Of course, as the only true church , the authority of the movement's leaders is considered absolute and unquestionable. The old saying, Absolute power corrupts absolutely, definitely applies here. This coerced giving is carefully monitored by church leaders. These sins are recorded and circulated among the leadership. The records which are supposed to be kept confidential, in reality becomes a tool to humiliate and keep members in submission to church leadership.
Love bombing goes on until the person is hooked.
It is like the bait that conceals the hook for the unsuspecting fish, or the sugar coating on the poison. As you can imagine, this type of manipulation is very effective in snaring lonely people. What often results is more of a dictatorship, than discipleship. Even with the most sincere disciplers, the system is so warped that what it actually ends up producing is simply blind guides leading blind disciples. Yet, in all fairness, these charges of cult behavior are really quite subjective.