Lamp, I've thought about that quite a bit. I think it becomes less and less likely due to the free flow of information online these days, but it behooves us to make sure the truth about the walk is easily available online. The only way people get sucked in is if they don't know about the fringe beliefs up-front. The problem is that from the outside, TLWF looks like a pretty standard eva
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LampSchmamp, you are not alone here. After I left The Walk I discovered the richness and beauty of science and philosophy, and found them to be much more sturdy ground to stand on than any faith based belief system. I have little use for organized religion anymore and don't miss it one bit. One bit I have brought with me from The Walk is meditation. When I left I discovered that "wa
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For anyone interested, here is a copy I created, with the voices properly synchronized to the video:
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Lily, thanks so much for pointing me to this video. I agree with the others that the allegations of sexual promiscuity seem to be very surprising. Of course we all know about Rick Holbrook's sexual dalliances, but I was not aware of systemic sexual promiscuity from JRS that Tony alleges. The other bit of information I found surprising was that JRS was kept unburied for 80 days after his d
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It's not ridiculous to expect your clergy to have some higher education, but it is ridiculous to push them to get degrees from your own church university, especially when you are in a "shepherding" relationship with these people. Talk about a conflict of interest! The simple fact is, official degrees were never valued in The Walk before Shiloh University existed. People have bee
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Thanks for the welcomes and replies everyone. I'm pretty much over my bitterness/anger toward TLWF at this point, the Cox video is more of a curiosity than anything. It sounds like it may not be worth the effort of tracking down. One thing that's always helped me, that I've realized since leaving, is how small and insignificant TLWF really is. When I was a part of things, it alw
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Hi everyone, former TWLF member since birth here. I was very active in the church at Shiloh. Left a few years ago and it was the best decision I ever made! The forums at FactNet were a big part of how I realized how ridiculous and manipulative this "church" is. Glad to see the discussion is still alive here. Anyhow, does anybody know where I might be able to find a copy of "Vain
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