being loved.  They often don't recognize the cult's abusive practices as abuse, because they are accustomed to poor treatment in their past.  Hence cult members are often people that can be easily exploited for money, sex or 'pastor' worship, all due to their past familiarity with abuse and present gullibility.

In contrast, people who are solidly grounded in a healthy faith do not make good cult members. People who know the bible do not make good cult members.  People who are well-off financially do not make good cult members.  People who ask too many questions do not make good cult members. People who demand accountability and transparency from the cult leader do not make good cult members.  People who think for themselves and speak up against hypocrisy and abuse do not make good cult members. They may be fooled for a while; but as they grow in grace and the knowledge of the truth, they will recognize a cult for what it is.

3.  Cult doctrine

A cult leader cannot control his/her cult members without cult doctrine. Cult doctrine is the mortar that holds all the bricks together in a cult.  A successful cult leader introduces false doctrines supported by twisted scriptures to control and manipulate cult members.  Cult members have to believe that cult doctrine comes from God.  Cult indoctrination often involves total trust and confidence that the cult leader is God's chosen vessel to share God's special plan with the members.  God's special plan is always based on the cult member sacrificing and the cult leader profiting. The cult member pays tithe or gives in offerings while the cult leader receives tithes and collects offerings.  Cult doctrine or God's special plan for the cult members' lives is only made possible if they are ignorant of what the bible actually says or if they quench the Spirit.  Cult members are taught not to use the part of their brain that questions their cult leaders or rationalizes that they are part of a big scam. They are indoctrinated to believe that any thought or person who questions the cult doctrine or leader is "of the devil".  This phrase, "of the devil" is mind-stopping lingo designed to halt independent thought.  It is cult jargon at its worst. 

4.  Cult Jargon

Cult Jargon for Dummies:
Turn or Burn!
Get Right or Get Left!
Holiness or Hell! 

Often times cult members are brainwashed with cult jargon.  Cult jargon often consists of one line phrases that are not found in the bible but are believed by cult members as gospel.  Here is a list of cult jargon that was often used in the ntcc.

• You just need to get saved. (often used when one doesn't conform)
• All Christians pay tithe and give in offerings.
• X-cult members are just bitter and need to move on.
• I can't remember the last time I sinned.  (a big lie)
• You can't build a church with poor people.  (or non tithe payers)
• If you do not pay 10% tithe before taxes or if you are late with your tithe you will be too heavy to go in the rapture.
• Children hinder the work of the Lord.
• If you steal a paper clip from the Army you will be one paperclip too heavy to go in the rapture.
• cats are of the devil
• Children must be beaten to drive the devil out of them
• Television is the devil vision
• Internet is the Sinner net
• ear rings are devil stirrups
• If you don't pay tithe, you are a God-robber.
• Pastor is the Man of God (and must be obeyed without question)
• White men who marry black women have low self esteem

5.  A Cult Compound

All are Welcome if the Gate is Open, the mind is shut, and the wallet is also open!

Cults often have compounds that are fenced in.  Gates and security cameras are often placed around the homes of the cult leaders and access is only granted by permission to a select few.  Unusual rules and demands are placed on cult members who live in cult compounds. Permission is often required to be asked among cult members to do ordinary things that most people do without asking.  Decisions that most Christians are trusted to make on their own require approval from cult leaders who have very little trust in their followers.  Sometimes cult compounds use strict rules rather than fences to keep people in. Servicemen's Homes are cult compounds that require all occupants to attend every church function, pay tithes and home offerings, have no visitors unless approved by the pastor, obtain permission to come and go for extended periods of time and be an "example of the believer" by keeping a bunch of non biblical man-made rules.

 A requirement of faithful cult members to attend every cult function also can make a civilian church feel like a cult compound because most of the cult members waking hours are spent fulfilling the requirement to be at every cult meeting and only spend time with other cult members. Permission is asked for just about everything in a cult member's life, creating invisible boundaries that should not exist.  Dating is not permitted without permission from the local cult leader and many relationships are manipulated or destroyed by the cult leader to maintain control inside the cult collective.  Everything a cult member does is scrutinized by the cult leader and ultimatums of eternal damnation are placed upon the lives of cult members to keep them in the compound or cult community.  

Cult Avoidance

How do you avoid a cult?  Simple question and simple answer.  Read your bible.  Do you ever see Jesus telling people who they can date or encouraging folks to follow a rich huckster that lives in a gated community?  Of course you don't.  Once you know the Word, it becomes easy to avoid cults.

