I not a bit surprised, actually. Marilyn always scared me to death. Much too ruthless, I think. Yes, they did use us. I would have hoped that by then, 10+ years since the death of JRS, that they would have gotten his mindset, if ever they would have been able. This group was and is a cult, and too many fine people have had their spirituality and dedication abused and exploited. God bless yo
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This is in answer to "recoveredfinally". I do not know when you were at Shiloh. I was there 1978-1984. I did my stint with kitchen and housekeeping, as well as working on a hymnal (which was never really used, BTW). The showers were not timed -- we were asked to limit the time of a shower, but they were not metered. And, the services were not as dreadful as you make them out to b
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I was a member of "the Walk" from 1975-1984, and at Shiloh from 1978 to 1984. I also post on FactNet, which has a myriad of threads on this group. What I see out there is a world of pain, a certain amount of fear--both in former members, and the current members who dare to post--and a lot of sadness. "shiloh-is-bad" I read your post which mentioned Al Bailey. I remember
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