Applejuice: Can you think of anything wrong with Moo? Can you name three things you think are wrong with Moo? How much money does Moo receive through the Mooji group? Ironic that you posted a link to a critical Geftakys group page. If you search this message board you will see that it was here that the Geftakys group was exposed by former members regarding certain issues See
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My name is Karla, since1978 to 1985 I was in the assembly of George geftakys, in San Fernando Valley, California-it destroyed so much of my young Christianity. Mark and Cindy Campbell were friends to me, I had to leave far from this group fleeing to Hawaii. I had suffered sexual abuse as a child and rape before I was acquainted with this group, God told me at that time never to reveal this to the
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QuoteDiamond ITRThank you for the information you posted ten years ago regarding the Assemblies of George Geftakys. As a result of this information and information from other sources, many people were able to leave the group all at once, causing most of the abusive churches which comprised the "Assemblies" to implode. Now, however, there is a new development concerning George Geftaky
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Is George Geftakys still alive?
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"Imagine no religion..."
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Quotedavid mauldinHello I am a former member of the George Geftakys assembly and I would like to start a web site where former members can contribute and dialog. Is anyone willing to help me do this? I need pictures, Testimonies etc.. Thanks! Do you still need pictures? I have pictures of myself being baptized in the swimming pool by Russ Graff and Mike S. in Goleta.
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Is there still an assembly meeting in Santa Barbara/Goleta?
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Does anyone know what happened to Wes Cohen (where he is now) and Russ Graff from the Santa Barbara/Goleta Assembly?
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How many folks who used to be in the assemblies still believe in God? How many are still involved in fundamentalist groups or churches? How many are in mainline churches?
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Thank you for the information you posted ten years ago regarding the Assemblies of George Geftakys. As a result of this information and information from other sources, many people were able to leave the group all at once, causing most of the abusive churches which comprised the "Assemblies" to implode. Now, however, there is a new development concerning George Geftakys' son Timo
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Despite the sex and wife beating scandals regarding the Geftakys family, it seems they are still trying to keep things going. See The subsection is arranges with the most recent articles first. There are also threads discussing Geftakys within this message board. See "Search" at the top bar and type in "Geftakys."
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THE ASSEMBLY led by George Geftakys. I know it has broke up. But I wondered if there are any current revivals or updates?
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Are you referring to the one led by George Geftakys? Who is the leader?
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I will reprint this for your edification because I believe it accurately explains Calvary Chapel. "Dear Eclectic I think you are on the wrong track with regard to Calvary Chapel. Over the last 3 years I have had some interesting experiences: I destroyed a real Christian cult, The Assembly of George Geftakys. The Rick Ross website was intrumental in this, as was a website that I ra
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George Geftakys, The Assembly, The Bible Study (college campuses), The House of God, Brothers Homes, Sisters Homes, The Meetings: these are all names to be aware of, be causious of and stay away from any activities that relates to this group of christians that go by any of these names or advertise (flyers, invites or businesscards etc...) any activity by these names!!! This group and any of thei
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Quite easily actually. Telling the truth, out loud, in spite of the opposition a person faces from the cult members usually does the job. It isn't fun, and it is costly, but if the cognitive dissonance gets loud enough, the cult will make a concession or two. Once they do, it's all over. Most people don't want to do this however, they would rather walk away and "heal.&
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Dear Eclectic I think you are on the wrong track with regard to Calvary Chapel. Over the last 3 years I have had some interesting experiences: I destroyed a real Christian cult, The Assembly of George Geftakys. The Rick Ross website was intrumental in this, as was a website that I ran, Geftakysassembly.com. I also attend a Calvary Chapel. I am extremely sensitive to legalism and &qu
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MIND CONTROL USED BY: The Assembly Geftakys Cult 2929 Fulton Ave suite #11 Sacramento California led by Carlos Deleon aka Bible studies student groups in college campuses B ehavior Control I nformation Control T hought Control E motional Control I. I. Behavior Control 1. Regulation of individual's physical reality a. Where, how a
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INSTANT MESSAGE CONVERSATION BETWEEN MYSELF AND MY SON ON 10/10/02 NOTICE THE ASSEMBLY CULT LED BY CARLOS DELEON AND DAN MATTSON-BOSE INDOCTRINATION OF CERTAIN SCRIPTURES TO BETTER SERVE THEIR PURPOSE OF SEPARATING YOUNG VICTIMS FROM THEIR FAMILIES. mom[9:33 PM]: Alex u there ? christislord12a [9:33 PM]: yea christislord12a [9:33 PM]: whats up? mom[9:34 PM]: you have a lett
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DAY 36 Alexy shared a bunkbed with Adam Krauth in a small bedroom of the Carlos Deleon 2 story rental residence where Dennis Matovu and another recruit also lived and paid about $300/month each. Sack lunches of poor nutritive value were included in the monthly rent to keep up with the 18 hour work schedule which included free car washes, visits to parks, the snow anything to pass out l
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PLEASE VIEW THE WEBSITE I MADE FOR MY SON TO READ ABOUT WHAT HE EXPERIENCED UNDER THE GEORGE GEFTAKYS CULT IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. MY SON LEFT SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA 7/31/03 IN A DEPRESSED STATE. I HOLD CON-MAN CARLOS DELEON THE LEADER IN SACRAMENTO AND HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD ALEXY MOVED INTO AT 45 GRAND RIO CIRCLE SACRAMENTO CA. # 916 3871219 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND
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QuoteOriginally posted by number6 We often hear about the use of the Internet by cults for PR, recruiting, etc. But I'd like to look at another side. Prior to the Internet, the collapse of a major cult seemed to be a very gradual process (such as the Worldwide Church and Christian Science). But we've just seen two such groups—the International Church of Christ and the Geftaky
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We often hear about the use of the Internet by cults for PR, recruiting, etc. But I'd like to look at another side. Prior to the Internet, the collapse of a major cult seemed to be a very gradual process (such as the Worldwide Church and Christian Science). But we've just seen two such groups—the International Church of Christ and the Geftakys "assembly"—go s
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Hello, I am the author of many of the articles on Rick's most excellent website. I also began this website, www.geftakysassembly.com If you search this forum back about 6 months, you will find a huge thread on the Assembly. You may also enjoy a few other bulletin boards that are focused entirely on the Assembly. Email me if you want the URLs, but they are also found on the abov
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I had heard from Rick that Assembly people had posted here, but didn't know where to find them. Thanks for your help!
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Hi, If you go back to the main topic page of this forum, click on Recovery from Cults. You will see a little menu. Go to the third box (on the right) and click on posts "from the beginning" There was a lengthy discussion about The Assembly which you might find helpful. I believe the people posting started their own web page.
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I was involved in one of the Southern California assemblies during the early 1990's. Would anyone like to discuss this with me? I'm truly horrified by what I'm finding out on Rick's webpage. Some of it I knew, but because I wasn't in leadership, or a sister's home, or married with or without kids, I missed a lot of the inside stuff about what it was like to do all
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I was involved in one of the Southern California assemblies during the early 1990's. Would anyone like to discuss this with me? I'm truly horrified by what I'm finding out on Rick's webpage. Some of it I knew, but because I wasn't in leadership, or a sister's home, or married with or without kids, I missed a lot of the inside stuff about what it was like to do all
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Quite a lot of Christian jargon on this site, but if you read between the lines it appears that George's empire is crumbling... geftakysassembly.com/
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Dear Corn Husker, What do you feel is wrong at geftakysassembly.com ? I am a moderator at the site and maybe can answer some of your questions. God Bless, Mark
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