Cult Recognition

But what if you didn't know the Word and you joined a cult?  The problem is that cult members don't like anyone telling them anything that destroys their fantasy world. Brainwashing involves people abandoning all common sense in pursuit of a religion that makes them feel special and chosen while excluding all who recognize the cult leader's diabolical motives.  Expecting a cult member to filter out cult doctrine from the bible is like expecting a poisonous snake to allow you to pet his forked tongue without getting bit. Many of us were there at one time.  We all thought critically of everyone who didn't fall lockstep into our way of life.  We labelled it Christianity and, in our minds, those who didn't comply were all destined for hell.  We didn't want anyone to interfere with our religion; and we definitely didn't want to believe we were in a cult.  Eventually after being used and abused for an extended period of time, we opted out.

Cult Shaming

Successful cults will make people think that if they leave the cult, they are leaving God.  Therefore those who leave tend to blame themselves for everything while they exonerate the cult leader and cult followers of any wrong doing.  But reading the Bible will show that the opposite is true.  It is most often the person who leaves the cult who has the pulse of God, while those who stay in the cult are following a false prophet.

Cult Extraction - Yay!

But for cult members who are constantly bombarded with false doctrine, it takes time for the seed of truth to grow in their hearts.  Occasionally a cult member or a former cult member will wake up and the lights will turn on and expose the cult in their minds.  One hundred cult members might read this; and all one hundred of them might deny that they are in a cult and mock us for what we are doing.  But God will continue to water the seed of truth in their hearts.  We believe that there will come a time that the cult leaders will push these honest Christians to a breaking point, as these miscreant cult leaders so often do; and the Christian member will realize that they have been had.  Once this light breaks, the Christians realize they no longer belong in this cult; and they will make a break for freedom and liberty.  We hope that when they do so, these liberated people will not blame God or feel that they are betraying God by leaving the cult.  We also hope that their break from the cult will be not only physical but spiritual too.  So many people will leave the cult physically, but struggle to rid themselves of the erroneous cult doctrines that have been pounded into their hearts and minds.  Worship through godly music, prayer, and bible reading will help the newly freed Christians sharpen their senses and filter out false teachings and cult echoes that try to haunt and hinder their free walk with God. 

It's only a Cult, NOT your God

Leaving the cult is not leaving God.  It's freeing yourself from the handwriting of man-made ordinances that is against you.  The cult leaders in the ntcc know what they are doing; and they want you to go along with their doctrine for the rest of your life, whether you leave or you stay.     They definitely do not want you to share your knowledge with the brainwashed masses that remain in bondage.  They want you to hate anyone who exposes them even if you no longer attend their cult meetings or support them with your tithes and offerings.  That's what makes it a cult; and even if you leave them they expect you to keep their doctrine as if it came from God Himself.  But gave us our salvation. He is not going to take it away.  Our salvation does not depend on the name hanging over the cult compound.  God gave salvation to us, and man cannot take that away from us, even if we leave their money-grubbing cult!

Summary

This is the recipe for a cult.  All you need is a Huckster, some followers, some messed up doctrine supported by non biblical jargon and a cult community that keeps you in their controlling atmosphere where you can be manipulated and exploited.  They will always be looking for new recruits to replace those whom they no longer need; but they would prefer for you to keep your brain switch in the "Off" position for the rest of your life and don't dare say anything against them or hell will be your home, according to them.  Thank God that Jesus is not like them!  

The Toilet Paper Prophesies: Similarities of NTCC and WOFF

 Wasting Valuable Resources in the WOFF and NTCC 

R.W. Davis, the floundering founder of the ntcc has often shared how that if anything were to happen to Verna he would not want another wife because "they are too hard to train" (like a dumb mutt).  Well rest easy Rodger Dodger because we have found the perfect match for you.  Not only is she residing in your home state, (where you 'growed' up in North Carolina) but you won't have to train this one because she already is a successful Cult leader just like you.  The only problem is that we are not sure the world is big enough to contain two ego's this large in such close proximity.

