Topic : 06/08 Mind Control?

I am writing this letter in the behalf of all white middle to upper class in Good old America to please wake up and smell the coffee before this country become a Police State.  Remember, people of European decent this is how model day Christianity got started as brain washing all of the tribes of western Europe.

This Brain Washing is still going on today is a good reason we think the way we do, can't get along, spending money for temporary happiness, families falling apart, un-controllable teenagers, and addicted to drugs.  Because, the people in power only stay in power as long as we kept eating out of the bowl of soup Christianity say we should eat.

Just think white middle to upper class, if Christian was a good thing what's wrong with the way with live. It is nothing the way we live but it is how we are control to live as slaves for a God who was created by humans.  We are being control from the beginning since the birth of Christian.  Read some history from the beginning of Christian to now.   You will find noting but, havoc, killing other, stealing from other, raping other women and their own.  For instance, I think it was King George of England who said, "God had blessed them because of the disease that the European gave to the Native of what is now America."

Dr. Phil,

I watched part of "17 Kids and Counting" on TLC this week, and I was alarmed by what I believe is children whose minds are being controlled by their parents.  After seeing your show today, I believe the Duggar family does display mind control at work.

1.  The children in this family are completely isolated from the outside world.  The parents in order to promote their strict religious doctrines do not allow their children to watch television or browse the internet.  They are also homeschooled so they are not exposed to ideas outside of their parents' views.

2.  The children's sense of identity is diminished by the fact that they are one of 17 children.  There is no way each child is getting special attention when they are one of so many.  Their identity has become "one of the Duggar children"

3.  Further evidence of the control was exhibited when the children interviewed were asked their views about dating and relationships.  According to their parents, it is best not to date, but rather find the one person you are intended to marry, get engaged, and then begin the courtship phase.  Also, during the courtship, the couple does not even kiss because the parents have told them that it is best to save the first kiss for the wedding.  This constant suppression of one's natural instincts has got to be harming the children.

Dr. Phil, I worry about the children in this family, and I think your show could be a good format for investigating their welfare.  I certainly promote a parent's choice to instill their personal values in their children, but when those children are not allowed to gain any other information outside of their parents in order to form their own beliefs, I believe a line is crossed.

I am in Hawaii so have not seen the show yet but I do hope Dr. Phil touches on Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons and religions that appear to be Main stream. I left the Jehovah's Witnesses 21/2 years ago for reasons that most would see as reasonable. I disagree with them being the only one true faith on earth, Blood transfusion, and being told how to live by a group of men in Brooklyn NY ,not being able to vote. I have no personal vendettas with anyone although not being allowed to see my grandson for 2 years my son now for one year losing my workers  and family and being shunned by family members and friends to this cult does not endear me to the organization. I was in for 20 years and my husband was in for almost 18 years and we have had to bascially start over.  For what for disagreeing with current doctrine of the JW's. Many more people have experienced this we are not alone.

 http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/167603/1.ashx

Please Dr. Phil just don't touch on the outwardly crazy ones but the more subtle ones that daily take innocent people into their folds and destroy families and friendships

Like I said, that could have been a SECOND printing, AND the poster could have mistaken the year they read the book. Big deal.

I know it is not considered polite, but everything that is being said on this show is relavent to how bigger churches operate. In fact, according to my university Sociology textbook the only difference between a cult, a sect, and a religion is the number of people who follow it.

Since my husband is going through a painful "deprogramming" right now I am acutely aware of the destructive nature of brainwashing children. He was raised in the Mormon religion, served 2 years as a missionary, and graduated from Brigham Young University.

All of the elements of brainwashing were part of his life within the Mormon Church. All of the four factors that Dr. Phil discussed exist in the Mormon Church. The one that outsiders can understand most easily is the isolation factor. Very few Mormons associate with non-Mormons. And my definition of associate includes having respect for others outside the Mormon Church, which no Mormon I have ever met has had.

Isolation is also present in the fact that if you are a good Mormon then every moment of your life when you are not sleeping or at work is supposed to belong to this church. All day on Sunday, family home evenings, bible study groups, recruiting others, and on and on every night of the week.

I could go on for pages with this subject but I'll tell you the result for my husband is that he has a difficult time understanding how to take responsibility for the governance of his own life and destiny. He's never had choices before. He has been told so many times that he is not perfect that he is extremely defensive. He has low self esteem, a deep sense of self loathing, and a look in his eyes that indicates fear and a broken spirit.  He has an arrogance that safe guards him from his fear of inadequacy. He has sexist thought patterns that do not reflect his true feelings of women. And he is very controlling. All of these things are on the surface. Every day I spend with my husband his true self emerges more and more as he gains perspective on the lies with which he was raised.

I would like everyone to know that I have never asked or hoped or required my husband to leave the Mormon Church. I fully supported hm to believe whatever he wanted and even though I did not agree with those beliefs, I supported him. He says that his realization that he could love and marry someone outside of the Mormon Church is what started the unravelling of his beliefs because up until he decided to do that he was trained to believe that he would not have a good life and the promise of eternal family was not available to him if he married a non-Mormon. When he realized that was not true, it made him realize a lot of other things that were not true.

I do not hate or despise Mormons. I feel a deep sense of sadness for them, as I think they are victims of a group of old, white, sexist power hungry men who claim that God talks directly to them and this justifies all their immoral behavior. I reach out to those that are hurting deep inside because of this church and all chruches, religions, and groups that hurt people under the guise of helping them.