Reepicheep Wrote: Posted by: Reepicheep ()
Date: November 13, 2019 11:24PM
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> Wayne Barton was an early omen of what was to come
> in The Walk/TLWF. He had something JRS needed
> (being a gifted church organist) and therefore was
> tolerated and his molestation of church members
> was covered up. There were so many others; many
> were "apostolic ministries". Harold Williams
> (apostle to Brazil), Bill Arnold (JRS'
> brother-in-law), and Mel Bailey were some I heard
> about. And as we have learned on this forum and
> elsewhere, JRS himself was an abuser. Those all
> happened long ago, but they obviously set a
> pattern that Rick and others repeated over and
> over. Something is deeply and desperately wrong
> when there are those in a church who are "too big
> to fail". Women, children and young people are
> scapegoated and trashed for the purpose of "not
> bringing persecution upon" G&M and the
> organization. Leaders were not held accountable to
> the same standards as sheep were. It says a lot
> about the Apostolic Fathering Ministries that they
> knew and orchestrated the cover-ups. They were the
> wolves, not the shepherds.
Reep, you summed it up very well.
In those days many of us on this forum were young or only teenagers. We were not expected in normal society to know about this crap and how to protect ourselves, yet, we saw and heard things that cognitively we could not understand at the time.
These shepherds we were told to trust and be obedient without question is just sickening. Yes, Rick grew up in a lousy environment and not shepherd stopped it. I have to wonder who all taught Rick the "tricks of trade"? Very sad state of affairs that only tips the iceberg of the whys and hows of the cover ups.
So much for "revelation" from the "men of God." and to think the very same shepherds gave directions for kingdom schools and designated relationships.
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The Myth of Abuse
The Myth Of The Abused Becoming Abusers | Defend Innocence
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If your child is sexually abused it does NOT mean that they will grow up to perpetuate that abuse on others, especially if your child is given the help and care that they need after the abuse is discovered. It harms survivors of childhood sexual abuse to have this stigma attached to them.
I encourage everyone who ever had time in the walk to please go seek professional counseling. There are so many lies to sort out that have and will continue to affect your life and relationships - your ability to maybe even get out of bed sometimes.
There are so many courageous people who have spoken up about so many wrong doings that have helped the rest of us fill in the blanks as we work towards healing and resolution... I do not suggest that everyone has to blurt out the harm done to them on this forum. Anyone can google and end up reading everything written here. ( pros and cons)
I honestly do not have a perfect solution to how we as individuals will heal. learning about patterns of behavior of manipulators and abusers and how their words and actions affect us is very enlightening. I wish I did know a perfect solution - but alas didn't we fall for one person's "I only know the truth"?
Do what is right for you.