Well, we have searched the world over and we feel that we have found the perfect match for ole R-dub.  Her name is Jane Whaley; and she is the leader of an abusive and manipulative cult called "Word of Faith Fellowship" in Spindale, NC.  We originally found out about her through a website called "Religious Cults Info" which is authored by a long time eX-member of WOFF named John Huddle. One of the blog posts that John wrote about was called: "The Toliet Paper Revelation" [read here].  In this article the 'revelation' was given to the WOFF leader, Jane Whaley, in the bathroom when God told her that toilet paper was being wasted because the rolls were not properly installed on the dispenser.  She then 'preached' that the right way to install a roll of toilet paper was with the paper rolling over the top.  In her revelation she went on to say that there would be less waste than if the paper rolls from underneath.  In a 'church' where adults assemble in groups to scream at and spank children from newborns to adolescents in an attempt to "drive the devil out of them" during 'church services', you would think that the least of God's worries would be about the proper way to install a roll of toilet paper!

WOFF Exposed by Inside Edition on YouTube

R.W. Davis has also spoken out to the church about toilet paper being wasted.  In a comment on our blog post entitled "ntcc Sayings" double-D quoted Davis as saying:  "If you use too much TP- you are wasting the Servicemen's Home (Tillicum, 1973) Resources..." read here .   In the ntcc anything Davis said supposedly came directly from the throne room of God; and many of his rants were considered to be prophesies; thus we have affectionately named this post: "The Toilet Paper Prophesies".  Who would have thought that the subject of toilet paper would have been common "high ground" for these two cult leaders.

In a very recent post on "Religious Cults Info" (here). Jane Whaley receives another revelation that will forever change the way WOFF men handle their bathroom business.  In a blog post entitled "More Bathroom Controls at Word of Faith Fellowship" (here)  we find some very disturbing guidelines that Jane Whaley supposedly received through 'revelation'. Apparently Jane Whaley walked right up to a group of young men and/or boys and explained her new 'revelation' to them. It was shared that she demonstrated the posture in which a male must urinate!  Apparently urinals were outlawed in the restrooms of the WOFF church and school and removed so that males could not view one another as they used the bathroom.  In her new 'revelation' Jane Whaley demonstrated for these young men/boys in a half-squat position, arms extended, elbows out from the body, as if over the toilet, (Perhaps like riding a motorcycle or horse?)  She than introduced another humiliating revelation that the men were not allowed to touch or wipe their private parts unless absolutely necessary; citing that touching the "waste emitting equipment" was forbidden as you might give to the “unclean.”

Bathroom controls were also very humiliating in the ntcc. When R.W. Davis constructed the ntcc national campground all of the shower rooms were wide open with no dividers so that ministers and church members would shower, and take care of #1 and #2 in the same open room.  In the women's shower room it was also very embarrassing; because they had to take care of their feminine hygiene needs without any privacy.  The toilets were pretty close together with no dividers.  There were so few toilets and showers that guys would be waiting for their turn like a bunch of holocaust victims herded into the sprinkler room in anticipation of their lethal toxic showers.  Perhaps that's a little dramatic; but that's what it always reminded me of.  I used to wake up in the middle of the night to avoid the crowds and have a better chance of obtaining a little bit of privacy for #2 which has always been an affair in which privacy is important to me. But even late at night there were others with the same idea. That's what happens when you have hundreds of conference attendees and facilities that only accommodate about 10 at a time for the entire campground. It's no wonder that they had to eventually shut down the campground because the Poo Pond septic system could no longer accommodate the waste.  When word got back to Davis that people were complaining about the accommodations, he would say that "They were too proud." and "They need humility in their lives."

I've really tried hard to look back into the history of God's word and find a precedent for Church leaders controlling the private bathroom habits of their church members and cannot find one example of this anywhere.  You would be hard pressed to find any measures this controlling and definitely no mandates that violate a person's right to take care of their own business in a normal conventional fashion. R.W. Davis and Jane Whaley seem to think otherwise and take pleasure in making folks uncomfortable when it comes to the most private matters in a person's life.  The New Testament does not provide any examples of Jesus directing the disciples when it came to matters of taking care of their personal private needs.

To demonstrate just how compatible these two cult leaders are, we are going to list a few more similarities that R.W. Davis and Jane Whaley share:

1.  They both like to harbor child abusers, molesters and other sexual deviants. In many cases a blind eye is turned toward the parent(s) behavior while the innocent and defenseless child is violated and abused.

