Grace Valerie Claire

And me personally!! Rocky, when I got in TWI back in 1978, it was great! We had great fellowships, and fun together as believers. However, things really started to change around 1980-1981. Instead of having loving fellowships, it seemed to me that there was a big push to run classes, and send people out WOW, or have them go Corps. The bottom line in my view, was money. God forbid you have a normal life; you know, go to college and/ or work. No, no, no!! Push those classes, no matter what! I got sick of it, and pulled back. I still attended Twig, but I had a personal life also. I was never a big wheel in TWI, nor did I want to be. I wanted a life.

Sky, thank you for all of your information about TWI. I really had no idea how much sheet believers had to deal with during Craig's reign of terror. I keep asking myself why I stayed in TWI long after I should have left. I thought in time, TWI would get it's sheet together. Obviously, I was wrong; things went downhill after I left.

Lani, that is so true!! When I think about my time in TWI, I realize now that I was fed a lot of bullsheet. I spent 10 years listening to a lot of garbage, and then wondered why so many of my prayers went unanswered. I was so young, and stupid. Nowadays, I am very careful about how I spend my time, and who I give money too.

Sky, years ago I heard VPW go off on a reporter. Wow, was I shocked! I was new in the word, but thought VPW handled the situation quite poorly. I thought VPW should have asked the reporter, in a nice way to leave. Instead, VPW had him kicked-out. I thought VPW looked like an azzhole.

I remember JCOPS; what a great book!! And you are right Sky; it was a big deal in TWI! Poor VPW; I knew when I read it, that he didn't have anything to do with it. It was so well-written, it had to have been written by smart, talented people, which VPW wasn't.

Yes Sky, thank you! So much of this happened after I left in 1988. Now, I understand some of went on in Way World. So much garbage happened to people who often didn't deserve it.

T-bone, I know how you feel!! Back when I was in TWI, I was an azzhole also! The love of God really did cover me during the 10 years I spent in TWI, thank God. Now days, I live and let live. I don't force my opinions on anyone; and that includes politics, and religion.

Sky, when I was stationed in Italy, I used to get his teaching tapes. I would listen to them to help me sleep at night. They were so boring!

Sheet!

Wow! Thanks Rocky!!

Yeah, I first read the WLIL back in 1979. I thought it was hogwash then, and I still think it is hogwash.

Some old bullsheet, just a different day. I don't think R and R will last very long. Soon, I think there will be a lot of power struggles over money.

That they want control of everything?

Wow!! Rocky, I have never read any place where people did that to him. For those who did, good for them! But you do have a good point; just because I haven't read about it in the GSC, doesn't mean that it didn't happen.

WW, I read a few of LCM's articles in various Way Publications. Lord, what a dreadful writer he was! Boring! I have no idea where he lives today, nor do I give a hoot.

What, she is going to stay at TWI until she dies? If I had her money, I would travel the world.

As did I. I think if I had stayed in, I would have told people to go F themselves, and I would probably have been kicked out.

Skyrider, thanks for the information. I left in 1988, so this happened after I left. But I don't understand one thing; why didn't people tell LCM to go f-himself, and leave? I would have in a heartbeat. However, I was single, and had no kids, while I was in TWI. I understand why some people stayed; they had kids, and paychecks from TWI. To this day, it is hard for me to believe all the sheet that went on behind closed doors in Way World. So many wonderful people were so badly hurt by all the BS that TWI did to them.

So is that why R and R was started?

Shaz, great post! I would still follow in the footsteps of Christ, because he seemed to have his sheet together.

Skyrider, you are so right!! Someday all of us will be judged. I know I have made a lot of mistakes, and God has forgiven me for them. But I think VPW was a Con man from the beginning of his life, until the end of it. His primary goal was to amass as much money as possible, and then to control others. What a sick puppy!

I did!! It was one of the best episodes of the series!

Waysider, I didn't know that. Thanks for the link!

Thomas, I have no idea what the "Unity School" is. Would you please explain what it is? Thank you.

Hi Mike!! I stopped reading VPW's books years ago. I thought they were poorly-written, and full of dreck. My life is so much better now than it was when I was in Way World. However if VPW's books worked for you, that's great. But they didn't work for the majority of us here at the GSC!