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Oh, we had one like that in Fellow Laborers. (I'll bet WG knows who I mean.) He could hardly read at a third grade level. What did they do? They made him a house leader and then an in-house twig leader. Then they put him on limb staff in charge of one of the state-wide outreach programs. Last I heard, he was some kind of big shot in one of the splinter groups. Seems to be par for the course.

Yeah, but won't the Boogie Man bite you or something if he catches you on the wrong side of the shrubs?

I agree.

"Weak Christians" Gotta be a macho man, dontcha know.

That's similar to the message pushes.I guess he must be smarter than God. <_<

Camillias and azaleas are both "acid-loving" plants. They require low pH (5-6) soil and good drainage. They also don't like being in a location that has too much shade.

Just makes me want to break out the 'smores and sing Kumbaya 'round the campfire one more time.

Ouch! Stumped me on that one!

Oh, my! Haven't heard that one for ages. I'll Have To say I love you In A Song--------Jim Croce How's about you take another turn? Purdy please?

Keep in mind that VPW was his wife's father.

Yahoo! Yer turn! Kewpie Doll

For what I understand, quite a bit of that has carried over to some (I said "some") offshoots, as well. edit: Referring to JL's admission of multiple affairs and the Momentus fiasco.

is a nice cover version.

There was no drama when I left. I got too busy with family and business to keep up my involvement. I simply drifted away like a ship in the harbor. What bothers me most is that, after all those years (18) of people saying, "We sure love you.", no one even bothered to call or stop by to see how I was doing. If that's "fellowship", I don't need it.

I think it was T.F.I.---Total Fitness Institute

Ah, come on , Ham They work The Word! Where ya been?

Do you walk to school or carry your lunch?

Maybe you should.

Ummmmm? Who is the current President of TWI?

My goodness! I've posted the entire song, except for one word.

I don't want to take this thread too far off topic so I'll just say that my eyes started opening when I stumbled into GSC. Now, I had seen tiny glimpses since my days in Fellow Laborers in the mid 1970's but wasn't sure what I had seen. It's sorta like a bunch of little creeks that suddenly come together at a confluence to form one big river. O.K.-----back to topic.

Slander is spoken-----libel is written.

Yeah but we were the BEST cult. Isn't that what VP always told us? "Gawd Bless, Yer the best!"

It's obvious to me that you have no desire for genuine discussion. I bid you farewell.

If you think these are just " made-up stories", you obviously haven't taken much time to give serious consideration to the many resources here that go beyond the forums. Do you even know about the lawsuit that ultimately led to the creation of this site? Do you suppose you would feel the same way if it had been your mother, sister, wife or daughter who was sexually abused by leadership? I'm just asking.