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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Super! Splendid! A riviting account! Apr 06, 2008
By Douglas Draper
I was raised as a child in the same religious cult as the author and I can attest to the truth of everything that the author has written. Someone reading this book outside of the cult will get an honest, riviting insight into "The Secret Sect" as it is called by many and the insidious ways that it controls and systematically destroys the individual will of its faithful followers. This book suddenly catapults the reader into an unintended gruesome murder that seemingly never should have happened. What went wrong? Only an insider knows for sure.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Spiritual bondage Apr 27, 2010
By jc recording
Odyssey of a Soul in Bondage: The story of one man's journey out of the spiritual prison of psychological and emotional bondage This is a sad and gripping account of how religious fanaticism can end in the destruction of many lives. Nobody should cram their so-called spiritual values down another person's throat. The best way to show someone your values is to live them. Jon Quick's father and mother certainly were not examples of true Christianity, as told in this story. They were so caught up in what the ministers (workers) thought of them, and the saints of their church, that they forgot what God said. It's very sad how this man's life ended because of his circumstances. I am not excusing what he did; that was very, very wrong. But I can understand how a person could go over the edge because of the poisoning of their brain during childhood. I only hope he can have some peace and happiness deep in his heart, which from his writing, appears he has. Thank you for writing this story of bondage, as I could relate to it on some levels. We are only free when we can forgive others and not live with hate in our hearts.
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 A Dubious Disciple Book Review Aug 30, 2011
By Dubious Disciple
"Lee Harmon"
"I was convicted of first degree pre-meditated murder thirty-four years, one month, and eighteen days after I was born."
This is a very disturbing autobiographical account of a man growing up in an obscure Christian sect with an abusive father. Sometimes known as the "friends and workers" or the "2x2s," this is the same sect I grew up in. My own experience was radically different from Jon's; I'm personally very happy to have been raised in what was, for me, a wholesome atmosphere. But the opinions of members and ex-members of this belief system are so extreme, some going so far as to call it a cult, that I must let you decide for yourself after reading the book. Because of my closeness to the topic, I feel uncomfortable rating it, so I'll just review the book without a rating.
The state of mind of this persecuted man shows through clearly, the more so because we are reading his account from his own hand. Sometimes conflicted, sometimes accusatory, sometimes broken, sometimes resentful, sometimes repentant, it's like a different Jon on each page. One person in his life is described as "evil" on one page and "sweet and loving" on another. The book ends with a plea to his ex-wife for forgiveness.
Before this final plea could be possible, however, Jon finds himself undergoing a Christian transformation in prison. While still behind iron bars, he is set free from his emotional bondage. "Having attained such freedom through the Grace of God, I can safely attest that I will never again be in bondage to the corruption, deceit, and lies of men, regardless of where I may be physically."
Note to readers: If you're not familiar with this Christian sect, a lot of the terminology won't make sense. Start the book by reading the "terms used" in the appendix.
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