There are days when I wish this sordid tale of Mercy Ministries would end, not because I am tired of helping survivors, but because the actions of ex-mercy staff erode away that hope I have for humanity.
A concerned reader sent me a link to a former Mercy Residents blog, a girl obviously still suffering despite [...]
A covert attempt to minimise uptake of Mercy Compensation?
December 27, 2009 19 Comments
Winning the Monty Miller Award
December 24, 2009 17 Comments
Yesterday I received the official announcement that I was the winner of the Inaugural Monty Miller Award presented to me by Atheist Nexus I must say that I am somewhat humbled by the experience. I didn’t set out to win any awards with my blogging (some readers may even raise an eyebrow, having had my [...]
Want to run your own cult treatment centre? Mercy Ministries home up for sale
December 23, 2009 5 Comments
With Mercy Ministries Australia folding after
scandal
reduced sponsorship/funding
a damning ACCC report
it appears that they will be selling the Sydney home.
If you have a cool 2.2 million dollars you too can run your own day spa or cult treatment facility. Nice home though, from memory it was just recently renovated with donations from the [...]
Mercy Ministries engaged in misleading conduct, directors forced to pay $118,154
December 17, 2009 19 Comments
The ACCC (The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) has released its findings on Mercy Ministries and Mercy Ministries Executives have admitted that have engaged in false and misleading conduct. I can understand now why Pastor Bryan Huston could not back on the door fast enough, if he got wind of this early. Hillsong overcame revelations [...]
Mercy Ministries UK, the same broken record.
December 7, 2009 7 Comments
Lucy Bannerman from the times has written a piece on the proposed changes to the counselling industry in the UK. Mercy Ministries gets a mention:
Shona Fleming, 24, from Doncaster, who underwent therapy offered by an organisation with extreme religious views, underscores some of the difficulties[. Three years ago, she was struggling with bulimia, self-harm and [...]
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