changedagain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ForgottenIA Wrote: > > > Again, I know this is a lot of questions, all > the > > information I’ve been sifting through has been > > overwhelming. > > > > I welcome anybody to PM me, or look up > ForgottenIA > > on FB and message there (this will also be the &g
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

I respect your opinion, and nobody is obligated to share with me. However, there are many former members that are willing to. Some of them recommended me post here. I'm simply trying to get as much correct information before I publish my piece. Thankfully some members have reached out and helped me see that there is much more than the face value of the term "cult", and that man
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

Thank you for the few that have already acknowledged my post here! As I’ve been wading through research I’ve struggled to organize my thoughts (I’m sure that’s no surprise!). Typically my write ups are mostly about a physical location, with a little history of its origins, however with Shiloh, I believe much more information about the organization is necessary (JRS Iowa ties, TLW history, and d
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

Hello everybody. I am an outsider, and have never been involved with TLW. However, I am working on a story regarding Shiloh, the compound as a physical location. This story will be for a project I've been working on called "Forgotten IA: Lost and Abandoned Places of Iowa". I photographed Shiloh last year before it was torched, however the research for the story has been a doo
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

I came across this forum last weekend after I met one of the members in Monterey. I am generally interested in the, I might say, "fringe" schools of thought. So I gave her about 3 hours of my time. She had white robes on. And a pair of sandals and a white hat and a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses. The glasses attracted my attention since the very start of the conversation: as soon as s
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"