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Wierwille was a man of many secrets. And thus, plenty of things needed hidden or guarded from public view. Not only did he build a ministry (cough, cough) based on lies.....he strategically implemented a series of tactics through the years to cover his tracks. The foundational class and class-based ministry work was B.G. Leonard. Wierwille utilized cunning strategy to distance himself from all his plagiarized sources. The class was NOT enough. Wierwille fabricated a story wherein God's audible voice told him to "teach the Word." Preemptive strikes were inserted in pfal to keep students from questioning wierwille's integrity or doctrine. The corps training was an indoctrination program.....isolation, intimidation, immersion, indoctrination, idolization. Corps were taught the "lockbox theorem"...... sworn to keep things (seductive, sordid, scandalous) secret. Salted vows to wierwille's ministry .... for the rest of your life. No. Matter. What. Corps coordinators were the "salt blocks" of the salted..... knowing of wierwille's / martindale's sexual predation. Gatekeepers have ALWAYS BEEN NEEDED...... wierwille was a man of many secrets. Anyone and everyone who had ever tried to confront wierwille was quickly sniffed out as a "spiritual enemy." The status of the individual was the determining factor on which method to use. In the case of the *great theologian on the other side of the English Channel* (in pfal)......why, wierwille wouldn't waste his time trying to discuss (debate) the guy. Ole wierwille "had forgotten more of the word that that guy ever knew." Dismissed....swatted away (just like that). B.G. Leonard had lots right, but his written communication skills were awful (in other words, not qualified to lead others). And, those spiritual leaders at that Tulsa Convention were "great men".....but they couldn't lead wierwille into speaking in tongues. See. The. Pattern. ?? At age 51, when wierwille filmed pfal..... he had learned how to be cunning and crafty. Wierwille was a plagiarist and a phony. He had to have enablers and gatekeepers to protect him. Men with genuine ministries do NOT need gatekeepers (1. a person or persons in charge to control passage through it; 2. any person or thing that controls access or otherwise regulates). Keeping the Secrets: How many in the inner sanctum knew the secrets? How many categories of secrets are there? 1) History of "The False Teacher" (he was a plagiarist, thru and thru), 2) Bloviated India Mission Trip (Dr. I.S. Williams was host and opened all the doors, wierwille spoke for 15-20 minutes at Jain Convention, no major results from this ego-trip), 3) Wierwille's sexual predation (how many enablers knew? -- trustees? wives? corps coordinators, bodyguards? procurers? harem? seductresses? etc?), 4) Wierwille was an alcoholic.....heavy drinker, 5) Wierwille was a misogynist....even makes a couple of derogatory remarks towards women in pfal, 6) Wierwille was a striker and a bully.... which disqualified him [I Timothy 3], 7) Wierwille wasn't a "research guy"..... Walter Cummins and twi's research team were penned in by pfal-confinements, 8) Secrets Etcetera.....in other words, wierwille was NOT "the" (or "a") man of God that The Way International claimed he was. Secrets throughout his life. Secrets to this day. Yet, twi made a bone-headed mistake. They allowed Mrs. Wierwille to write Born Again to Serve.....and she gave a detailed history of ALL THE MEN WHO TAUGHT WIERWILLE and were instrumental in his growth. Unwittingly, she unveiled a swath of secrets. Years ago, I delved into this topic.....Twi-Gatekeepers ended with Waydale/GSC. With the internet, twi will NEVER be the same. Lots and lots of secrets are exposed for all to see. The gatekeepers cannot control the information. Splinter groups, led by complicit corps coordinators, cannot cover the tracks of a false teacher (trying to peddle his wares). The corrupt gatekeepers would like to CONTROL THE ACCESS OF THIS INFORMATION......but they can't. Corrupt gatekeepers are hirelings.....wanting to fleece the sheep some more. .

