mkhov's Blog

The following is a copy of a petition that has been thoughtfully composed by former members to ask for an investigation of the Fellowship of Friends. Many who will choose to sign it feel a certain urgency to address the serious abuses that have occurred for 37 years under the direction of Robert Burton. Many devout and dedicated followers have turned a blind eye or manufactured justifications for these abuses, which may be typical of faith-based groups led by charismatics.

Read the rest at http://fellowshipoffriends.wikispaces.com/Petition

And here are a couple of very interesting posts from a discussion about Robert and the FOF:
http://snipurl.com/29njj
http://snipurl.com/29nk7

Mark

I was in this group in the mid 1970s. Supposedly it was a Fourth Way school (Gurdjieff-Ouspensky) but Burton had no real connection with authentic Fourth Way teachers. Current members are required to give a large portion of their income to the group. If they leave, they are doomed forever (sound familiar?). There have been numerous charges by former male students that they are lured into sex with Burton, who promises them that sex with him will aid their enlightenment. Check out the history page of this site for more details: http://fellowshipoffriends.wikispaces.com/

Mark