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The Psychology of Authority = Every Adult at Indiana Campus Carried a Wooden Spoon Every adult was given the authority to discipline any child/teenager for their behavior or attitude (or perceived attitude) The wooden spoon was a constant reminder that, in the presence of any adult, the adult carried ultimate authority Was every confrontation necessary....or times when an ego-driven adult was looking to express authority? Wouldn't it have been an interesting study to see how young teenagers viewed those two-years of in-residence submission? What instances were wooden spoons used? How often were these confrontations? When was the adult wrong on perceived judgment of a situation?

So I just checked the Way home site because I needed to feel better about my life, so I went there and looked and realized my life couldn't be that bad because I still am not in a cult anymore. So I've got that going for me..... Anyway, right there before my eyes is the Way twitterfeed: "God is good to me. He holds my hand. He helps me stand. God is good to me!" So now Way followers, you too can have a Waybot make up new modern nursery rhymes to send you daily. At first I thought this might be artificial intelligence. And then I realized, no, it is just another Way Corps job LOL. I'll tell you, if I had that job, I would change it into the Way haiku feed. Or I would shoot myself in the head. One of the two.

I think there was an additional reason why TWI was as successful (?) as it was, and why Wierwille's followers were so enthusiastic (before the organization managed to suck all the life out of them). Wierwille had to mix some truth in with what he was teaching in order to get people to swallow the poison. He deceitfully PREACHED some truth, even though what he PRACTICED and TAUGHT contradicted the truths he preached. The Bible says that as many as shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be delivered. The Lord was faithful to His promise, in spite of the fact that we were in a cult, and many people DID get deliverance. What was especially shameful was that Wierwille stole the credit for the deliverance that rightfully belonged to the Lord, and claimed the credit for himself and his class. Just my two cents' worth... Love, Steve

Was that when they started pushing married couples to get 2 copies.. Maybe that was '98... I remember thinking how stupid that was.. But of course then they implemented that the fellowships have one night a week devoted to reviewing the mag, which meant everyone ought to have a copy in their hand.. You think that all went hand in hand to drive up way mag and revenue?! Just glad I were single.. But I felt sorry for those married. Just seemed like they added weight upon weight to them, and once budgeting and scheduling came down the pipe and more forced at the twig level.. Yeah, that's when a lot of &@#$%& hit the fan. Control Control Control, all in the name of God, but honestly it looked more like the green god..

This is a very good question. I think that part of the answer has to be . . . what are you going to do TODAY so that you will be happy with where you go FROM HERE?

I think that's very true, overall WW and TandO. The more I see that, the more that I see the downside of religious commerce, whether it's selling classes or having tax exempt land, given by others. It opens the doors for those who supposedly want to dedicate their lives to "serving others" and do "what Jesus would do" can do the exact opposite and accumulate "treasure" where "moth and rust" can eat away. Upon the first conviction of member abuse a church/ministry/diocese should immediately have it's tax exempt status revoked pending review, with stiff penalties and back taxes collected for the years that the Tax Exempt clergy and officers were abusing their members and enjoying the benefits of being a "church". And for those ministries/churches/diocese who insist that they answer to a Higher Law and can't be required to open their doors or their books even after being convicted of abuses to their members, the government can say fine. Good. Pay your taxes, pay your penalties, and you don't need any protection or consideration from the Lowly Lower Laws of the Land. Do as you will and expect to be treated like any other business and citizens.

What i think is the worse though, is that they "ask" or suggest one ought to give a percentage to der ministry, yet many in the group are barely living on pb&j 3 meals a day and that there $ could help a many hungry souls (and I don't mean hungry for da verd).