Although gatekeepers might still try to put wierwille back on a pedestal......he was a deeply flawed, narcissistic opportunist. All of the incremental steps of his plagiarist past were largely revealed by Mrs. Wierwille's book, Born Again to Serve. Unwittingly, this 1996 book was written to elevate vpw's legacy did the opposite. This was an unforced error by the Indoctrination Central Command at HQ. ~~~~~~~~~ Long gone are the days when wierwille could hide behind the mask of revisionist history. Anyone who wants to know details, timelines, and hard-hitting facts can research the past. Mrs. Wierwille's book, Born Again to Serve, gives us plenty to dispel the myths. Tragedy, sadness and death at the wierwille farm [p.12] Vpw disliked conformity of riding school bus....got a motorcycle in high school [p.16] The wierwilles married in secret to bypass seminary code regulations [p.28] On July 6, 1941....vpw installed as minister for St. Jacob's Evangelical and Reformed Church in Payne, Ohio [p.33] In June 1944, wierwilles move to Van Wert, Ohio....bigger church, St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church [p.45] Wierwille attends E. Stanley Jones Ashram in North Carolina....in July 1944 [p.48] On July 28, 1948....wierwille gets "doctorate" from degree-mill Pikes Peak Seminary in Manitou Springs, Colorado [p.67] In February 1953....vpw sits thru B.G. Leonard's class "The Gifts of the Spirit" in Calgary, Alberta [p.91] Etc. etc...... Wierwilles leave the denominational church in August 1957 [p.216] On December 19, 1957.....wierwilles run first meeting of "The Way, Inc." [p.219] Back in the 70's.......wierwille bloviated over his calling, accomplishments, credentials, etc. but a thorough study shows the real picture. Incrementally and strategically, wierwille was an opportunist. He utilized plagiarism, a degree-mill seminary, and a stolen class to gain a small portion of accreditation. Yet, even then.......adults were not easily fooled by these tactics. Thus, wierwille's target was the youth. Once off the church payroll, wierwille struggled immensely for nearly 15 years [1957-1972] to garner a following. I contend that wierwille's "career accomplishments" had 3 segments: 16 years on church payroll.....in Payne and Van Wert, Ohio [1941-1957] 14 years struggling to build a following and pay the bills [1958-1972] 10 years of exceeding growth, prosperity and adulation [1972-1982] It wasn't until March 1972.....when wierwille swooped in and grabbed Doop's and Hefner's ministry work......that transformed twi into a youth movement. Mrs. Wierwille's book documents the struggles and challenges. Even people who sat in wierwille's live classes in 1961, 1962, 1963, etc......did NOT stick. They sat thru his class, but then went back to their church. Time and again, wierwille pleads in his mailing list to stay faithful to his ministry and TITHE WEEKLY. Even when pfal was filmed in 1967, wierwille was struggling mightily to stay ahead of the bills for the studio, lighting, furniture. Some regard "The Red Thread" as one of wierwille's best teachings......yet, it was plagiarized from Rev. Oral Roberts. Was wierwille so spiritually bankrupt that even at the tail end of his ministry years he still had to plagiarize from others? Yep. Stolen teachings. Stolen classes. Stolen glory. So, really......only about 10 years of a thriving ministry until wierwille retired in October 1982 and handed the reins over to Martindale. When wierwille stepped off-stage.....the power conflicts began in earnest. Subtle at first.....but nonetheless, they were there. The top-tier leaders were staking their claims to their regions. Geer was in Europe. Former corps coordinators had gained measurable influence. Wierwille died and twi splintered a hundred ways. Research the facts.......stop the indoctrination. .

"When did twi's stranglehold on wierwille's mog-status, impact and legacy lose its grip? Did the stranglehold cease when many clergy/corps dissented and exited in late '70s or early '80s? Did the stranglehold cease when wierwille died in May 1985? Did the stranglehold cease when geer read "The Patriarch" paper at corps week, 1986? Did the stranglehold cease when lynn and others wrote that 37-page proclamation? Did the stranglehold cease with an exodus of a reported 80% of corps leadership? Did the stranglehold cease when dozens of splinter groups started preaching "the truth?" When did the stranglehold cease? Well......imo, the stranglehold ceased when twi-gatekeepers could NO LONGER control the message or contain the secrets. The leaders (cough, cough) who exited en masse after "the poop paper propaganda" did very little to release the wierwille-the-man-of-God vise grip. The geer camp kept beating the same drum. The lynn camp did better.....but just seemed to sidestep the wierwille doctrine/legacy in many ways. What about the finn3gan camp? The summ3rville camp? Others? The shr0yer camp seemed to embrace the wierwille doctrine more closely.....of which, the two younger wierwille kids hitched a ride to keep the embers glowing? The stranglehold was BROKEN when Waydale in April 1999 took the fight directly at Martindale and twi. The full onslaught of punches caught martindale/twi off guard and in a defensive posture. Pa-ul All3n hit them with an uppercut that left them staggering to find the ropes. From a position of husband-rage and legal strength, this man went on a relentless, 18-hours a day, flurry of punches that staggered the corporate "giant." Month after month, the scandalous secrets poured forth on Waydale. Twi mandated that their followers stay off the internet and, it didn't take long before martindale had to publically admit to this "consensual affair." Twi knew that Waydale was, indeed, a formidable foe. .....snip ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After the *1986 Corps Exodus* ...... lots of those EX-corps coordinators went forth to start splinter groups and initiate the SAME CLASSES AND PATTERNS that they learned from wierwille. After the *2016 Corps Exodus* ...... four of those EX-corps coordinators went forth to start splinter groups and initiate the SAME CLASSES AND PATTERNS that they learned from wierwille. See the pattern? That's why Waydale/GSC has been INVALUABLE to setting the captives free. .