I would like to say, in the interests of fairness, that my ex friend whom I described as a Struthers Sympathiser is perfectly within her rights to deal with SMC as she chooses. I do not want to be guilty of the control that SMC exercise over their flock. I just wanted to warn other contributors of the danger of those who outwardly appear to be sympathetic to those who have suffered in SMC but
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Hello everyone! It was good to hear all your reasons for contributing to the forum. You have certainly helped me very much over the past few weeks. Thank you all a million times! The time has now come for me to bow out of this forum and to move on with my new life. SMC has harmed me quite enough and I am determined that their evil claws will not dig into me anymore. Thankfully God has set a
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Hello everyone, I was interested to read Saturdaynightfever's comment about whether the leaders in SMC might be mentally ill. I am not at all qualified to assess whether the leaders are mentally ill as I am neither a Consultant Psychiatrist nor a Clinical Psychologist. I did however once discuss the attitudes and beliefs of those in SMC with a Consultant Psychiatrist and he said that
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Hello again. I have returned from a much needed holiday in N. Ireland which was where my spiritual journey began at a Quaker school I attended from age 16-18. It was good to put some distance between myself and SMC. I'm not so sure that I should call myself "Happy" Survivor. The truth is I am still utterly broken by my dealings with and time spent in SMC. I still cannot bring
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Thank you RRModerator for taking the decision to ban Bingowings. I may have been one of the contributors whom you have saved from being publicly smeared and discredited. Are there no lows to which SMC will not stoop? They really take the biscuit. My health is suffering from the fallout surrounding my decision to leave SMC on Saturday 31st August. I am feeling the wrath and extreme displeasure
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I was appalled to read that anyone on this thread might be sending unpleasant PMs to other contributors. As is patently obvious from my posts I believe that honesty is the best policy to deal effectively with SMC. Maybe if Corboy has evidence of such unpleasantness it might be worth considering naming and shaming the sender of these PMs. I would be very interested to know where his quotati
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Hello all! I really don't want to get bogged down talking about televisions etc. I have something far more alarming to share with you...on Sunday 25th August I phoned the home of the couple I have referred you all to. I just wanted to ask my good friend if she was concerned that SMC was being investigated by the OSCR. Well...nothing could have prepared me for the sheer hostility of he
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Hello Bingowings and those behind you at SMC! You maybe haven't grasped the fact that I only left SMC last week so I would say that I am fairly up to date with the latest rules, regulations, practices and prevailing attitudes. Although, the rules do tend to change by the minute so maybe I am not all that up to date! I feel that the time has now come for you at SMC to sit down and have
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I would like to quote from a discussion paper entitled " Legalism Versus Grace". The author is a retired secondary school teacher who has no formal theological training. He assumes that his readers accept the final authority of Scripture in spiritual matters. He is Jim Peacock MA (Hons), Diploma of Teaching. I quote: " "The truth is cruel, but it can be loved, and it m
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I would like to add to my previous post where I made reference to the insane rules and regulations that SMC place upon its members. I remember when Grace Gault was preaching a few years ago and she was speaking about ladies who like to stay looking young. She went on to make a snide comment about ladies who dye their hair. You can therefore imagine my utter surprise when I returned to SMC recen
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I sincerely hope that I haven't caused unnecessary alarm by recounting the sparks incident that occurred at SMC a few years ago. I had at one stage thought of informing Health & Safety as there is a potential fire risk if there are sparks flying about. I had also considered bringing a bucket of sand with me the next time I attend SMC. However, I now feel quite reassured...Mrs Speirs lead
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It's so encouraging and heartening to know that miracles and "signs following" are happening in SMC. Surely it is the proof we all so desperately need that, yes, God is protecting this very special "movement that He has raised up". Let me give you the reason for my optimism...a very good friend from SMC shared a very touching story with me a few days ago. A dear friend
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