Testimony of Child Abuse In WOFF on YouTube

Record of Davis and Kekel Reportedly hiding Michael Fontenot, convicted child rapist, in the NTCC on Xer Blog and  on The Mountain News -- WA

2.  They both practice a ritual called blasting.  In the WOFF blasting seems to be more of a ritual where everyone screams at the top of their lungs to get rid of Satan.  Haven't seen this practiced anywhere in the bible.  In the ntcc blasting refers to Davis or one of his drones screaming at specific individuals from behind the pulpit.  Many of the church members in the ntcc would say, "I don't want to get blasted for missing a church function".  If you did anything contrary to what the Cult leaders required, you ran the risk of "getting blasted".  Blasting in the ntcc was very humiliating and often involved the preacher pointing at individuals and calling them out by name.  Oftentimes the offenses that they were guilty of or allegedly guilty of were not even sins according to the Bible (like the Moreno Story).

3.  They both live in mansions in absolute luxury while many of their ministers and members live in poverty. (See Photo at the top of this blog in the View Web Version mode to check out the Davis and Kekel Bonco Mansions.)  The money is all funneled up to the upper level echelon of leadership.

Mansions of Prosperity Preachers on YouTube

4.  Many of the Church members live in communal compound situations.  In the ntcc the bible school students and school staff are all piled into dorms and cult-controlled rental units (all rent paid only in cash) on the compounds where very strict rules can be imposed on them and enforced through blasting and humiliation.  The Servicemen's Homes are very similar in that many young GI's are packed into tight living quarters and the 'pastors' monitor individuals very closely and impose strict non-biblical rules upon them.  In the WOFF it is reported that many of the members are crammed into tight communal living spaces while the church leaders have big houses and drive in fancy cars.

5. Families and marriages are destroyed and relationships are manipulated.  Both cults operate for the enrichment of their prospective organizations and leadership. In the ntcc many marriages are broken up because one spouse does not conform to the man-made rules and the leadership encourages the 'obedient' spouse to leave the 'disobedient' one.  Kids often become displaced when they are caught up in the melee.  In the WOFF it seems that families are often split up into different houses and living situations.  This has also happened in the ntcc, where one board member dumped his daughter on another board member's family so the so-called dad could play missionary.  In WOFF it is reported that kids are taken from their parents, brothers and sisters are split up into different households and husbands and wives sex lives are controlled and manipulated by Jane Whaley.  In some instances it has been shared that she will order spouses not to have sex for a year or longer. In ntcc, reportedly, Davis once forbad spouses from having sex in their private rooms on the campground during the conference.  Both Jane Whaley and Rodger Davis dictate to their congregants whom they are allowed to marry and whom they are not allowed to marry.

We don't know Jane Whaley's stance on pets; (and, frankly, we don't care either.) But we think we now understand why Davis hates cats so much:  [ It's an emergency-call 911 ;-) ]

Demon Cat Destroys Roll of Toilet Paper On YouTube

There are many more similarities that we can point out; but we think that most people of a sound mind will get the picture.  In all actuality if these two narcissists were to join forces they probably would kill each other; because they are both control freaks and would want full control of the cult. Davis would never allow a woman to tell him how to run his cult.  They say opposites attract; and these two control-mongering cult leaders have too much in common.  If they ever did join forces and combine their manipulative skills it would create an abusive environment the likes of which would be shocking even to the most fanatical modern day cult members.

Remember the story "The Cross and the Switchblade"?  It was part of the story of evangelist David Wilkerson's outreach to gang members.  Below is a video of that man preaching against prosperity preachers like those running WOFF and NTCC.  Pay attention to the words.  It really describes NTCC's top leaders.  Note:  After about 3 minutes there is only the audio, no more pictures.  It's still worth it to hear what he teaches.

David Wilkerson Rebukes Prosperity Heresy on YouTube

Cults For Dummies New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. A Cult for Dummies

 For NTCC The By-Line
 Would Have To Be: By
 Rodger Wilson Davis &
 His Son-In-Law Michael
 Craig aka "Mike" Kekel
 Mind Controlled Dummies?
 And Such Were Some Of You 

Choosing a cult can be a very difficult task.  First of all there are many choices; and they all have significant consequences that can affect you for the rest of your life.  Your selection will not only shape your future, but it also will have an enormous effect on those that know and love you.  Becoming a Cult Member is not something you want to jump into without forethought or preparation.  This post goes out to all of those folks that are looking for a cult and are considering making the ntcc their cult home.  We want to share some of the things you might want to consider before making the ntcc your cult of choice. Keep in mind that most people that select a cult do not realize the complexities, sacrifices and long term effects involved in becoming a Cult Member.  For those of you that are considering attending the ntcc, or have visited and feel drawn to return, we hope that the information we are providing will serve to help you make the right decision.  For the purpose of this blog post, we are going to focus on one group; and that is the cult called New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc.

