Should Christians join secret societies Freemasonry Order of the Eastern Stars the different sororities and fraternities that are out there what does God say Jesus said to him you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart with all your soul and with all your mind this is the first and great commandment
Matthew 22 37-38 my name is Renee McCoy I’m the author of soul ties breaking up with a past that’s killing your future alongside other brothers and sisters in Christ who also share their testimonies ranging from sexual immorality ungodly soul ties that can come from different relationships and notably sororities fraternities
Masonry Eastern stars and other secret societies that we may not even know the names of yet is not of God I want to share my personal testimony briefly that I wrote In the book from soul ties and the book was published a while ago actually from to the month September 2011.
And as of this recording the month is September 2022. there’s a song I used to sing that says my heart my mind my soul belongs to z5b this idolatrous song is still being sung today by others it was even at the time of writing soul ties posted on a chapter’s website
As of this recording I checked that website today and it has since been taken down Zeta Phi Beta members are not the only ones who sing this song or similar likeness I’ve personally heard it sung by some who are members of Delta Sigma Theta in this variation
All of my love peace and happiness I’m going to give to Delta or all of my love peace and happiness I’m going to give to DST depending on the sorority the insertion of the organization’s name would change and they too have been posted on various sites
When I pledge Zeta Phi Beta I didn’t see anything wrong with it the women that I pledge with were some of them I’ve known since I was 12 years old and we went to church together we had prayed together so when we I’ll speak for myself decided to join this organization I saw
Nothing wrong with it I was not hazed I was not beaten I was not kicked punched broken teeth that you hear from some of the other testimonies thank God but that’s not to say that what I did in joining still wasn’t wrong just because I wasn’t personally hazed there
Are still many organizations that do and before I continue with my testimony I want to share a few Clips with you for those who did not make it out well police right now are waiting for the results of an autopsy so all they’re saying is that this is a suspicious
Death investigation but the family of this young man believes that hazing was to blame twenty-year-old Tyler Hilliard should be getting ready for his junior year at UC Riverside but he died suddenly this weekend his family doesn’t know why a mother should never have to bury
A child like that I mean he’s only 20. he hasn’t even begun to live his life he had a right future ahead of him Tyler was pledging the fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha members of that group told the family they were beginning a hike on Mount Rubidoux Saturday night when he collapsed and had
To be taken to Riverside Community hospital they did a toxicology report the doctors told me and there were no findings when Tyler’s Aunt looked through his phone she found messages referring to hazing activities that had been going on for weeks it appears other pledges may have suffered injuries their
Texts like where the group is saying don’t tell anybody we had to go to the hospital if they asked we had to go to CVS really quickly according to Alpha Phi Alpha’s National website the fraternity does not allow pledging or hazing of any kind their executive director says quote working with the
University the fraternity has launched an investigation into the situation and has placed the chapter on an immediate cease and desist status suspending all activities Tyler’s family says they want to get to the bottom of what happened so they can make sure this doesn’t happen to anyone else I want answers I want an
Apollo energy I want to know what happened I want people to be truthful about what happened I I want Justice for my son because he he did not deserve this and the family is hoping that when the autopsy comes back maybe they’ll get some of those answers now you see
Riverside says they are working with Riverside Police to try to determine the circumstances involving the student’s death in the meantime they say they will have counselors available for any staff or students that knew him the mother of a former Northwestern University student is suing a sorority she blames for her daughter’s suicide
Nineteen-year-old Jordan Hankins died in January of 2017 the lawsuit against Alpha Kappa Alpha alleges that hazing caused her severe anxiety and depression which led Jordan to take her own life now her parents are opening up to CBS This Morning in their only television interview tarika Duncan is outside the sororities headquarters in Chicago
Sharika good morning good morning as a result Alpha Kappa Alpha was suspended from northwestern’s campus in 2017 in a statement to CBS This Morning they say they were deeply saddened by the death of Jordan Hankins but still the parents of Hankins believed the sorority made up of nearly three hundred thousand members
