Rainbow Girls?

Hi all...

I need some advice.

My wife and I lead a Recovery Ministry at our Church.
We have a Mother that comes to class and her daughter (16 years old) is suffering from Bulimia. (Eating Disorder) I've never dealt with this before and would like any feedback I can get.

As the subject states, this girl apparently went to some "meetings" called Rainbow Girls. I never heard of it, but it seems to be a branch of the Free Masons. She was 14 at the time...and it seems that her problems started around the same time. This family are wonderful Christian people, but they don't know what to do for their daughter.

It is a very serious problem.
Currently, we are just trying to offer support and prayer.

The daughter does not want anyone to know about her problem.
This girl vomits everyday...they have found containers of vomit hidden in her bedroom.

This saddens me deeply and I look for any advice I can get.

We also cherish your prayers.

Her name is Katelyn

Thank you.

Mark

Hello,

My family encouraged me to join the Rainbow Girls when I was a teenager. Even bought me one of the rings. I was unimpressed. Too much pomp and snobbery. The other members were all from well to do families and not interested in me. Praise the Lord!

My family was more interested in me being a member than I was. I stopped attending soon after joining. Thank God for keeping my head from being turned by their empty values.

We were attending a a Church at that time and no one there spoke up against the organization. My step-father was a Deacon and a Mason. Sadly, they attended for show, they did not live the word. My mother now belongs to a feel good church that meets in a building that looks just like a pre-fab mosque. I kid you not. Breaks my heart. She is thrilled because the preacher used to be a rock n' roll piano player and he performs for the membership.

At my step-father's funeral services no one mention was made of the salvation made possible by our Lord's sacrifice. The service was a celebration of my step-father's life. After wards, the preacher told me that if Daddy didn't make it to heaver, he didn't know who would. I had to bite my tongue.

I will pray for the girl,
white stone

Hi :),

at first I thought you were talking about the Rainbow people which are kinda like modern day hippies.

As for the Mason's there is much rumor about them. You can easily study up on it (if you haven't already that is). Is it Satanic? Well what of Christ is not to some degree. It is funny that they use the word Lucifer and bearer of light and so forth though that name is not necessarily bad. It is a weird sort of religion whatever way you look at it. However from my understanding much of it is just like clubs and so forth and the religious degree can vary from place to place. I was once even told that they cater to different religions in different places so I have even heard of a Christian one and a Christian friend who went but cannot vouch for the validity of it.

I am not sure that I can say that this condition is based on the Mason involvement it could be though. I would somewhat lean toward it being more of a teenage thing. I do not know if she is saved or not, but that would be first. I remember in my youth before I was a Christian I suffered depression and social anxiety and as everyone knows especially young girls have many pressures on them as far as their appearance is concerned. The fact is if you care about what the world thinks and the world is all you have then if you cannot live up to it's standards then all you have is over and so extreme conditions like this are created. Often because of this possibly mixed with demonic activity that seeks to destroy and just the nature of all the harshities of being a youth it combines to overcome a person. She needs much prayer, knowledge that she is loved whether she is beautiful or not, counseling and wisdom. I guess though that the bottom line is if she is bound to the world and possibly bound to a level of vanity then in this sin she has bound herself. I can say that I had this problem not with weight, but with acne and it was so hard however when I got saved I stopped caring by the power of the Holy Spirit and whether it was my age or not it seemed that it dramatically disappeared and hasn't ever been back in any significant way not to be wealth and health prosperity preaching but I think it may have been from God or not interesting at least. This is a MAJOR problem in our youth today they can be told that they are loved unconditionally and that character is more important but that is not enough for them because they want to be like Hollywood or whatever.

Thanks for your response and prayers.
This young girl is a Christian, and is very involved with the youth group at the Church.
I guess that's what really puzzles me.

As far as the Rainbows, her parents went one time to one of the meetings and said it was very strange. Lot's of rules and rituals. Her father took a picture of her while there, and they scolded him for doing so. They said that no pictures were allowed while the Bible was open. The "Bible" was a large white bible on a pedestal.

Anyway, my main concern is getting this girl set free from such a horrible bondage.

In Christ.

Mark

Just as information, the Masonic organization is not a religion, but open to all faiths who believe in one God (Christian, Jewish, and Islamic). The purpose of the organization is to promote good works, make good people better people, help aid and assist the poor, the sick and the needy. The Masonic family contribute to charitable causes to the tune of about $2,000,000 a day. They have built and support 22 Shriner's Hospitals where nothing is charged to the families. They also run an eye foundation that gives sight to the blind, send local ministers of all faiths to the Holy Land, sponsor all manner of medical research, and do a lot of good in the local communities. Many of America's best and brightest have been and are Freemasons, Such as Gene Autry, Sen. Bob Dole, President Harry Truman, and many many others. There is much written information on the Masonic fraternities from both within and without. I was married by an Anglican Minister who is a Freemason, and also a decorated Vietnam War hero. A good many of the older Baptists churches throughout the South were founded and built by Freemasons.

