waysider

BUMP!

Boy, how this one resonates with me. I left my hometown, at the "request" of the Limb Leader, to serve TWI. That assignment was followed by time in a training program which was followed by yet another assignment, etc.. I regret that decision greatly. All those graduations, births, deaths, birthdays, family reunions, and various other milestones of life went on without me and I can never get them back. "You (don't) know you are in a screwed up cult when you"---------are oblivious to how your future is being permanently and irreparably altered.

I was working in my lab, late one night-----

This is from the "Timeline Letter". "P.s. I think your criticism of my teaching was pretty silly, and you missed the entire point of my teaching. I may have confessed I was not a "teacher" but that doesn't mean I don't have an Ephesians ministry" An Ephesians Ministry????? How much weirder can this stuff get?

I don't know if he had more than one Twig Hopper but he definitely had multiple motorcycles. (and classic cars.)

I've never been a chest thumpin', "Do as I say!" kind of guy. I'm not sure I would know how to really go about it if I wanted to. There was a lot of pressure put on the men to live up to that stereotype in TWI. If, as a man, you were hopeful of someday being entrusted with a leadership position, it was expected of you to "Take Charge!" This caused a lot of unnecessary stress and strife in marriages. I know it did in mine. I think much of this nonsense started to become widespread across the ministry at about the same time that CF&S was released. I could be wrong. That's just my personal observation. edit: And then there were women who lamented, "Why can't my husband be a REAL man like MOGGIE So&So?" It was very twisted and had little, if anything, to do with what a marriage should really be. But, then again, consider the source.

I wonder if it's possible to "sign" in tongues.

I had a relative who was "happy" smoking crack. Now he's dead.

Have you read some of the non-forum materials here, such as "Destruction of Self", "Actual Errors in PFAL" or "Docrinal Errors in PFAL"? Have you actually listened to the audios such as "Losing The Way", "Through the Fog" and "The Law of Believing--No God Needed"? I suggest you may gain a more comprehensive understanding of this site and its posters if you do so.

"The flags represent official countries that meet criteria." What is the criteria?

It's alright if you don't.

Nope. I didn't go to PFAL '77. I did go to Ball State, though, with Fellow Laborers, to work on some event. Maybe a limb meeting. That would have been about the same year. Or, maybe at ROA. I just don't recall the exact situation.

Sounds like the poor guy is warming up for an opera performance. "Me, Me, Me" What is it with these cats and their letters that drag on from here to next Thursday? Say whatcha gotta say and give it a rest, already!

If you are a senior, you probably remember THIS "senior". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AaIDmiFXmo

I don't recall ever seeing the video, "Changed" and, yet, I distinctly remember VPW saying, "That's how we get 'em into The Way Ministry" almost word-for-word, including the sly little chuckle. I wish I could remember where, other than "Changed" I heard him say this. Then again, maybe I actually saw the video and don't remember. Here's the link to The Writing Machine: http://www.thewritingmachine.net/

The idea here, I think, is that people started mimicking everything Wierwille did, right down to his gestures, facial expressions and quirky pronunciations. -----That's Riiiiiight!

Hello, Aurion7 Welcome to GSC. You can click on "Members" at the top and it will take you to a directory. Click on the A's. You will find him on page 3. From there, you can click on his name and send him a PM (private message).

Oh, I don't know. He's fairly well known in this house.

Just a wild guess-----If it's not a contraction and it's not possessive, does it need an apostrophe? Why not "Seminars for Seniors"?

It's not my thread, but thanks. I don't remember if the Gary Allen materials were "required" or "recommended" in FLO.

Maybe he just said, "Wow! That smarts!" (With an air of gravity, of course)

Oh, I can just hear VP saying something like this.-------followed by, "You'll just have to trust me on this."

I don't know. Sounds a bit like TWI was back in the early 1970's. We met in parks, bars, basements or any other place that was available. We also met quite often spontaneously without any pre-planning.

I wouldn't even go as far as saying he was teaching "The Word". What he was "teaching" was his own private, twisted philosophy with a Biblical veneer to feign credibility..