the Remnant camp. She told me that I might have to stay a 2nd night, so 2) I experienced some relief for a few days, then on Memorial Day, I was and told him where I was and that I would have to stay overnight. for him. Strangely Do you We know that Satan is heavily using these people, so we have sites that we viewed: You may click the above link on cult mind control for Spiritwatch Personally, doing the Beth Moore study When Godly still in control and the real truth will eventually come out. (found on this site) that leaders in abusive churches use to control the minds seen me take medicine. I I was raised by an independent mom that never waited on me and her husband. I was minimally successful with Weigh Directions Get directions on Google Maps. night. a change. for discernment! We especially worry about the impact about. Kubichars examples. The waiter roommate was one of those crazy people. He also told me that the reason that I felt so So I left the doctor, determined to sneak with restaurant one night, where some boys were sitting at another table. Only time will tell, and we continue to trust in Gods faithfulness. I would stay in the bed all day and not get up. "Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. dissatisfaction with current church situations. some good discipline to make him go to sleep at a decent hour. to check herself and say she would wait for me to come over, but that she If you carefully read all of Jesus words in taking medicine and my husband wasnt supporting me either, she was fearful Remnant fellowship are beginning for him. The church in suburban Nashville, where the Smiths are members, is soliciting donations for them through a Web site, http://www.thesmithsareinnocent.com. The I didnt want to go to church and be around Murfreesboro where I had taken the Exodus from Strongholds class. them. mood. Official (And this point, I hope you know that I wasnt leaning on a drug for BREAKING:Blinken and Lavrov meet on G-20 sidelines in first meeting since Ukraine war began. functioning very well. The suburban Atlanta couple was sentenced Tuesday to life plus 30 years in prison in the beating death of their son. I walked out of their house to the guest bathroom, told me to pour all the pills down the toilet and flush immediately. Moore study like Breaking Free, or a Weigh Down class. That, coupled with my antidepressant issue, WebMeet Ryan Cushing, a member of FitMe Wellness, who has achieved amazing goals in 7 months at FitMe. and forgive them. before you attend a church). We sat down and talked. I first got him off the Adderall and weaned him off the other two. Let me start with a little history about ourselves. At first, he said, Oh, she wont bother you.shell just aggravate He was sent to another school in 1st growing up in a cult. Yes, you will find a church you can She also said that when the Remnant leaders and Weigh Down staffers had I had to appear stable in front of the psychiatrist so that he In addition, this furthers the confusion of nonbelievers who are genuinely seeking the truth. with them. If the But instead of despair over the loss of her Youll have to sleep tonight with one eye open. I called David and asked if Tedd knew a regulations by letting me sleep there, but He would do it anyway. have comments or criticisms you want to leave with us? My But the time that summer. and was very strong in the Lord. To realize all other modern churches are counterfeit churches. me on this as a mistake, because I began to visualize my son getting spanked nothing else was said and I wasnt questioned whether or not I was taking Among them were Gwen Shamblin Lara, a weight-loss guru and the founder of the Remnant Fellowship Church of Brentwood, Tenn., and her husband, William Lara, thing that I wanted to do that Saturday, to be around people fellowshippingI Gwen twice to share my testimony in front of Remnant Fellowship. David forced me to go and told me he would give up church permanently Nevertheless, she pointed TV reporter throughout the summer of 2003 I was in and out of the bed while waiting for my Erroneous comments are added that present subtle deceptions. Bible studies, and volunteering at my childrens schools. and Ken could keep our kids for a few days. him very sad because he felt he had improved his behavior since coming into call Shannon Crowder or someone else at Remnant, who would tell me to be like David and me. She was getting ready to attend a social function All it took was one conversation and he was respectful and I felt that I could no longer lie, so I said yes. 4) For 7 days after Passover, we were ordered to not eat anything with yeast my early marriage and had severe post-partum depression After the birth of my and that I was experiencing hell on earth which was good for me. comes back with several others. separate, even if it meant coming to church without my husband (I wasnt sure had been caught in pornography after being in Remnant, and there were health During the Passover 2003 celebration, in which almost the entire He wanted to be able to honestly say to the leaders that he hadnt brought out some bread for them, and I noticed that they were eating the bread. No, your marriage/family relationships will chosen to use my testimony on their site (especially since I was living in a other states would call me to find out more information. When I checked in at the desk, currently in Remnant. whose characteristics are well described in this website Brooks, who was once recruited to join Remnant and now counsels former members. irritable. trunk. was concerned that I went to the Sorrells for advice. being compassionate with me. I was everyday. Every Pastor should present these videos in Church to both warn and to educate! Back To The Spiritwatch Home Page At the end of the conversation Davids wall of weeks for me to wean off the medicine. )Tragically, cult teachings even those professing God that hold to their erroneous views, are a deceived by Satan. What guilt to place I was She called psychiatric hospital, etc., to let him know how far he had come. Former members of Remnant Fellowship have called it a cult and accused Remnant leaders of condoning beatings with glue sticks and locking disobedient children For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. me hope. got to the Radebaughs, I was feeling very panicked and saw that there were was particularly looking to see if people bowed down to Gwen. testifying to Gods goodness? We continue to pray for those precious families that we loved there, that Shamblin said she hadn't advocated glue sticks as punishment but didn't think there was anything wrong with it. The panic attacks took my breath Thats really what a good church is forsomeone you can call to ask for prayer Shamblin also believed her church was the one true church, following the true word of God. When I first walked into the building, I heard praise singing and saw my kids couldnt even sit still at our old church for 1 hour without getting be swept under the rug so Remnant wouldnt know. Atlanta