I wonder how long it would take to drive from L.A. to Mother Mary and St. Jude Thaddeus Parish in Padre Miguel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? It would be a bummer to drive the entire distance and not get there in time.
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Tmason Wrote: > As a nod to the intended purpose of this site a > message for all aspiring potential cult members: > If you don't want to be trolling some obscure BB > (fifty years from now) looking for psychiatric > help from others no better suited to give it than > you, DON'T JOIN A CULT! Hey, this message board had over 286,000 page views. IT IS A VIP
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kBOY Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Prophets Of Oneness And Worship > > > hets-of-oneness-and-worship/ > > (Efforts to pick off vulnerable Catholic youth > have begun.) Pretend to be open to the Catholic church in order to steal their youth for your own agenda. An ingenious way to replenish the stock. Again--no one should undere
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howmidoing Wrote: > Has anyone else felt PTSD like symptoms? > > Thanks! Yes--not infrequently. You're not alone. Welcome to this board, howmidoing.
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slandjt Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What he said . . . I would add Gary to that list. > P.S. I remember him as a brown-noser and a bit of > a thug. Yeah--that's him.
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"I think part of the purpose of this forum is to keep newcomers from being sucked into it...and to help those who are trying to break free, even though it's all they know." For clarification, I'm likening drug addiction to the addiction of being enslaved to a cult--perhaps a bit of a stretch.
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slandjt Wrote: > I deeply care about the people who > have been harmed and continue to be harmed by this > cult, especially my sister and others like her. > She doesn't know any better at this point in her > very long life in this cult and I don't wish for > her to be liberated because this is all she knows. > She is controlled by her so-called pastors and
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Saw enough Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Feast of Purim is coming up. Which means that > just around the corner the flock can expect to > hear the annual messages comparing Marilyn to > Queen Esther who went before the King and > interceded to save the Jewish people from > destruction. Some of the more zealous faithful > will c
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puddington Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Larry. That Shiloh pastor was definitely lying. Gary insisted that members of the fellowship pray for John's return. That was a significant dividing line following John's death...along with pledging allegiance to the lamp. If you resisted, you were shunned. I lost good, long-time friends as a resul
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NickleandDimed Wrote: > Couldn't hurt. Less fellowship isolation. Big > improvement over G&M outreach to cult leader moron > Todd Bentley. Never heard of Todd Bentley, until now. This is the summary from Wikipedia: "Todd Bentley (born 10 January 1976 ) is a Canadian Christian evangelist. He was a key figure of the Lakeland Revival and was in leadership of Fresh
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FCSLC Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > larry bobo wrote in part: > > “In contrast, the report by Silas seemed to > highlight the fact that they were VIPs – rather > than servants with “simple and humble hearts”. > Perhaps a relationship with the Cardinal will > help open their eyes to what it really means to be > a Christ follower
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284,490 page views to date (I hope everyone reading this stat is cheering in approval)
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kBOY Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Celebration of Oneness through the Holy Spirit > By Silas Esteves March 2nd, 2017 > As time passed connecting with several priests, > seminary students, and other evangelical pastors; > soon it was time for Hargrave to speak. Throughout > his ten-minute message about oneness in the Body > of Ch
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SouthGate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If I'm offending or pissing anyone off with my > post please speak up. If anyone wants me to quit > posting on here, please let me know also because I > will stop. Maybe this does help some of you so I > don't want to be responsible for adding to your > pain. Nothing wrong with expre
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Some things I recall: He allowed intercession for him to go for years, where people prayed for him to breakthrough to 'resurrection life' since he identified himself as the "first fruits." He repeatedly said that everyone if the fellowship would benefit by making him the focus of their prayers. He insisted that the word he spoke would be the foundation of the Kingdom--and t
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Amen Tmason Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Twoteetwo Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > larry bobo Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > > > > I’ve mentioned it before, but I think it > > bears > > >
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It sounds as though the fellowship is finally losing trust in Gary. A major step toward freedom! kBOY Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Last weekends School of Prophets titles from > Brazil: > > -WHERE DID YOUR TRUST GO? > -WE POUR OURSELVES INTO ONENESS (out of distrust) > -DO YOU TRUST GOD'S MOTIVATION > -THE SCHOOL OF PROPH
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Dealings of "the Lord" That phrase carried so much weight in the cult. In reality, 99.99% of the time it was 'dealings' administered by pissed-off, controlling authority figures...devoid of compassion. NickleandDimed Wrote: >The dealings of the Lord were > harsher for the member who left.
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It demonstrates the 'loyalty' of top leadership to the ministries under them. Aware of their short-comings, they only take action once the ministries' behavior reflects badly on them. Good for the whistle blower, BTW. Society needs needs more of them. ickleandDimed Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thank you, lily. I'll finish the ta
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281,790 page views to date... (Stats are not important to me)
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NickleandDimed Wrote: > While in church X, wife of the assistant pastor > criticized me to my face. She was 19. I responded > defensively. The assistant pastor didn't come to > me about it. He started a campaign to isolate. He > was 20. John used to make a big deal about defensiveness...and yet he wouldn't allow anyone (to my knowledge) question his actions/wo
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Cloudwatcher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi everyone. I have been a bit scarce on the > forum--have a lot on my plate. But I love you > all. Reading the posts is an education in and of > itself. I don't need to comment now---but welcome > to all newcomers on the forum--I hope talking > helps you find peace and some sort of >
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NickleandDimed Wrote: > Heads up: Gary's in Brazil. It seems the Brazilians are much more responsive to his "ministry."
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NickleandDimed Wrote: > Ironically, I hit bottom while in > the church. Not uncommon, NickleandDimed.
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NickleandDimed Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > pbsguy you saw skullduggery in the music business. > Recalling John's thinking that music business was > the domain of Satan. Bob from Impact was musically > talented and Gruenberg who John pushed to write > Kingdom music but John was never satisfied with > Gruenberg reaching what John th
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NickleandDimed Wrote: > BTW, never attracted to the LW because > of the worship and those extended long versions > gave me a headache. Venting is good. Ha--I recall a "Yasper" confiding in me about the long worship services. He too said they gave him a headache.
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lily rose Wrote: > CA I find it odd you never heard this songwriting > story about Jim B. as it was widely known in the > Valley but since you were stuck in Redlands I > guess that explains it. Yeah, we were so insulated at the time with loosing the Apostle, I seldom was exposed to these human interest tidbits. Also, I never (to my recollection) had the opportunity of speakin
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NickleandDimed Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The LW tried to change my personality to be like > G&M and then they took God away from me. Still > angry over that. Welcome NickleandDimed What G & M personality traits do you think were being placed upon you? I'm not skeptical it was happening...just interested in your perspective. p.
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pbxguy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > lily rose wrote, "Remember the song "Sounds of > Silence." Simon and Garfunkle got credit for it > but it was written by Jim Beach who grew up in the > Walk." > > I've heard two different individuals in the Walk > claim they wrote that song. Do you happen to have > an
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larry bobo Wrote: "I know the 30+ difficult years I gave of my life to TLWF had very little value to John or Marilyn. The ashes and destruction I received in return for believing a lie are certainly worth warning others about so that they do not make the same mistake. They would feign appreciation as long as they could use you for their benefit, but as soon as you disagreed, all that matt
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