THE INDOCTRINATED MIND IS SET IN CEMENT
I have personally encountered many sources through the Internet that cannot be penetrated in their thinking. It includes some in splinter groups of the Worldwide Church of God. Most often when confronted they are
silent, although some are antagonistic. A good friend of mine in Canada and myself were once on a Mennonite Forum, and my friend was excommunicated from the forum because the moderator did not like his comments about the world of "Churchianity." I was blasted by one of their "pastors" who informed me that he was a "real pastor" and let me have it with two barrels. Naturally I took an exit. Why waste my time?
My sister is a Mormon and although I love her dearly, she is programmed into a cult belief. I cannot penetrate the cement of her thinking. I have found over the years that this is true of many no matter what their religious affiliation. The Worldwide Church of God is only one of many cult religious groups. Splinter groups of the Worldwide Church of God are off base and the bottom line is CONTROL and MONEY. It matters not that they tell their people that they are doing the "work of God" or call them "brethren." That is just part of the deception. Sure the common people are most likely good people, sincere and friendly, but they are under cult domination.
Indoctrination of the human mind happens the world over and it not only applies to religions, but to many other aspects of human life. For example those in police work or enforcement are programmed and indoctrinated to believe, act and perform based upon their schooling. Are they necessarily programmed correctly? Who decides this? Who determines the standard of right and wrong? Was it right for the government to martyr innocent men, women, children and babies in Waco (for those who remember and are aware of this atrocity)? Naturally the public is fed a steady stream of propaganda and lies to "justify" this mass murder. So they had some beliefs that were different? So what? What right does the government have to destroy? If they will do it to one group, they will do it to any group or individual they so choose to do so.
The indoctrinated mind is the mind of those in the Worldwide Church of God, the Roman Catholic Church, the Mormon Church, the Jehovah Witnesses, Scientology, Baptists, Pentecostals, Methodists, Presbyterians, Church of Christ, Seventh Day Adventist, Sacred Name and a myriad of other groups. It is endless and yet every group thinks they have "truth." Trying to convince anyone that what they believe is not the truth is next to impossible. Even in the world of government and its agencies, they are all programmed to perform based upon their training or schooling. Who sets the standard and is it right?
It would almost seem that only when people begin to reason within themselves will they question and if anyone tries to influence them in a different direction, they will automatically resist. I have been chewed up and spit out by many Bible apologists and others who defend their religious beliefs tenaciously. No matter what you say, they have a different answer or twist to the issue. This is a great source of frustration, because the indoctrinated mind will not receive alternative possibilities to the cement that is set in stone in their thinking. Ever try to convince a Saturday Sabbath keeper that days of the week are inconsequential? Ever try to convince a tithe payer that they are not blessed or cursed on the basis of tithing? Ever try to convince a "Christian" that God does not micro-manage their lives, and that He does not cause them to get a better paying job because they keep the Saturday Sabbath?
My own son-in-law thinks he got a better paying job because he started to keep the Saturday Sabbath. I wonder what he would think about how many Saturday Sabbath keepers have been killed in car accidents and why they were not protected? Many think they are "blessed materially" because they are tithe payers. I wonder why many human beings the world over are financially well off and many even wealthy, who are not tithe payers, and who do not even believe in Jesus Christ or God? It just proves that many have faulty reasoning, but it is next to impossible to convince them otherwise because they are programmed to think as they do. Their minds are set in cement.
Van Robison