Since joining a cult usually involves a lifetime commitment that most cult members couldn't possibly grasp at the onset of their "spiritual journey", we would like to help simplify the decision making process by saving you years of sorrow and regret.  If we could give you one sliver of advice that would enhance your future, it would be to stay as far away from the ntcc as you possibly can.  Do not attend this cult.  We do not recommend joining any cult; but if you must join a cult, steer clear of the ntcc.   Of course this solution is too simple; and people often need to learn things the hard way.  That's how it was for most of the eX-members of the ntcc.  So let's get started.

Being a Cult Member of the ntcc is like being in an abusive relationship.  At first it all seems too good to be true.  They love you; they feed you; they make you feel special, wanted and important.  Once you become addicted to this kind of attention, the abuse begins.  Under the guise of being a loving shepherd that is concerned for your eternal well being, a hireling is about to manipulate your life.  In short, you are about to be punked.  You are setting yourself up to become a product of an organization that exists to make a very few select individuals filthy rich.  When you fully commit yourself to the ntcc leadership, you are being manipulated into giving complete access to your personal life to an individual whose main purpose is to exploit you for financial gain that makes the top leaders of ntcc filthy rich.  It's that simple.  They want your money.  They don't care about you, your family, your friends or anything else. Most people don't see or understand what they are getting into when they join the ntcc.

Look for Red Flags!!!!!!

The very best way to distinguish a Christian Church from a cult is to compare it to the gospel of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John which are the written accounts of the life of Jesus.

Red Flag #1 - MONEY GRUBBING - Does the cult revolve around money?  Did Jesus ask for or demand money from His disciples every time they gathered?  Did Jesus ever say that if you love me you will pay your tithes to me?  Did Jesus ever tell his followers that they were God robbers if they didn't give Him 10%?  This is a huge red flag!  The ntcc teaches contrary to the teachings of Christ; that if you do not pay tithes and give in offerings hell will be your home.  In the ntcc money is required in every get-together.  Your money is required; and without it, you cannot and will not be a Christian in the ntcc.  They don't want your abilities, your talent, your friendship or your company unless you first give them your money.  One of the very first requirements and the highest priority of your Christian life is to pay tithes and give in offerings in every ntcc public gathering or assembly.  If you refuse to do this, we guarantee you that you will not be "loved" by that bunch.

Red Flag #2 - DRESS CODE - Does the cult tout standards of dress that seem outlandish or outdated and have little or no biblical basis?  Can you find an account of Jesus telling folks that they must dress a certain way if they want to go to heaven?  Jesus warned people to beware of the Scribes and Pharisees who love to wear long robes, and love to be called Rabbi.  In the ntcc they do the exact same thing.  They love to impose their standards of dress on people and to be called Pastor.  If you are a woman and you went to an ntcc conference in pants with makeup or jewelry, would you be welcome?  If you were a man would you be welcome if you showed up to bible school wearing shorts and a t-shirt, sporting a mustache or a beard?  Now ask yourself if the same people would be turned away by Jesus?  It doesn't take a Genius to figure out that something is wrong in the ntcc.


Red Flag #3 - CONTROLLING RULES - Does the cult make up a bunch of abnormal rules that govern your life but have no biblical significance?  Do they tell you that you have to ask permission to ride in a car with someone else?  Did Jesus ever tell anyone that they had to ask Him permission to ride on a donkey with someone else?  Seem a little ridiculous?  We think so.  Do they tell you whom you can talk to?  Do they tell you whom you can have over for dinner?  Do they tell you whom you can let your children have as guests at their birthday parties?  Do they enforce curfews?  Do they tell you that if you miss one of their meetings that you must not love God or want to be around God's people?  These are huge warnings.  The ntcc leaders who make and enforce these rules claim to be Christians; but did Jesus require any of the people that he loved to behave like this?  To be a Christian is to be Christ-like.  Is it Christ-like to rail on a young woman because she has a bow in her hair, or to tell a woman that she is going to hell for working a job?  Is it Christ-like to condemn someone for going to a different church?  Did Jesus ever tell one group of believers that they couldn't hang around other believers?  Is it Christ-like to tell people whom they can date or whom they can marry?  Is it Christ-like to tell a person that they can't eat french fries with their fingers?  This is a no-brainer folks.  All you need is a little bit of common sense; and you can avoid a whole bunch of heartache.

