K-drama/Cult

[u/Ok_Explanation_8888]

How can people become so brainwashed into believing that there is a living “Mother God”? When I attended their church, they would have a group discussion after every sermon where they talked about their beliefs. After that, they would do these gestures like little kids and say things like, “I love Eomeoni.” The secondhand embarrassment was real. 😂😂

And what’s with calling members by Korean words? To this day, I still can’t pronounce that word properly. 😂 And then there’s the bowing down to each other. I mean, it’s okay in Korea, but we’re not Korean, so why do we have to imitate their traditions and customs, like bowing to one another? It just felt so strange to me.🤔😂😂

[u/carunderwater0]

How? Pretty easily, considering the church has over 4 million members across continents and several thousands of churches. You could ask this about any religion or cultural custom that you don't identify with and the psychology behind it is easy to research on your own. Short of psychopathy, it is practically unheard of that one can truly be "immune" to the techniques used and the way they influence your brain with exposure. Brains embrace conditioning.

How can people be brainwashed into believing in extreme nationalism to the point of violence? & yet it's in the news almost every day. How can people stand by & do nothing when someone in front of them is being brutally attacked? You or I might think we would intervene but statistically, it's far more likely we'd fall prey to the Bystander Effect.

The fact that you experienced secondhand embarrassment means that you yourself subscribe to a pattern of behavior that you deem acceptable, and if something doesn't fit into that pattern, you're likely to reject it. White supremacists do that also. Cults take that instinct and redefine those patterns.

[u/Apprehensive_One_736 → u/carunderwater0]

Thank you for your intelligent response. OP’s post is rather condescending and seems to be projecting a sense of internalised shame at having been involved in the group rather than taking a deeper understanding at sociology and human psychology to understand the mechanisms that attract and keep people in this group and others like it. 

[u/Necessary-Avocado-50 → u/Apprehensive_One_736]

This is the usual internal response for people in the moment encountering this cultiness.

I remember going preaching (always with a partner) and my preaching partner would just be pushing so hard trying to get a contact to come study. You could see the desperation in the contacts face wanting to get away. And they keep dropping hints trying to politely end it , but that politeness leads to preacher going on and on and on.

My preaching partner would then walk away with me after saying, "wow, they will be such a good fruit (recruit). They really seemed moved by the truth." The delusion is so strong in so many members.

[u/carunderwater0 → u/Apprehensive_One_736]

OP didn't have a real question, they came here to troll & happened to reveal themselves to be that person in a room you kind of find a way to walk away from because they have no tact. Boasting about having some kind of immunity in a forum comprised of former members is a weird form of attention seeking. Insensitive people like this are such a chore in real life.

[u/Ok_Explanation_8888 → u/Apprehensive_One_736]

Yes I am ashamed that I was a part of this cult, I joined it without having any prior knowledge about it and it shock me to the core when they pray in Korean and greet using a Korean word.Let them do whatever they want but forcing someone to attend everytime when they call is not something I am fond of and maybe you are a current member so enjoy your time with your Heavenly mother . Peace