Altar_Kent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is anyone familiar with this movement? It is > based in Kalona Iowa at a camp/compound called > Shiloh. IT is primarily located in the United > states, but also has churches in Brazil and japan. > It was founded by John Robert Stevens and first > called the walk. Stevens came out of the Latter
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Two days without the ONION Is all well with you?
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kfinotti Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wow...that’s all I can say right now. I grew up in > TLW. My parents met and married at Cornish. > (First direct contact with GH...I never knew why, > but I never liked him. John Miller, Randy Parks > and many others there were all fine with me then > (I was 11/12 yo), but something felt wrong to
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denisewallerlaughlin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Please people of every generation Demand to follow > the Money. Everyones life is not just a story. > it was hopes and dreams that were taken away. > Instead of proper educations it was spend time > serving whoever, wherever however. How many > generations where brainwashed into >
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Onion Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And Walkoes are stepping down. > > I hope that means Margo won't be at the school. I > just heard from someone about a father who was > arrested for child sexual abuse and a week later > (he was out on bail) Margo (who knew all about it) > had the dad as a parent help oversee a field trip &
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Many false leaders (spiritual fathers) exercise the seat of authority in a "lordship" type position. They may never openly say this, but the air in their congregation is permeated with a sense of "everyone needs to serve the leader...it's all about the leaders vision...sons need to serve their father's vision." The problem with this line of thinking is that it is the
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kBOY Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The blame-game has long been an integral part of > TLW's modus operandi. Any quick perusal of the > last three decades of 'words' would quickly > demonstrate that when anything goes wrong or fails > to come to fruition, there is only one demographic > to blame--the little people. >
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changedagain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > An excerpt from an article written by a sex-crimes > prosecutor (Deanna Paul) in the Washington Post > today, explaining the obvious reasons victims are > hesitant to come forward: > > It is not alarming that Ford waited this long to > talk about the assault. > The vast majority of sexu
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puddington Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you wanted to be in the “in-crowd” at TLWF, you > had to hate dogs. It was the apostolic thing to > do. I recall hearing that dogs were soulish and > cats were carriers of witchcraft. > > I think the only thing safe as a pet were tropical > fish. I seem to recall hearing that fish had n
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changedagain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My wife has a dentist appointment scheduled for > later this week. She wanted to put a reminder on > my calendar that I needed to drive her there and > back. I was tempted to respond as a TLWF authority > ('I don't want your shit on my calendar') but just > went an unenthusiastic
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Cloudwatcher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > changedagain Wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------- > > Revelation 13:18 > > Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding > > count the number of the beast: for it is the > > number of a man; and his number is Six hundred > > threescore and six (66
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For the first time in fifty years I went to see a Psychiatrist yesterday. After an hour of detailing my childhood on a very high level the shrink says, you are a very complicated fellow and I cannot help you. In his fifty years of counseling the shrink claims to have seen 2 cult members. What struck me the hardest was first the reaction when I said I was raised in a cult. He laughed and said &
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rrmoderator Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > NickleandDimed: > > YOu seem to be here as a troll and/or a cult > apologist. > > Rebecca Moore is a cult apologist who engages in > the worst sort of apologies about Jim Jones. She > worked to include his name on a memorial at a > cemetery where there is a mass grave of Jones'
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changedagain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cloudwatcher Wrote: > > > Your Point? > > I think he is trying to lay the groundwork > for claiming that TLWF leaders never practiced > coercive persuasion (brainwashing) on the > fellowship, since it doesn't exist in the first > place. People's wills were honored, and
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Road to Damascus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is my first time posting. I have felt lately > that I am on my own road to Damascus. The light of > truth is so plainly obvious that I feel gut > punched. How could I and so many others have > bought all the lies and abuse whether of power, > shaming, emotional or sexual. Where is the
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Onion Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Reveal - Excellent point. I was thinking about > that in the context of the recent findings on the > Catholic Church. The organization is under fire > for their protection of the perpetrators, and > theit complicity in hiding what was done and > allowing the perpetrators to stay in position so >
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changedagain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tmason Wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------- > > It was just a telemarketer. What a strange > > coincidence. > > Was he/she touting Shiloh University? > Just curious. That's the funniest thing I have heard today! No unfortunately it wasn't. I co
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It was just a telemarketer. What a strange coincidence.
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Not two minutes after my last post I received a call from (unknown caller) the 319 area code. Coincidence?
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WOW, new people. Awesome!! I love reading what redacted and the others have written. The freshness of the wounds to your souls is palpable. I feel your pain. I think we all feel your pain. I was brought into TLW in 1970 at age 3 and left for good in 1984. I missed the whole "shepherding" thing and reign of Marilyn the terrible. I can tell you as a victim of abuse (by TLW) on many lev
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rrmoderator Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes. But a line is crossed when it just becomes > preaching without cited specifics regarding > Stevens and the Fellowship. > > Did not see a very focused effort at examining > very specific scriptures used and abused by > Stevens and/or the Fellowship. > > It's important to st
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Onion Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Larry Cotton was indeed included with G&M as a > leadership role after JRS died. But Marilyn was > onto Gary immediately and there were rumors it > started long before JRS died. I have no > information on that. > > But I know about the little core of four from > after JRS' death bec
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Onion Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mandatory Reporters include every level > imageineable of school employees. > > In 1963 mental health professionals became > mandated reporters and that was all. As the years > went by, the law was amended MANY times to include > every other type of professional that might come > into knowled
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I was referencing your prior post about Johns biological son.
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Is it me Onion?? Is it me?? LOL
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Chaos1952 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am like the rest of you, still trying to make > some sense of it all. I did, and still do have a > tremendous respect for the illusion that I have > created in my mind about JRS. But I know that a > lot of it is illusion. I do believe that he got > off on the worship like just about anybody wo
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GoingRogue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > changedagain Wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------- > > kBOY Wrote: > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > The School of Prophets – God’s Kingdom > > > Corporation > > > July 20, 2018 - by Gary Hargrave > &g
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larry bobo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > puddington - Unfortunately, many others were told > the same thing after leaving. I wonder if there > has been any attempt by TLWF to refund offerings, > since "true sons" would never want to receive > dirty money from vessels of Satan. I would suggest > that using people for personal g
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GoingRogue, Hiding in the car while entering the home where school was held was likely due to several factors. Zoning, licensing for the school, insurance and of course the always paranoid cult mentality probably all play a part. The glaring stares of the neighbors watching twenty little kids marching in and out every morning may have been undesirable to the adults. I can tell you the kids did
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GoingRogue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > changedagain Wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------- > > So true. Isolation traps a person...providing > no > > viable alternate to the stifling environment > > they've become accustomed to. I think the > stories > > of the people here who have fou
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