First warning. Why exactly are you here : Statistics_Yogi There have been many attempts to troll this thread. What are your specific concerns regarding James Swartz?
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Please be courteous and avoid endless arguing.
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Hi everyone, If anyone is interested in speaking out publicly about Christ Family, Lightening Amen and what life was like within the group, or for families affected by the group, please let me know. There are news outlets that would be willing to report your personal accounts. I believe that the group is linked to the Clouse murders. In my opinion, based upon the group's history an
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Hi Everyone, Christ Family is prominently mentioned in two articles that appeared yesterday. New York Post Daily Mail The Daily Mail quoted this thread at length. No one was contacted about this at the Cult Education Institute. The New York Post did contact the Cult Education Institute for comment. There is a directory of counseling professionals available through the Cult Edu
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Thanks for the heads up. Rick
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If someone is trolling this thread that person will be banned.
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Sorry, but this is not the place to haver personal fights or discuss relationships. Please read the rules. Personl attack are prohibited.
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Whirlwind, Please be careful not to overwhelm or dominate in any way any thread at this message board. This may annoy people and discourage them from posting and participating. Everyone must feel comfortable and no one must feel bothered or put upon.
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drbeard21, See This is a guide for using this database. Whatever information is available is easily accessible through the search tools specified.
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Whirlwind, You need to be more courteous, less pushy and settle down. Rude behavior is not the way to go here.
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Hi everyone, This thread has a long history and at times it has been contentious. Whirlwind was asked to stop posting here for that reason. Please keep everything here civil, constructive and within the rules of this message board. Two points regarding the rules to remember: 1. Proselytizing is strictly forbidden. This thread is not about convincing anyone about any prearticular sp
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langlorimer1, If you are considering a lawsuit you might want to discuss this with a local attorney in your area.
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Langlorimer1, See This is a list of licensed professionals with experience helping former cult members through counseling and therapy. You might consider this as an option along with some reading about recovery.
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langlorimer1 See This section of the CEI database is about recovery from cults.
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Please don't have arguments and confrontations on this message board.
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Whirlwind, Please stop posting on this thread. You are not a former member of the Chris Butler group and your posts are off topic. Any further posts by you on this thread will be deleted. Again, stop your posts now on this thread or you will be banned from this message board.
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Personal attacks are not allowed here. Everyone must be courteous and reasonable. This is also not a place to preach or promote personal religious beliefs. The topic of this thread is KCF and its behavior.
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Whirlwind, Stop the ongoing arguing on this thread or you will be banned. You are breaking the rules of this board by going on about your religious beliefs. Cease these contentious posts now.
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There is room for various positions and opinions here. But no personal attacks.
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zoejogle : Please read the rules again, which you agreed to before posting here. This is not the place to share your religious beliefs. This is specifically prohibited by the rules. The link you posted to promote religious beliefs has been deleted.
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Iamfree: Do not call anyone names here. "Angry cranks" is name calling. Personal attacks are not allowed per the rules you agreed to before posting here.
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Please stay on topic. This thread is about Kirby Christian Fellowship. Off topic posts will be deleted.
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Sydneygirl, I don't know of anyone in Australia. But here is a link to some resources in the United States that can be helpful. See
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Sydneygirl, I have done intervention work regarding groups called "cults" since 1982. This has included hundreds of interventions, some in Australia. It is very important to have your sister assessed by a mental health professional. Though such a professional may be unfamiliar with the persuasion techniques cultic groups use and not recognize their undue influence. Having said
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To whom it may concern: Do not post anti-vaccination opinions or link to any such misinformation at this message board. This is not the place for such opinions. Stay on topic.
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Dudley, Do not post and/or link to anything regarding anti-vaccination opinions, etc. Is that clear enough?
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Bye Dudley. Posting false and misleading information about necessary vaccines during a pandemic is not relevant to this site and harmful. False information like this can lead to deaths due to misinforamtion.
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To whom it may concern, Preaching and debating religious beliefs is not the purpose of this message board, which is directly spelled out in the rules agreed to before posting here. I am closing this thread. Spirituality and personal religious experiences is not an appropriate topic.
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Stop the personal attacks and religious statements. This thread is not for Krishna devotees to preach or for anyone else to debate religious points of view. The focus must be on cults, destructive authoritarian groups behavior.
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Everyone must calm down and move on now. There must be no debate about personal beliefs here or preaching in any way. This thread is not for that per the posted rules.
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