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Wierwille counted on that and purposely exploited it to his benefit.....That is, in part, what makes his actions so despicable.

Click on "New". It's at the top of the menu, on the left side of the link in post #1. Then, click on the link entitled "Wierwille's Attack on Christian Ministries".

A legend in his own time mind.

That must be one of the higher end models.

But, not before he "abundantly shares", dontcha know?

I just hope those folks in Jubbulpore don't ask for the key to the city back. I mean, how embarrassing would that be?

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Maybe I'm just dense. I don't "get" what he means when he states that the group name has a second tiered meaning. The name of our ministry contains an intentional double entendre. The Word of God is the truth (John 17:17), and because it contains the very life of God (Eph. 4:18), it is the living truth (John 6:63; Heb. 4:12). As such, the word “living” is an adjective. But God intends that His truth be practiced, that is, He wants us to make “living” a verb by being living epistles of His truth, and that is our goal. It just looks like a bunch of pretzel logic being used to look clever.

Let me see if I've got this straight. Wierwille leveled vitriolic accusations against missionary programs with which he had no direct connection or authority. Then, he went on to create his own missionary program (W.O.W.), which was nothing more than a veiled excuse to promote his own products. Wasn't it he, himself, who was fond of saying that when you point a finger at someone, there are three pointing back at you?

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Very cool, Kit. Thanks

Children Of The Devil (Never eat before Twig.)

I wonder if our resident squirrel poster has seen this. He probably has enough of those gizmoes to open his own hospital.

Great post! I have never read that book but, I can really relate to what you are saying. Thanks!

Based on the information on his site, it appears he was a twig leader in San Francisco for 18 years.

There is much talk in the media these days focused on bullying in our schools. There is another kind of bullying, though, that has flown under the radar for far too long. It's known as workplace bullying or adult bullying or mobbing, when it involves more than one bully. Although it is, in essence, a variant of childhood bullying, it will often manifest itself in a very different, often hard to recognize form. Some of the characteristics identified with it can be found in THIS link. I believe The Way is not merely a religious group, it's a culture that is infested, infected, saturated with a variation of this societal disease. Review the link. See how The Way fits the basic profile. Unfortunately, there is little that can be done to change or stop a bullying situation once it has taken root. You can't reason with a bully because a bully is NOT interested in finding solutions or reaching compromises. They are only concerned with gaining and maintaining control. What's the answer?.....LEAVE You will never change them. Change from this type of behavior is something they would never tolerate. If you're still involved with these people or a derivative group that promotes the same values....get out of Dodge on the first thing smokin'.

This may be, perhaps, one of the hardest parts of being a target of abuse....accepting that it was NOT your fault....The abuser made a choice to abuse you...It's HIS/HER fault, not yours.

God told me you would say that.

These people weren't merely inept, they were deceitful and malicious. Anyone who still exalts them and openly holds them in high regard should be ashamed of themselves.

I don't know if you can still buy it through this site but HERE is an Amazon link. Oops.....HERE

There is a popular T.V. show called The Mentalist, that, although fictional, features a character who is well skilled in such techniques.

The idea of "any two believers....." was just another gimmick of the Vicster. It was intended to keep people from leaving the confines of Wayville to seek out life beyond the walls.

If I understand this correctly, the first cause of death listing on a death certificate is not necessarily the primary cause of death, but, rather, the most immediate cause of death. After that, the underlying causes are listed in chronological order. Thus, "metastatic melanoma of the liver/ocular melanoma" means that the immediate cause of death was cancer that had spread to the liver from an underlying cause, which was cancer of the eye. I could be wrong but that's how I remember it.

A little boy was talking to God.... He said, "God, how long is eternity?" To his surprise, God responded and said, "Son, to me, it's merely a second." So the little boy addressed Him again and asked, "God, how much is a million dollars?" Again, God responded and said, "Son, to me, it's merely a penny."... "God", said the little boy, "Can I have a penny?" "Sure", said God, "hold on a second." Soooo.....God was going to give Wierwille this great cache of knowledge that hadn't been known for 2,000 years... but He couldn't afford to wait an extra week or foot the bill for a proper filming crew....

He sounds like a deeply spiritual man, a virtual pillar of the church.