VICTIM REPORT ABOUT NICOLE GRACE AND LIKE SWANS

WARNING: WE RECEIVED A REPORT ABOUT NICOLE GRACE- A STUDENT OF ALLEGED CULT LEADER AND SEXUAL ABUSER FREDERICK LENZ.

According to this victim, Nicole Grace (and Scott Wilson) have created their own group that appears to be following in the same destructive footsteps as Lenz.

NAME OF GROUP: LIKE SWANS
A.K.A. "Satori Sciences, "Mystery School", "Extreme Buddhism"
LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
www.likeswans.com

AN EXCERPT OF THE MESSAGE RECEIVED BY THIS VICTIM ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE WITH LIKE SWANS (any names / identifying information have been removed):

“It happens so slowly: Slowly you surround yourself with the new teacher, the new group of students. Slowly you distance yourself from your old friends and family. They don’t “get” you, anyway. Slowly your life becomes filled with the new teacher and the new group. Slowly, but surely, all the old things that made you “you” get dropped from your life. In your excited attempt to grow and try new things, you allow all your old favorite friends and activities to fade away. Before you know it, the group is your whole life. No one outside of it understands. And then the teacher starts showing you your “ego”. The ways you need to “change”. Slowly, but surely, s/he points out all your flaws. “Only a true Teacher will be this honest.” The flaws get pointed out one by one…the self-doubt starts to set in. Next comes “the occult”…or some sort of dark force…maybe “the devil”. Anytime your intuition tells you to run, get away from the teacher, get away from the group…you get told it is “occult forces” trying to “knock you off the path” or “make you fall.” You start to see everyone outside the group as the enemy. Friends and family become the enemy. You believe “they want to knock you off the path”. “They don’t understand”. By this point your entire foundation is gone, your entire sense of self is gone, your intuition is gone, your life is gone…and you cling desperately to the only thing you now trust: your guru.”

CHURCH BANNED FROM OPERATING ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS

A local news station in Tucson, Arizona reported about a potential cultic group that was banned from operating on the University of Arizona campus. It's the sad story of the Kluge family reaching out to their son who was recruited on campus, and who has now cut all ties with his family and friends, dropped his career and left his home state to start a new church for this group in Colorado.

Must watch video. Please share and spread the word.

World Mission Society Church of God - an Analysis with Cult Expert Steven Hassan

We’ve been receiving many complaints / questions about the World Mission Society Church of God - WMSCOG. For those on the fence as to whether or not this organization is operating as a cult, please watch this video.

Thank you to our legal team!

F.A.C.T. would like to thank our great friends Michael and Rita Goldberg (Akerman Law Firm), Ronnette Gleizer, Esq. and Marc Postelnek, Esq. for their tremendous help and humanitarian assistance to the victims of cult abuses. These victims could not obtain the justice they deserve without you.

Information and contact links:

Michael Goldberg

Ronnette Gleizer

Marc Postelnek

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F.A.C.T. is now partnering with the YMCA!

F.A.C.T. has been invited to attend local YMCA events all over South Florida to educate the public and bring awareness about the hidden cult epidemic. If you are in the area, please come out and show your support! We deeply thank the YMCA for recognizing this serious problem affecting millions of people and for trying to help do something about it!

You can find all the information on our website event calendar.

Mind Control Made Easy - an educational film by Carey Burtt

An excellent video which outlines and simplifies the cult / high-control group recruitment and indoctrination process. A MUST WATCH for any parent or student!

So after enter into Hare Krishna movement...

"So after enter into Hare Krishna movement, one understands that 'He's my false father.' So if he gives up the relationship, that means he's successful." - Prabhupada (Founder of Iskcon)

The Hare Krishnas / Iskcon have been on our radar since the inception of our organization. We've received numerous complaints about them in the past, not to mention, allegations of abuse of all kinds by this organization (rape, sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional terror, etc.) are widespread on the internet, available for anyone to find via simple Google searches.

Then this new allegation came in from the parents of a student at University of Florida, accusing the Krishna House of brainwashing, manipulating, and exploiting their son, and after hearing their story and reviewing their evidence we immediately decided to conduct a fact-finding on this very serious matter.

Initially we had posted across our social media / blog about what had transpired with their son and the ISKCON group (in an effort to educate and generate public awareness), but soon after posting everything we were asked by the group to take it all down. We agreed only if it would open up the channel of communication between our organizations, which it did, but only for a short amount of time as you will see.

Carl Woodham, the Chaplain of the Krishna House, invited Tibor Stern, the president of F.A.C.T. to meet with him in Gainesville at his office to discuss the allegation, with Mr. Stern willing to drive from South Florida all the way there at his own expense. Unfortunately Carl canceled the appointment (without good reason mentioning something about his Board of Directors' disapproval), but then said he could speak over the phone about it. (Please note that Carl Woodham is listed on the UF website as the Secretary of the Executive Board for the UF Campus Multi-Faith Cooperative.)

Mr. Stern called him and started discussing the issue with him very peacefully and intelligently, without any argumentative tone whatsoever, asking important questions like:

1) Why are the youngsters who are entering into his Krishna House / ISKCON turning their backs on their families, friends, and society? Carl did not have any answer for this.

2) When Mr. Stern started asking about the Krishna House recruitment practices, especially regarding Carl's statement "…we are finally having some success reaching young Westerners wholesale" (see attachment), Carl couldn't handle the conversation any longer and abruptly hung up the phone on Mr. Stern.

All future attempts to contact Carl have gone unanswered. He appears to be trying to evade any more uncomfortable conversations. Please know that once we conclude our thorough fact-finding work we will address all of our questions and concerns to the President of UF, the UF Board of Trustees, the Florida Secretary of Education and the Chairman of the Florida Department of Education.

More coming tomorrow. Stay tuned...