The youth organizations stress obedience to the parents, good citizenship, and require the performance of civic charity. In a world where children are subjected to all the evils of society, one would hope that such organization as Rainbow Girls would be a welcome relief. Some of the most devote young ladies I have met were either Rainbow Girls or Job's Daughters. I pray this young girl gets better, but I doubt Rainbow Girls was the cause of it.

i was a rainbow girl as a teen also.

i beg you, i beg you, i BEG you, please tell them they NEED to remove her from this. it is an organization that promotes the things mentioned below...but it is something that has just enough religion to keep people from falling into the arms of Christ. it is a works-based cult. it will only serve to take her away form His power under the guise of goodness. it's just like any other religious group that is not founded completely on the basis of faith in Jesus Christ. i use strong words here because that is a strong deception. i have been under it myself. i don't say this judgementally in a wrong way, but fearfully, recalling the Word in galatians, in proverbs, in teh very words of Christ Himself, in many, many places where God warns wand warns and warns of this type of thing...

now: i don't know that the eating disorder is necessarily influenced by the rainbow girls but it could be a possibility. but the eating disorder is a sin pattern that needs to be dealt with. most likely someone is hurting her (which could be anybody, really). this is one likely reason why she is doing this. or just the pressure to be perfect in the rainbow girls environment (of which i speak experientially) is also a likely factor. neither possibility would excuse it..but they may explain it.

i struggled with an eating disorder before. but its real name was gluttony. but the thing is, if she loves Jesus she must not disrespect her body like that. she needs to talk with you or with someone trusted about what is influencing her to do this.

i'll be praying.

sorry..you guys know i don't generally speak harshly. but this is a gospel importance!!! this family is in real danger here...

please forgive me if you think i was too hard. but this is something i know about personally. and these people are in real danger of being just religious enough to condemn their sous...

growingholly,

I am very thankful for your comments.

I fear that, (like you said) this is way off base. God is not in it. At ALL.

The things I've heard from this family is contrary to God's Word. I appreciate your prayers and support.

Jwaldron, thank you for your comments, but I feel Like I must respond.

This is a very long post....and I apologize for that...but feel it is needed.

this is a Quote from a former Rainbow Girl:

