Saving the World, One Cult at a Time.
One of my partner teachers (PT) used to teach in a private school for a cult! He told me this in the first week I met him, but as I left my worksite for the last time, I asked him a lot of questions about it.
Here's a link to their official webpage: The Exclusive Brethren Christian Fellowship. Looks pretty sweet. Not to mention, one of their leaders was named James Taylor. Can't be too bad eh? Quite hypocritical though, since the Brethren believe computers to be worldly, evil and thus, all members should abstain from their use... So how is it that they have a webpage again?
Well, here's a little information on them: BBC: Exclusive Brethren, but despite being a documented source, I think, from the information I got from my PT, that this is really watered down. Plus, there are two spelling mistakes on page 4!
Finally, here's a site that ex-Brethren members have created: Peebs. There you'll find testimonies of real experiences of those who were once a part of this organization.
Anyway, my PT worked for them for a couple of years, and man, it sounds pretty scary. As their webpage indicates, they have their own educational curriculum, outside that of Alberta Ed. Yet, they still get government funding. So what do they teach? Well, according to my PT, their education is extremely limited. Women are trained to be baby makers, and men are grown to work in one of the four businesses that they have established here in Calgary. I forget what these were, but one of them is MidWest Contractors!! So... even if they have the best price in town, I implore you to please find someone else to build your house.
I was pretty saddened to hear my PT's stories. A lot of the girls are depressed, and, although the men have it better, not many of them are happy either. (Although, as a man, your immediately hired in a $20/hr job, and provided with a wife, house, etc...)
In the end, my PT was fired for attempting to free some of the children. Ahwell, what can I do? My PT asked me why I was so interested. "What cult did you used to be part of Jon?" he asked HAHA!
I feel pretty helpless though. I've spoken with some of my profs, and maybe I should set up an appointment with Anne White too, but man, there's just got to be something we can do?! What I am most flamed about, is the fact that our government is supporting them financially, because they are a sect, which allows them the right to have their own curriculum. But man, maybe, if we can get them to do some auditing, something can happen? What they teach in their schools... can't be legal...?
My other PT walks in. "What're you guys talkin about?"
"Oh, Jonny here's gonna save the world. One cult at a time," he answers. "Just keep me out of it."
Here's a link to their official webpage: The Exclusive Brethren Christian Fellowship. Looks pretty sweet. Not to mention, one of their leaders was named James Taylor. Can't be too bad eh? Quite hypocritical though, since the Brethren believe computers to be worldly, evil and thus, all members should abstain from their use... So how is it that they have a webpage again?
Well, here's a little information on them: BBC: Exclusive Brethren, but despite being a documented source, I think, from the information I got from my PT, that this is really watered down. Plus, there are two spelling mistakes on page 4!
Finally, here's a site that ex-Brethren members have created: Peebs. There you'll find testimonies of real experiences of those who were once a part of this organization.
Anyway, my PT worked for them for a couple of years, and man, it sounds pretty scary. As their webpage indicates, they have their own educational curriculum, outside that of Alberta Ed. Yet, they still get government funding. So what do they teach? Well, according to my PT, their education is extremely limited. Women are trained to be baby makers, and men are grown to work in one of the four businesses that they have established here in Calgary. I forget what these were, but one of them is MidWest Contractors!! So... even if they have the best price in town, I implore you to please find someone else to build your house.
I was pretty saddened to hear my PT's stories. A lot of the girls are depressed, and, although the men have it better, not many of them are happy either. (Although, as a man, your immediately hired in a $20/hr job, and provided with a wife, house, etc...)
In the end, my PT was fired for attempting to free some of the children. Ahwell, what can I do? My PT asked me why I was so interested. "What cult did you used to be part of Jon?" he asked HAHA!
I feel pretty helpless though. I've spoken with some of my profs, and maybe I should set up an appointment with Anne White too, but man, there's just got to be something we can do?! What I am most flamed about, is the fact that our government is supporting them financially, because they are a sect, which allows them the right to have their own curriculum. But man, maybe, if we can get them to do some auditing, something can happen? What they teach in their schools... can't be legal...?
My other PT walks in. "What're you guys talkin about?"
"Oh, Jonny here's gonna save the world. One cult at a time," he answers. "Just keep me out of it."
posted by Jonny at 9:30 a.m.
3 Comments:
i have no idea who anne white is,... but wow
taht is really scary...
u go jonny~ save the world! u can do it
yeah, apparently calgary supports a lot of schools established on different faiths....there are now jewish, muslim, christian and cult schools in calgary! what a way to accomidate diversity!! :P
(hehe, that was sacrasm aimed at insulting the education program at u of c!! inside joke, nudge, nudge)
lol I get it :P
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