Church fighting pandemic restrictions is cult-like, former worshippers, expert allege
Church controls internet access, relationships, dress code, ex-members say
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This article was published 16/06/2021 (1034 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Two former parishioners of a rural Manitoba church that has been in the spotlight for breaking public health orders allege the organization controlled many aspects of their lives and relied on members to report on each other when their peers didn’t comply.
“I believe Church of God is a cult,” said former member Tina Wall, adding she felt that “you can’t think for yourself, nothing. You just follow the leaders.”
Wall left the Church of God Restoration, south of Steinbach, Man., in 2019 after being a member for almost eight years.
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