At age 11, I first heard of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls from my friend who was a member. The Rainbow activities she described sounded fun, but she wouldn’t answer most of my questions about it. This didn’t deter my interest, and I asked to join. Six weeks later, I was initiated. At age 13, I was elected to the station of "Faith". I was installed as Worthy Advisor ("president") of my local Assembly at age 15, and the next summer, I was installed as a Grand Representative of Iowa Rainbow.
In all, there were only a handful of the 20 regular and five installing offices that I had not occupied in my Assembly during my nine-year membership. My Assembly bestowed an honor and several awards upon me. I excelled in Rainbow and was given special attention, instruction, and training by the adult sponsors. It was strongly "hinted" that my name was on the list to receive the second degree of Rainbow, the Grand Cross of Color.
At 18, I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord. However, I lacked spiritual guidance and maturity. Rainbow had Bible-like sayings that sounded "church-y", so I perceived Christianity and the teachings of Rainbow to be the same. How wrong I was. If a person fully understands Christianity and fully understands Masonry, they will realize that the two are like oil and water – they just don’t mix. They are NOT the same and they are NOT compatible. The god of Masonry is NOT the God of the Bible.
I wanted to know specifically what was wrong with Rainbow, but no one I knew had any answers. I was very confused. I had spent more than one-third of my life in Rainbow. Large investments of time, money, and effort were rewarded with the friendships, fun, leadership, direction and opportunities to excel that Rainbow seemed to provide. My confidence, both in Rainbow and in Christ, wavered. When I realized God wanted me to leave, I applied to my Assembly for a demit (discharge).
Later, I saw an ad in a magazine for a tape entitled "Christianity Versus Freemasonry". I received the tape with a letter urging me to ‘get out of Rainbow – fast!" It was the first informed refutation of the lodge I heard. He put me in touch with people who knew about masonry and were witnessing to masons. But I lacked information specifically on Rainbow. I couldn’t see a connection between the atrocities that Masons participated in with the rituals of Rainbow, which seemed so beautiful. Spiritually, the 16 oaths, vows, obligations and pledges I took at the Rainbow altar had desensitized me, numbed me and bound me. I had memorized Rainbow lectures and spewed them back out undigested. My attention had been focused on delivering the lectures word-perfect instead of scrutinizing the content of the lectures. When I asked the Mother Advisor of my Assembly specific questions about Rainbow, I received vague half-answers.
For nine years I fed on a watered-down and candy-coated version of Freemasonry’s ungodly doctrines. Matthew 7:17 says, "Every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit." Therefore, Rainbow, being a product of the un-biblical Masonic body, could not possibly be wholesome. Spiritually, Rainbow left me starving, but I hadn’t realized how critical it was until I had fed on the Bread of Life, Jesus Christ (John 6:35).
The age of 21 is considered the age of majority when the Rainbow Girls are conducted through their final ceremony called the Majority Service. It is the graduation from girlhood into womanhood and from Rainbow into Eastern Star (they hope). It had been 22 months since I applied for a demit, but my Assembly wouldn’t grant it. I was physically out of Rainbow, but emotionally and spiritually, Rainbow was not out of me. My Assembly had pressured me to hold my Majority Service, and I was really tempted, if only to get them to leave me alone. In another two months, I’d be turning 22. One day I received a letter. Inside was my Majority Card – the equivalent of an honorable discharge. In its own insignificant way, Rainbow finally let me go. I prayed that my Assembly wouldn’t learn of my father’s new Masonic membership because I feared that this knowledge would fuel their desire for me to proceed in my Co-Masonic involvement.
In 1988 I graduated from Christ Unlimited Bible Institute, an intensive training program designed to firmly ground people in Teen Evangelism and the Bible. During my time there, God re-sensitized my heart. From the Bible, I could see where Rainbow (and Masonry) was in error. Ephesians 5:8-11 says, "For you were once in darkness, but now you are light in the Lord….Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them." Matthew 10:26-27 says, "So do not be afraid of them (I thought of the Rainbow vows of secrecy I had made). There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the rooftops.
I felt called to specialize in cults. The CUBI training was immensely valuable in replacing the false teachings of Rainbow with the teachings of God. In Rainbow, I had held to a form of godliness but denied it’s power. I recognized my participation in Rainbow as sin. I repented of it and renounced my support of Rainbow. I rebuked the effects it had upon me. Then I received God’s forgiveness and was set free. I traded in my "religion" for a growing, intimate relationship with a living, loving and forgiving God.
I continued to research Masonry, but initially found very little pertaining to its junior orders including Job’s Daughters and De Molay. Eventually my collection grew, and I wanted to "pave the way" for others who were also searching by making the information I found readily available. Rooftop Ministries was formally founded in 1989. ROOFTOP is an acronym for Rescued Out Of Freemasonry: Testimony Of Prayer. I minister mainly to teenagers and women, especially those who are affected by the lodge or another cult. Rooftop acts as a type of clearing house that can provide, locate or recommend information and assistance to address almost any need on a continuum related to cults (ie: prevention, aspects and results of participation, counseling or witnessing to a cultist, exit counseling, follow up, etc.). I conduct research, teach, collect and distribute literature, consult with inquirers, make referrals, and network. I focus mainly on Freemasonry, which has at least 82 allied organizations and more than 833 additional degrees. I’m also interested in Masonic philanthropy. I’ve acquired rituals for about 20 of the 55+ women’s and children’s Co-Masonic groups that I’ve identified, including the Eastern Star, White Shrine, Job’s Daughters, De Molay, etc.
Numbers 30:3-5 says, "When a young woman still living in her father’s house makes a vow to the Lord or obligates herself by a pledge and her fathers hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all her vows and every pledge by which she obligated herself will stand. But if her father forbids her when he hears about it, none of her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand; the Lord will release her because her father has forbidden her." Our Heavenly Father has forbidden us to make pledges. James 5:12 instructs us to "not swear – not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your "Yes" be yes and your "No," no, or you will be condemned."
God has blessed me with many teaching opportunities, local, national and international. Whether I’m assisting a professional, youth worker, clergy, teacher, cult member or their friends and relatives, I find the counter-cult ministry to be a great privilege and a tremendous responsibility. Each opportunity to minister is given special attention.
I am a member of Evangelical Ministries to New Religions and Ex-Masons For Jesus. I received my Bachelor of Religious Education from Covington Theological Seminary in 1997.
Soon after Masonry began, anti-Masonic groups formed to expose and extinguish Masonry. Today, there are many devoted people carrying on this task, leading Masons and Co-Masons to Jesus and away from the lodge. II Timothy 2:24-26 poses a major guideline for me, "And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will."

Thank you for that worthwhile post.

Praise Jesus for that young woman's salvation and Faith.

white stone