More disturbing testimonies from RickRoss.com

The discussion at Rick Ross Forums continues. One former member writes:

I was brought up in the fellowship, my parents were both members when I was born, so I got the dedication and everything. Neither of my parents were leaders. Its now been almost 10 years since I left the fellowship, I was so scared of leaving - I knew my parents would understand, but who else felt truly terrified of Cheryl and would start shaking whenever she came near you? After I left she even sent people round to the house to try and get me to come back.

After reading the posts on this website, I got off very lightly when I left. Most of what happened to me has only dawned on me now I am an adult. For example, I remember being called into a room with Cheryl, Dave, Mary and Graham when I was about 8. Cheryl pulled out a baby doll and proceeded to ask me to show her where on the doll any of my male family members had touched me. Its the kind of thing that a kid would not get on to, it is only recently that I have remembered this and it has really made me angry. Anyone else had this happen?

Another recalls her emotional devastation after being told through "prophecy" that she had been sexually abused by a family member:

I am shaking writing this. I have spent so many years alone and I see before me now my old friends who I love. I was taken aside by Cheryl and Dave they told me my Father had sexually abused me .I had no memories of this. At the age of 42 I still have no memories of this after much prayer and counselling over the years. I left home overnight as I was too frightened to go home . I had a breakdown over this. Many of you on this page took me in ...I was homeless.. I lived on peoples couches/sparerooms ,slept on floors looking after mentally ill people within the fellowship ,and I was having a breakdown. I identified with what one of you said I was terrified of Cheryl i used to shake when she looked at me. We had a joke going around the fellowship at the time. When we were called into her living room to be "counselled" we were sure there were threadbare patches on the edge of her sofa where other fellowship victims had dug there nails into the sofa in terror...

She continues:

I remember Cheryl telling me when she said my Dad had sexually abused me , that it was a lot more common place than I thought. I was horrified well as I said I was homeless overnight and had a breakdown. It seems Cheryl is obsessed with the idea of sexual abuse. I find that very bizarre...I think she has used it for separating the children from the parents ,so she gains more spiritual power.As she appears to be the only safe person you can turn to. Once she has the person under her control she then abuses them spiritually, mentally and emotionally. Knowing that they believe they will have no support from their parents. She did this to me with my Father , also at the same time she told my Mother was manipulative, controlling and was responsible for my abusive childhood by turning her back on me whilst my Father abused me.Me and my Mum where best friends always we even came to God together. It was basically overnight I became like an orphan. One of the cruelest experiences of my young life and it was all lies...

Another writes:

When I was there it was called Mount Zion Fellowship. They didnt have a building we were in the sports centre. One night I was there they stood like a hanging party and said they were going to discipline some fella cos he was in sexual sin. They brought him out in front of the Doyles and the elders and judged him asking him did he repent . He said no then he was told he could not have any contact with the fellowship untill he repented. They then told him that they were going to hand him over to Satan for the Destruction of the flesh so he would repent, he agrred and was lead out.Then the weirdest thing happened Cheryl and Dave started praying for him to be handed over to Satan , and they got all the fellowship to join in. It was the weirdest feeling I have ever had it still disturbs me today.I left after that. I dont think that was right it was scary for me and lots of other people walked out. The poor lad what he must have gone through?

Public shaming has been a major element of the abuse at Kirkby Fellowship, as other conversations I've had have confirmed. Someone else shares similar experiences:

I remember sexual sin being exposed there with young couples. I was in a relationship myself with a young man in the church and we had been fooling around and when it all kicked off i was terrifyed in case we were going to be draggged up. Fortunatly we were ok. but a friend of mine was totally humiliated in front of everybody. I think there does seem to be a preoccupation with sexuality in the fellowship.

And...

I was acused of being a gossip and a slanderer. But my humiliation was not done in front of the whole church. It was done in kennelwood avenue. After about two hours of me denying and them threatening me with destruction. It ended with the other person involved and myself being brought back into the same room and having to pick a stone out of a bag. Whoever picked the white stone was telling the truth and god loved them, and whoever picked the black one was lying and was going to die. Luckily for me I chose the white one. I don't know what happened with the other person after I left ...

One person identifies several things that many of the stories have in common:

1) Separating us from our families
2)Accusing family members of sexual abuse
3)If we voiced our opinions slapping us down saying that we are going to hell
4)Sending people and vulnerable little children to coventry -till they had breakdowns.
5)After leaving bad mouthing us to the fellowship ,so our friends minds were poisoned towards us.
6)Humiliating us publicly about our sexual conduct
7)Telling individuals that masturbation is a sin- in a very inapropriate manner.

Keep an eye on the forums, as activity seems to be picking up rapidly.