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Date Posted: 11:46:02 06/22/04 Tue
Author: Joe
Subject: From the recent Golwalla article
In reply to: fellow christian 's message, "Brainwashing, Manipulation;The other side of the medal" on 07:32:13 05/14/04 Fri

This is from the recent Chicago Trib. about that "man of mission", Feroze Golwalla:

Members said physical abuse had begun in Pakistan but greatly worsened in the Maryland home's basement.

Former members said Golwalla hit them on their faces with rods and had them do strange punishments, such as squatting outside in the cold for hours wearing just T-shirts and socks. At times, they stood in line and beat their heads repeatedly against the floor.

Golwalla also directed that they beat one another, members said. Andreson remembers kicking and jumping on the men and hitting them with books, soda cans and ice packs.

"We would just be sitting in the car and all three of us would all be hitting [another member] over and over on the head until ... blood would be running down his face," Andreson said. "My arms would ache from doing it."

"To the average person, it seems kind of silly, like you can't really force someone to do that," said Andrew Wolfe. "I knew things were dreadfully wrong, but I stayed because I felt this was what God wanted."

Do you suppose there was some form of brainwashing involved here?

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