kBOY Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > * * * SWOOPING IN ON COATTAILS * * * > > "A Heart Connection with Pope Francis" > By Silas Esteves June 22nd, 2017 > > > 6/heart-connection-pope-francis/ > > Where is the similar drive by TLW leadership in > the States to replicate this dynamic? Is it possible to have
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kBOY Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > * * * REGRESSIVE NEWS * * * > > "Reject Religion, Live In The First > Commandment" > June 11, 2017 — Sunday — by Gary Hargrave > > > ct-religion-live-in-the-first-commandment/ > > " Religion uses outward works of service to God > (TLW leadership) as a cover-up for
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lily rose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi everyone- > > This will be really brief without any judgments. I > haven't been following the strand the past few > days due to a difficult personal matter, for which > I will be taking a brief break. I'm not > comfortable sharing my private life on line so I > will leave it a
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No problem, NickleandDimed. Now can we please get back to forming a connection with the Catholic Church. This is getting tiresome! NickleandDimed Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Changedagain, you brought us banishment. That's > the job of the moderator. Right? Not us. You asked > for more information because you haven't read all > th
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NickleandDimed Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > changedagain, after you posted your name. I > remembered. I know that dude. The picture you try > to paint of yourself here. Not what I remember. I am guilty of not reading everything that SG has posted. What exactly has he written that is so offensive that you feel should be grounds for banishment? B
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lily rose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I didn't buy before a few years ago when you > posted you were really a little person. And I > don't buy it now. It reflects in the things you > say. You don't have to buy into it. I know what I am.
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Lily wrote, "Seriously, I think the message board is devolving. Even though there are rules for this message board to keep it cordial with meaningful discussions about the cultish behavior of the leadership, some people like yourself aren't willing to monitor abusers at the expense of your freedom of speech." Well, I won't interfere with your taking on the abusers. Both yo
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Lily wrote: Say what you will CA. You were in the ministry. Maybe you were one of those who piled in on the little people. I lived as a little person. I was basically a figurehead--spending most of my time fixing up the facilities I happened to be in, trying to raise a family while giving myself 5-6 days a week (service, work assignments) to the church. I went very light on the people unde
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slandjt Wrote: > So, all of that said, this forum is for all of us > -- not just for those who happen to agree with > each other. Sometimes having an open mind allows > us to see things from others' perspective. Just > saying . . . If someone has spent a considerable time in TLWF, and is not here just to be disruptive or grab attention...then I make every effort to
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Oh, I forgot to mention, there has been __________ page views to date. (not allowed to give the number, but trust me, it is impressive).
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NickleandDimed Wrote: > changedagain, When did you become the CEO of the > message board? The moderator made me CEO shortly after joining this forum many, many years ago. I told him I hadn't had anything that has boosted my ego since a LW pastor set me aside as a deacon back in '77. I guess he felt sorry for me and gave me the position. I just wish it paid more.
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Among the radical intercessors, it became blasphemous not to recognize that John was Christ's manifestation. And I recall on numerous occasions John assuming this place in people's minds and hearts. He always feigned reluctance, of course, but in no uncertain terms acknowledged the supposed unique, age-changing importance of his ministry. After he was gone, G & M upped the ante
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puddington Wrote: > I'm pretty sure the LW folks say that we are > instruments of Satan. We may be instruments of Satan, but for the most part we're considerate and actually have some concern for the well being of others--which I think distinguishes us from the 'sons of God' who plan to rule the earth with an iron rod. I think Satan is getting a bad rap, BTW ;)
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NickleandDimed Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lily Rose said, "He (Paul) talks about a thorn in > his side." > > I wonder if Gary thinks the cult forum attacks a > thorn in his flesh. Sent to discredit him? Yes. > Cause him suffering? Hard to say. But I think not. It's just a tiny portion of the suffering he's caus
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This link should take you to the Word for the World page: goo.gl/CSwNUP
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lily rose Wrote: > But, I think absolute power corrupts and > Marilyn's authority was left unchecked by the > hierarchy that JRS had devised. She, as was JRS, > were accountable to no one. True Of course, they (Marilyn, John, Gary etc.) would claim God dealt with them personally all the time, and they were completely subject to His will. Or perhaps they, as Christ, were
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puddington Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Those whose minds have been hacked by TLWF. > Would > > not object. Those who object could face anger > and > > discipline. Even expulsion. > > > What a convenient self-purging system a cult is. > And then they turn-around and brag about how they > have &q
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NickleandDimed Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another miracle. The single moms and dads. > Separated by TLWF inhumane version of the unequal > yoke doctrine. Who worked two jobs to care for > their kids. And still found time to help them with > their homework. Yes
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A good portion of the people that post here know who I am, and certainly the ones I complain about in TLWF do as well, so... A good portion of the people that post here know who I am, and certainly the ones in TLWF that I complain about it, know as well...so larry bobo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > filthy apron – You’ve given too many > clues –
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Thanks for sharing in such an honest way in this forum, FA. My name is Mike, BTW. I doubt we know each other, but here's my FB link anyway: filthy apron Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hello all I answered the questions on my last post > but this wonderful yet archaic forum failed to > place it so you could hear my brilliance. John &g
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The wounds from broken marriages & families, a direct fruit of being immersed in LW culture for so many years, is still fresh. The conversations we have here reflect that. At least, for the most part, we're not pretending to be something we're not...unlike the phoniness of what we came out of.
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NickleandDimed Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Before I left, I obsessed about death at least 10 > hours a day. After I left, the obsession reduced > to 4 hours a day. Then 2 hours. I don't obsess > about it anymore. Good I still do recall the sense of terror, ridiculous now, when I left my 'covering.' That s**t gets into your
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lily rose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > CA-I'm a little worried about how fast you are > letting go of your stats obsession. Las Vegas is > Babylon. Resist! > > I'm not one to judge though. Ancestry.com is my > current obsession. my ancestry.com stats: 41% Great Britain 33% Ireland 18% European Jewish 8% miscellaneous
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The last time I posted the page views for this forum was on April 22, 2017 at 07:49PM I believe I have finally been delivered from this trivial obsession. Thanks everyone for helping me through this difficult time. Changedagain (formerly Rainman) p.s. I'll be going to Vegas for a few days to celebrate my breakthrough--in a non-addictive way, of course. No need to worry.
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lily rose Wrote: > I see a "miracle" in the lives of the little > people who come to the message board to boast > not about their successful lives or > relationships, but about how they were either born > into an inhumane cult or came out of it after > years of being buried in grandiose and elitist > Latter Rain doctrine and against all odds and > some
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kBOY Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > * * * KOOL-AID ALERT * * * > > > "The Key To Enter Into The Realm of > Fulfillment" > By Silas Esteves May 11th, 2017 > > > 5/key-enter-realm-fulfillment/ > "As we listen and give ourselves to our designated > relationships, we will live on both the natural &
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kBOY Wrote: > "It’s Time For Us To Walk On Water!" > By Silas Esteves May 11th, 2017 > > > 5/time-us-walk-water/ > "Today, we trust that we can walk on water because > we are enabled by the blood of Jesus!" (YouTube > confirmation to follow.) What is walking on water going to accomplish? I suppose if it gets millions and millions of
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rond Wrote: > Many of those I knew in Yakima are no longer part > of the church, thank goodness. > When I moved to San Diego to marry, I was assigned > to the El Cajon church, something for which I will > be forever grateful. it made it much easier to > leave the church. Good point. The further one was from the militancy of 'John's sons'--the more lik
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The system needs to youth to believe in the product in order to survive.
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And then there's the counterview (hopefully this link works):
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