Red Flag #4 - HYPOCRISY / DOUBLE STANDARDS - Do the cult leaders have a problem with following their own rules?  To make this even more simple let's just ask the question, "Is your cult leader a hypocrite?"  Do they break their own rules?  Do they bind heavy burdens upon folks which they themselves are not willing to move with their fingers?  Do they tell you that you must get permission to talk to a woman but they seem a little over friendly with the female members in their own congregations?  We're saying this because adultery is a huge problem in the ntcc.  Divorce on demand is a huge problem in the ntcc.  They make these rules; because they are the ones that have problems in these areas.  Just look at their history. Did Jesus stop Mary from pouring ointment on his feet and washing them with her tears and drying them with her hair because He was afraid that it would lead to lust and fornication?  If you are righteous you don't live in fear when someone else has a problem.  Does your cult leader spend your tithe money to send his child to a private school and allow him to play football and dress in lascivious football pants when you were required to get a letter from your pastor exempting your child from gym class because the required standard of dress for physical education was considered to be inappropriate apparel for Christians in your cult?  Did Jesus enforce any of this stupid nonsense upon His followers?

Red Flag #5 - CULT COMPOUND - Does your cult have a compound that it operates from?  Is there a locked gate that controls who can and cannot visit the houses inside of the compound?  Is there a Bonco in your cult of choice?  For those that are unfamiliar with the Bonco in the ntcc, it is a gated community that surrounds the mansions of Rodger Wilson Davis  and his son-in-law Michael Craig Kekel.  There are approximately 24 houses in this community; and if you wish to live in one of these houses you will be told who can visit you and who can't.  You will be told which relatives are allowed to visit you and which relatives are not allowed to visit you.  There is a similar community of Butt kissing cult members that surrounds the Bible School cult compound which is right down the street from the Bonco cult compound.  This consists of a bunch of houses and dorms that mostly belong to the organization.  To live in one of those houses or the BS dorms you must follow a bunch of Rules For Fools.  Just sign here.  Don't read the rules.  Don't ask questions.  Just obey us.  Ahem.  Jesus didn't have a place to lay His head.  We don't recall Him having a cult compound with a bunch of rules.

The Servicemen's homes are also mini cult compounds that have very strict rules.  Ask yourself before signing up:

• What am I getting myself into?
• Will the Servicemen's home interfere with my military career?  Will I be pressured to terminate my military service to become a lifelong member of this cult?
• How many of the cult members that were reached in these homes stayed in the military long enough to retire?

There are many red flags that are raised by the ntcc leadership that defy common sense.  We hope that we can get you to think things over a bit before choosing the ntcc as your cult.  We wish that we could have had someone to point out the warning signs to us before we sacrificed our futures to this organization and its abusive leaders.  Having given a large portion of our lives to the ntcc with nothing of any Christian value to show for it, we think that we can simplify the process for anyone who is considering the ntcc as a life decision.  Don't do it.  Don't be a dummy.  Don't be someone else's fool.  Don't be manipulated.  Don't give your hard earned money to a preacher so he can give it to another preacher that lives in a million dollar mansion.  Your pastor has been trained to get your money and give it to his pastor.  That's right.  You are paying to be abused.  You are paying that preacher every Sunday morning and Sunday night, every Tuesday bible study, every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday Church/Cult service to impose a bunch of stupid rules on your life so that someone you might see twice a year [or less, if you are lucky] can live in luxury that you will never be able to afford for yourself or your family.

A normal person will read this and say, "You would have to be a real dummy and a complete moron to join a cult like this".  And that person would be right; and yet hundreds if not thousands of people sign up to be members of the ntcc every year.  Please look at the big picture and steer clear of this cult for your own good.  Don't take our word for it if you don't want to; but read the thousands of online testimonies that have been shared by people that learned the hard way.  It's really not a hard decision.  Keep a sharp lookout for the red flags so that you don't fall into the trap that others have.  Now you have all the information that you need and are no longer a dummy unless you choose to be one.  If you choose to join the ntcc after everything you have read here, then we're afraid you are beyond our help; and you will have to learn the ntcc lesson the hard way as we did, and as did all of the other ntcc dummies that came before you.

Not Polite, BUT Stupid Is As Stupid Does. View Playlist on YouTube (4 Videos, 31 Secs)