One thing that has struck me hard as a former missionary in the Seventh-day Adventist miasma is how insecure men in the church are. I have relayed before the accounts of Adventist men working their asses off to keep me in line every step of the journey. Some who stand out include:
Pastor Jay Coon who caused the Forks SDA Church electricity fiasco by stopping payment for the Queets Native American Church electricity to teach us a lesson when I began to question his pet prophet, Ellen G White.
Irate Victor Marshall who demanded that Steve Huey speak to me when I posted about pet prophetess Ellen G White not being so different than Joseph Smith (later on I'd find out that Ellen White plagiarized from Joseph Smith which was a hugely vindicating moment for me).
Male family members who worked their asses off trying to police me throughout the years, using Ellen G White as a weapon for how I chose to live my life.
Native Ministries Director Steve Huey and Monte Church, both of whom were TERRIFIED that I would put Native Ministries' reputation in jeopardy when I told my story through blogs and writings.
The Washington Conference was livid that I shared my views, demanding a SINCERE APOLOGY from me to save face. Later WashConf would block my Instagram Account as they could not deal with my posts and thoughts that went against the Adventist miasma!
This is just a short list. I have come in contact with insecure men throughout my life, and most of them have been knee deep in religion, much of it Seventh-day Adventism. But it makes sense. Adventism preys on insecure men. In fact, I am of the full belief that insecure men who grew up in homes where they were not loved are prime targets for SDA men.
At Adventist Frontier Missions, I was flanked by men telling their stories of fathers who didn't appreciate or love them. They were never good enough for their dads--just as SDAs like Jay Coon and Steve Huey are not good enough for Ellen G White. A demanding mother-like figure like Mrs. White is the perfect extension for a man who feels empty and unloved. It's a fit that is more snug than Cinderella's glass slipper!
Monte Church recently told me that Seventh-day Adventism is the fastest growing religion in the world. .I think he pulled that information right out of his butt, because there's no information anywhere that states that fact. To the contrary, many SDA churches, especially in the United States are contracting, and that's a beautiful thing friends! Adventism is dying slowly, and I imagine one day it will be knocked a lethal blow.
The truth is, more people have access to informative sites like www.nonegw.org that prove beyond a doubt that Adventist prophetess and co-flounder Ellen G White was a fraud. Young people who question the church are seeing that there is nothing to stand on other than lies. Adventism lends itself to the insecure and those who have a financial interest in the church. Pastors like Jay Coon, Conrad Vine, Steve Huey, and Monte Church live good lives and have fine homes that were bought with money from the church. Without the church these men would be Walmart greeters or worse. Many would have never made it in the world. Even with Adventist power backing him at one point, Vine is banned from speaking in many parts of the Adventist world. If he had never entered the SDA miasma, he'd be just another crazy guy panhandling on the corner of Gratiot Ave. What a life!
Those who uphold Adventism are the abused and the hopeful. Those like me who imagined that supporting an abusive church is required for salvation. The SDA church infects fear in people to earn money. Ellen White says: "protect the church at all costs." Yet, what that means is to hide pedophiles and those who hurt children. It means being silent, not bringing the abuse into the light.
Washington Conference, The Forks Washington Seventh-day Adventist Church, Steve Huey, Monte Church, Jay Coon, and Victor Marshall may have tried their damndest to silence me, but it will NEVER happen. There is a time to speak out. I will always remember when I sat at AFM and Susan Payne said BRING THE ABUSE TO THE LIGHT and that I shall do always! Thank you Mrs. Payne. Your church IS abusive. Congratulations!
Perhaps when you look at the truth and see reality for what it is, you don't have to be insecure anymore. Once you test your prophet and are humble enough to admit you were wrong (as I did), you can move on. There's no need to be insecure. Your God doesn't need to be a works-obsessed demon. Come on. Do better than that. Your life is a result of what you believe. I can't imagine going back to that. It's so good to be free! So good!
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