RAIDER said:
What you believe also has a lot to do with perspective. If you loved and respected Dr. Hyles and never had any issues with FBCH or HAC it is difficult to believe Linda. If you were not a fan of Dr. Hyles and you had issues with FBCH or HAC, you have no trouble believing Linda.
The problem with the whole situation is that there are good people who were close to the situation who have totally different stories. That is why we are all so confused.
This is my first post in this format, so I apologize if I did not quote it correctly. This is Mrs. S from the old forum, by the way.
RE: your quote
Not necessarily so. I loved Jack Hyles. He was probably my favorite speaker back then. He was personally kind to me. Yet, as I've gotten older, the more I have seen of secret sinful natures of *every* human being - myself included. I have also come to the realization that when someone speaks out negatively about a personal situation, they do it at their own peril, knowing that they will be nearly crucified.
If my brother, sister, and I described our home life/my father/my mother, it would be this:
Me: my father was an adulterer who left us every summer, my mother was drunk in front of us all the time, my father sexually abused me, my father was prideful and nearly destroyed our family on too many occasions to count, my father moved us to a new location approximately twice each year, my mother was/is a selfish narcissist who was cruel to us. I was the oldest child.
My sister: our father was a nice man, our father would paint our room for us when we'd move to a new place all the time, our father never laid a hand on me, our dad was prideful but I don't remember anything he did way back when to destroy our family, yes our mother was a selfish narcissist and was cruel to us, wow I wish our dad would have protected us from her. I was born 5 years after my older sister.
My brother: my dad was the best! He was always taking new jobs and he was a great example of hard work, my mom was a crazy person and I left home like both of my sisters as soon as I could, I feel bad for my dad having to be married to such a crazy woman. I am the youngest, being 9 years younger than my oldest sister.
There you go. Three completely different perspectives. All of them were true. I have no reason to doubt Linda's version of her life growing up.
Also, I disagree with the analogy that Dave would profit off his dad if he could by blaming his dad for the way Dave was/is. With the way David acts and feels, why would he have ever thought his father was anything less than a god on earth? His father covered for him, protected him, and made him. I can't imagine that Dave thinks ANYthing was wrong with their home life.
And if Linda somehow ends up profiting from her life story, why would that matter? Cindy has profited, Mrs. Hyles has profited - nobody has ever mentioned them in a negative way for profiting.
