A student who desires to obtain a certificate in Christian Drug and Alcohol counseling has enough to deal with given the subject matter, the government regulations, and other things without having to deal with potential co-dependency situations in the training field. It can become an exercise in contention of leadership versus followers. Thousands of dollars are spent in obtaining such training, and to see it go out the door due to control issues of a discomforting nature, can be quite an obstacle. Such is the case in the small city of Yucaipa, California.
A training center exists here which is called the Association of [Christian] Alcohol and Drug Counselors, and they have sessions in which they pray, etc., but the man who runs the whole thing is not of God at all. This individual misrepresents the Holy Scripture in everything he teaches. He has said and done things to lower the self respect of his students, expecting them to be ascetic in nature. He expects his employees to do things he refuses to do, such as keep his funds flowing, so he can spend as much as he wants and it is always there. Circumstances such as this are expected in a public university or other such institution, however, using such control tactics in the context of serving God leaves an impression of cultic leadership.
Practices such as this are reminiscent of David Koresh, Jim Jones, and others who have caused havoc in society. It is needless to say that things did not go well when these men were operating. These men curtailed basic human freedoms, and the man behind this so called Christian ministry is doing the same.
