The wheels of justice are slow to turn....but sometimes they do turn. Is the place going to fold? Who will take over? Any one new church that people are gravitating towards? Preferably one without the criminal element. Will the RSUM fold as well. Thoughts appreciated
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Hello everyone! When is the Christmas Parade? I hope the ROC keeps that one guy off the float that was flashing Folk Nation gang signs this year. Several of us who work in the criminal justice community noticed it.
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I would like to know how you can have a school of ministry and not have a library. This seems very strange to me. I wanted to donate some theological stuff from my seminary days many years ago but they refered me to the thrift store!
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Hello. I have wondered for a long time how you are doing. How did the thing work out with your family and children? I certainly prayed for you. Shafted
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Can anybody tell me about this new scholarship / job training program that I have been seeing flyers on? How much money did the ROC get from the government for this caper? How did they get the grant? I saw where Jonathan Falwell is coming to preach. I have tried to warn him about these people but there has been no heed to my warning.
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Can someone tell me what a tattoo with an upside down Christian cross and a circle around where the wood crosses means. Someone said it was Satanic. Someone else said it was gang related meaning I will kill anyone who double crosses me. Any ideas?
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I am sorry I have not posted in awhile. I am bewildered that my FOIA request to the mayor of Richmond has gone ignored. I have attempted to get financial information to know avail. I wonder if he is in G's pocket. There was some discussion regarding education. According to the book that Enroth wrote, Phil had a correspondence course from International Seminary in Florida and he referred
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Hello everyone. Sorry I have not posted in awhile. I got a new and better job and I have been going through all stress that involves. To the individual who is know as HIS MERCY, I have made law enforcement aware of the issues. I have also made a number of FOIA requests from governmental agencies. A CPA told me that any religious organization is a nightmare to audit because they usually have
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This is in reference to the lady in Texas. Child abuse is everyones' business. When abusers get away with the crime, they will continue to do it. Those two young ladies in Orlando need to come forward. What is true for child abuse is also true for financial chicanery. If we do not come forward to address these wrongs how will it look to those who are not saved?
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truly blessed, an excellent way to start is to get a copy of the city budget and find out what money is being sent to the ROC for programs. The office of the mayor could probably move on this most quickly. Are there inconsistencies with what grants are for and what is done with the money? Same for the state and the federal government. Also some of us have been wronged by individuals. We
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Hello. I have been reading scripture and wanted to follow up some more regarding rocgurl's remarks regarding whether or not we should judge. 1 Corinthians 5: 1-5 clearly gives the church the right to discipline and to remove members for their behaviors. We do not judge motives - that is the venue of God. We as a body of Christ can judge behaviors. In denominations, sometimes a church ha
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I would like to address rocgurl as well. Someone in a cult will point out to us all too quickly our particular sin/s or shortcoming/s. This is how they manage to disarm us if we let them. It is about frequency, duration, and ultimately intention. A case in point is when the ROC leader defrauded me. I produced court records proving they had lied to me about fines I was to have paid in their b
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Hello everyone. I probably am treading water where many of you have treaded before. I spent some time studying Phil and the Set Free Church in Anaheim. He has quite a tattoo on his face. In 2008, he was involved in a gang fight in Newport Beach. Two of the Hells Angels are killed. Phil got off pretty easy. Looks like his son - Geronimo's brother - got some sort of a sentence. Other S
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Everyone I went to the Heart of Virginia Festival last Saturday down in Farmville. I went over to a tent of the Christian Motorcyclists Association and spoke with the folks there. I learned about their church there. They know the ROC and I had the lucid impression from the people I talked with that they do not tink much of the ROC. I think our blog is working.
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Hello. Thanks for the good information. I wanted to say that I have written pastoral leadership at Thomas Terrace Baptist Church about this web site. The ROC is making a trip there next month. I think we all need to educate the community and other Christians about what really goes on here.
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AW Stevens, I think the reason why there are so many businesses with the ROC title is that they can get preferential treatment from the IRS. I think that is called a 503b corporation. I gather some of the people going through some of the treatment programs are essentially slave labor for these businesses (ministries?). If it could be demonstrated that some of this money is being siphoned of
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I wanted to respond to the lady that is getting a divorce. First, let me respond to the issue with the Elijah House Academy. Buzz Kell was made pastor of Christ Presbyterian in 1978. He was and apparently still is charasmatic. He had some friction with the presbytery because of his tendency to "push" charasmatic behavior. He was later affiliated with and may still be affiliated wit
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Could someone share some information with me? How common is a criminal history among ROC people? I gather rather common. Does anyone think there are on-going criminal enterprises there? Pastor G spotted at the Gold's gym out at Westchester Commons.......why does he not use the gym at the ROC?
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I want to thank those of you who spoke kind words to me. In the course of my studying I have found a book entitled CHURCHES THAT ABUSE by Ronald Enroth. This book talks extensively about Set Free Church and G's early years. It is a real eye-opener. I would highly recommend it to anyone. There should be some support group started amongst ourselves. I will be glad to answer any specific
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I have visited the ROC about two dozen times. I have came to believe that this "church" essentially recycles the ancient gnostic heresy of antinomianism. They believe once you are forgiven you are in and you can do whatever you want to do. There is more than talking the talk. You have to walk the walk. God does expect us to obey his law. My primary beef is that I have been defra
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