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The rest of the goon squad went on to start splinter groups that provide a "good" lifestyle for them selves...Shoenheit, Lynn, Finnigan, Geer,...and a host of others (including Dale Sides)... ...but not lcm...what gives loy? Thought you were committed? How come loy never started another group?...was it part of the deal with the prosecutor?

Some people are happy in an alternate reality smaller Way-like group because that is their comfort zone. There are varying experiences I have heard of this. One example is a small branch like group that all walk in each others houses and totally financially support the leader. Of course the worse on the evil side of this is the river road group that has been in the news and the leader is in prison now. As far as Region Leaders, I don't really want to give them much attention. The vast majority of people I've met with that title have been tools. Don't know VF, but I don't see a whole lot of difference in what is up on his website than all the other ex-Way bigwigs with VP based ministries. I believe Timothy describes all of that as whom concerning faith have made shipwreck - instead of a genuine Christian community making up of the body of Christ including my Catholic neighbor, my Methodist other neighbor, and all of us with equal love and respect for one another, we have one more elitist seperatist "true household of God". That ironically accepts all that may benefit from their teachings. Sorry that is closer to the KKK crap going on in our country right now than it is to Christianity in my view. Just with a different label. I have heard that rap way too often - "we're going to keep all the good things about the Way ministry that we love, but get rid of the politics". Yeah. Then 2 years down the road they are all receiving revelation of snakes coming out each others heads. They don't work. They are not laying a foundation upon Jesus Christ. You can't have a foundation and not know who his body is.

What a surprise. Not. So now they are a new splinter, trying to leach out TWI followers, as well as anybody else who will listen to them. " We have no desire to exclude anyone, including those who still fellowship with The Way International or for that matter, any Christian who feels benefitted by the teachings we are providing. " Subtext: we will carry on teaching same-old same-old - you can join our group, but we won't join yours. Why don't they go join churches? Or move off en bloc to CFFM? They might find they have a "new freedom" but if they continue to (believe and) teach the same stuff, they'll just change the colour of the handcuffs.

The difference is...... After LCM graduated from the 2nd corps, he was consistently assigned to hq-staff positions....ie corps director, president-elect, president. At NO interval was LCM sent on the field to run a Limb or Region (maybe Oklahoma, for a short year, ??)....to make his mark (mark off territory) and establish a loyal following like the other splinter guys. Shr0yer...........Florida/Ohio S33d..............California Lynn..............Indiana Finnig@n..........New York C@rr..............New York Geer..............New England area/International S@nn..............Montana/Idaho Many of the splinter guys were Region guys who simply STAYED IN THE REGIONS after Geer's poop paper hit the toilet. No stress, so strain......these guys just assumed "the top position" of new structures, new splinter groups. LCM had NO "base camp" to return to.......he was NEVER on the field in any major position of authority. In many ways, he was an exception to the rule......most all other 'leaders' were sent on field assignments throughout their twi tenure.

The opera ain't over 'til the fat dude in leotards sings.

Maybe a lack of credibility after the whole sex fiasco blew up in his face?

Twinky, that definitely would be the normal course for a genuine Christian, a person filled with the spirit of God....It would take honest Godly repentance and sorrow...to be moved with compassion... Their silence screams the obvious.

The revelvancy that "they're watching" is as important to me as knowing how many times my neighbor's cat used his litterbox today... Innies who are looking outside the hallowed gates of twi, reading the G spot's threads and posting, still need to conceal their identities unless they don't mind being outed prematurely. Those fanatical twi minion followers who pour over the G spot threads in search of serindipidous intel will remain mindless robots till twi turns on them too and kicks them out....I predict the next major purge will occur to thos 55 plus'ers who try to retire while sucking off the tit of mama international...they will have a rude awakening and discover their shelf life has a limit with twi head honchoes. They will learn twi also has limits on the godly unconditional love they proclaim, just try stickin twi with your medical bills when you're older in life and get sick....bon voyage!