Heath Stoner – Recovering Alumni

Teen Mania Annouces ESOAL (PEARL) Suspended Indefinitely

Leave a Comment / Recovering Alumni / July 12, 2012 / ESOAL, health and safety, Heath Stoner, PEARL

July 12, 2012 Teen Mania Annouces ESOAL (PEARL) Suspended Indefinitely 7/12/2012 Recovering Alumni 40 comments In a surprising turn of events today, Honor Academy leadership announced that the abusive ESOAL/PEARL event will be suspended indefinitely because the secular media is portraying it negatively. Not because hundreds of people have been injured, some near fatally. Not […]

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ESOAL: Heath Stoner Endangers Interns

5 Comments / Recovering Alumni / March 18, 2011 / ESOAL, health and safety, Heath Stoner

Today’s video features the incredibly dangerous “vacation” hosted by none other than Heath Stoner. Of course, before he coerces them into this very dangerous activity, he first states that ESOAL is optional and you can quit at any time. He even goes so far as to say you should never get mad at the facilitators

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Ignoring Context = Sloppy (and Wrong!) Preaching

Leave a Comment / Recovering Alumni / March 9, 2011 / dangerous doctrine, Heath Stoner, Honor Academy

During his Week of the Ring sermon this week, Heath Stoner preached about honesty and telling the truth no matter the cost. (Kind of like a lecture from Bernie Madoff about fiscal responsibility.) Any who, Heath used a clip from the movie “Les Misérables” to emphasize his point that you should “swear to your own

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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Lie About ‘Em

1 Comment / Recovering Alumni / March 7, 2011 / cult, Heath Stoner, Honor Academy, lies

Well, I’ve put off writing this post for weeks. Honestly, it seems silly to dignify the accusations by refuting them here, but I guess the rumors have spread far enough that I should address it, especially for people who might be new here. As you may remember, in the fall, Teen Mania commissioned a lawyer,

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Behind the Scenes with Heath Stoner

1 Comment / Recovering Alumni / February 4, 2011 / Heath Stoner, True Stories

In light of Hannah’s story and Heath’s outrageous attempts to control and manipulate her, I’d like to share my email correspondence with Heath about this issue. These emails were exchanged AFTER Heath convinced her to return to campus when she first quit. Only the names have been changed. Hannah reports that she was banned from

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Honor Academy: WORST Marriage Advice EVER

3 Comments / Recovering Alumni / March 30, 2010 / gender roles, Heath Stoner, Honor Academy, marriage

An alumnus recently sent me the above audio. It’s from a marriage talk Heath gave to the women of the Honor Academy. I’m not usually shocked anymore by anything TM does because I feel like I’ve heard it all. But, after listening to this stunningly bizarre teaching, I am absolutely flabbergasted. I honestly don’t think

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