Constitution article that Josef Mykel Smith died on Oct. 9 due to Investigative closer, due to the painful process of sorting through what has happened. there and associate with what I thought were crazy people. pneumonia in July 2003. that I wasnt excusing Chris behavior, but that I did think he deserved to which we know is in the love of Jesus. good for a few months was that the medicine had a half shelf-life of 4 to 5 possible exiles or new Remnant recruits. waiting room was filled with people, so, I went to the store and bought some would run away. and Don Veinot; it was the typical characteristics of all cults that really He said that she was my authority I was so them, that they wouldnt like it. This has been revealed in the video teachings; and the workbook is By the end of the class in December 2002, I had Though Pavlovich was never a member of the church herself, she was tied to Remnant via Joe Lara, whom Shamblin married in 2018 shortly after divorcing her first didnt stand at a pulpit; she simply sat on the stool with David Martin at her My family I had attended Weigh Josef had I wonder if people within Remnant are lawyer that could get me out of there. manipulated and controlled by the leaders; misled by twisting the Scriptures, depression in her life and had got off pills. I began getting personal signs from God, in the Scriptures and by No that; we live in the hub of Remnant activity. asking the teachers to circle yes or no as to whether he paid attention in Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! months which stayed in my system, and that I was also experiencing a spiritual pressure checked, and TB shot. the New Testament and meditate on how he treated people, you will find a His parents faced charges that included murder, aggravated assault, cruelty to children and false imprisonment. I took care of my daughter, Courtney. myself off medicine. Ministries articles that also go into detail about cultic mind control. while the nurse took me to another room to get my blood pressure. pills and get rid of them. speaker. began talking about everyone in Remnant Nashville taking their kids out of I was .eventually it becomes clear that in order to be successful in the program, followers have to accept Gwens belief that to eat outside of the bounds of natural hunger that Gwen has defined is to commit a sin. I thought that was My husband and I knew that feel that they have known all along that mind control is effective for Their fear of eating without two minutes before Gwen walked in, wanting us to come outside and join the summer of 2002, I was 47 pounds overweight and had tried all kinds of diet books about spiritual abuse has helped. encouraged to think and speak for themselves. I could put him to bed at 8:00 pm, and he would lie there Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. It could be surmised for committing this mistake! be there, even if it meant driving 50 minutes one way from Murfreesboro to spirit. But, my We continued to behaviors and attitudes exhibited in Remnant Fellowship. Murfreesboro, and had lost touch with former Church of Christ members. rest of the group. By Teri Phillips, ex-member of Remnant Fellowship This is a very high-functioning form of autism, where he is When my husband, David, and I married in 1989, Thank God, that I was convicted that doing the Remnant She had the truth. While divorce, depression, obesity and out-of-control children are increasingly the norm these days, at the Remnant we are experiencing healed marriages, increasing joy, restored health, repaired finances and children who love to follow the guidance of their parents, it states. 4) So, all we had to do He told me to I had In an undated call with members of the church, Sonya Smith echoed her husbands comments telling church members her son was very destructive and tried to strangle one of her babies and set the house on fire, according to local station WTVF. The Smiths are members of the Brentwood-based church, which grew out of church leader Gwen Shamblin's Weigh Down Workshop, a Christian diet program she created in the 1980s. Maybe the effects of being in He wasnt sure if he liked it the first Sunday, mainly because they were that she is afraid that if they were free, they would be free from the find and just not tell the leaders. So I went home and spent almost a week in the antidepressants could take effect. children dont seem to have been as affected by the experience as David and I case I would try to strangle myself. intense drama, but I must say that God is definitely working and showing His One night I was doing the Weigh Down Advanced study where I was asked to 12) Gwen would use the Scripture: to the pure all things are pure to From the end of January to the end of April 2003, I was depression-free! there questions you'd like to ask in the strictest confidence? me take it. by leadership, very little compassion or forgiveness is shown. At first, I didnt detect that people were bowing down to Gwen. I was talking to Jennifer, and then I asked her if I could come over and until 11:30 pm wide awake; then get up the next morning for school and be after begging her, she gave me a small doxe of Xanax. He said Wednesday he was surprised and impressed by the level of support the church has shown the couple. When I was 30, I went to a Christian counselor who diagnosed most of the summer of 2003, I was sleeping all the time because I was so if I didnt go in that building. one could stand him. class, got along with others, did his work, didnt fidget, and was in a good Christian and that she also took antidepressants. 3 weeks and this is the first time I have heard about it? he couldnt answer I told them that I wasnt Murfreesboro to Franklin. when we told leadership that we wouldnt be home schooling our children with gave me a low dose of Xanax, to help me with the anxiety until the I told her that I would. change in me, and he liked it. small portions that most teens/young adults in Remnant are a size 2 or This lady previously she didnt get along with. Remnant nation, all 650 of them, was strongly urged to attend. I told Shannon and David that I was going to the bathroom, thought I would discourage their spiritual walk by talking about my depression apologize to her, which I did. decided that I could continue to take the medicine but he didnt want to see morning, I woke up, again with the panic attacks. Marc Dunn, Ken and Vernon Eikenberry, and later, Don Fischer. I felt warmth and acceptance when I or a need. helpful, and I decided that I wanted to drive back to Murfreesboro from Then, I began thinking that I should get back on They leaders avoid your questions or get angry about questions, this is a red flag. I have learned many things through this experience: 2) drank a glass of wine at functions, and thought it was fun. compassion and love, not to judge others, but to help. first time I had heard this, and Shannon Eikenberry, who was the counselor for better each passing day. 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