Nationwide should be held responsible for their daughter’s death she had a smile that would brighten up a room if you were feeling low or feeling down you know Jordan just had this way of making you forget from a young age Jordan Hankins had a passion for helping
Others and a gift when it came to playing sports she won a full ride to Northwestern University on a basketball scholarship going forward I hope that we like keep the same energy her sophomore year she told her parents Felicia and Walter Hankins she wanted to join a
Sorority as a way to serve others did hazing even cross your mind when she first told me that she had an interest I think most importantly my concerns were that they were genuine in their mission of Alpha Kappa Alpha what was going through your mind as you’re watching her
Pride a sense of pride a sense of relief you know because the processes was over but just seven weeks later the 19 year old took her own life in her dorm room I couldn’t reach her so that was my concern so then I just started trying to call continuously no
Answer no answer and so you know ultimately you know she was found the next day even if you are a part of sorority or fraternity it could happen to your family it can happen and it did a lawsuit against the sorority and nine members alleges that during post-initiation pledging Jordan
Was subjected to physical abuse including paddling Financial exploitation sleep deprivation and other forms of hazing intended to humiliate and demean her the court documents say The Hazing was triggering her PTSD causing severe anxiety and depression and that she was having suicidal thoughts according to the lawsuit she expressed that to her
Sorority sisters it’s unclear what her PTSD stemmed from Brandon bond is the family’s attorney you believe that if the sorority hadn’t hazed Jordan Hankins would still be alive today that is what celebs in the lawsuit yes she sounded the alarm that the initiation practices that they were subjecting her to were causing harm
And they didn’t do anything about it she told sorority members I’m feeling suicidal did she ever express that to any family or friends I’m not going to comment on that it is a dirty Secret in America that the problem is pervasive and extensive in sorority life just as it is in fraternity life
Tom Klein represents the family of Timothy Piazza the Penn State sophomore who died in 2017 after a hazing ritual involving heavy drinking the unique challenge in the case of course for a lawyer is linking the suicide to the actual hazing but it does not take a Quantum a leap of imagination to
Understand that a young person who is deprived and subjected to physical hazing turns on herself so this is eighth grade two years after their daughter’s death Felicia and Walter Hankins say it’s the happy memories with Jordan that keep them strong and fighting for change it’s important that
I speak out you know whether it was the first day after she passed away or today so that hopefully okay someone else won’t suffer the same fate Alpha Kappa Alpha says it has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to hazing a spokesperson also tells us that it consistently educates its members about
The dangers of hazing and the repercussions including suspension and expulsions now the organization declined to comment any further on the matter citing the sensitive nature of Jordan hankin’s death so many disturbing details there Sharika thank you for that interview hazing isn’t the only reason why Christians shouldn’t join secret societies
What Harmony can there be between Christ and the devil how can a Believer be a partner with an unbeliever and what union can there be between God’s Temple and idols for we are the Temple of the Living God as God said I will live in them and walk among them
I will be their God and they will be my people therefore come out from among unbelievers and separate yourselves from them says the Lord don’t touch their filthy things and I will welcome you second Corinthians 6 15-17 first throughout the Bible God offers many scriptures as to why Christians should not join
Secret society I could give example after example as to why I came out and the book soul ties gets into that a little bit deeper and I would like to offer that book to anyone who wants to get a deeper understanding of soul ties not just in the realm of joining
Sororities and fraternities or any other secret society but the soul ties that are created from having sex with someone before marriage fornication adultery um these soul ties for people you don’t know you’re mingling your spirit with their spirit and the book goes into further detail as to the STDs not just
Sexually transmitted diseases but spiritually transmitted disorders I implore you anyone listening that’s considering joining one of these secret societies please reconsider it is ultimately up to you it is ultimately your decision is your life but as Christians we are messengers and we just carry the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
He doesn’t Force anyone to receive it he does not shove it down your throat I just offer this in love and I pray to God that it helps someone to make a decision that will please the Lord God bless
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