Allan

Actually for some reason Hunger Games springs to mind

Apparently during the loyalty purge all in-residence corps were given 3 choices...1/ leave 2/ stay with no questions asked of leadership 3/ stay, but you'd like to know more about what was happening. Needless to say 1 and 3 were gone!! Thought that was quite clever, even for LCM lol

Yes every now and then I remember VP teaching about the New Bremen ? newspaper premises and how VP had been there and noticed a lot of untidiness and rubbish laying around. His point was that nothing good comes out of an unclean and untidy workplace or residence ! I think it was his response to an unflattering article about TWI.I realized later of course that even meticulously kept places can still promote filth. We left the Family Corps because we were turned off by the adultery happening there between in-resident corps....yes, blind eye turned to it.

Oh yeah, I'm hearing ya ! when we told our campus co-ord we were leaving we got the whole "you guys were going to be the first to be given a scholarship sponsorship for your second year in-res." scenario...nah it's o.k. we're outa here..."well if you open your mouths about things you've seen, I'll personally throw you off the third floor landing"...yeah, cool, goodbye lol

I don't believe rejection of the trinity is a 'new' or 'recent' thing ?! One only has to look at the Jehovah witnesses and their beginnings and even go back as far as the 1600's with a large movement called Seekers.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seekers is an interesting read.

Well said, sad but true...it died years ago and the even sadder thing is a relative of mine is only now sitting down to write a book to the trustees detailing what is wrong with 'the' ministry..like he's only just noticed ??!! Be a long read is all I can say lol

forgot about that, with their etchy sketch pics lol

I wish this forum had a like button anyways...TWI is stuck in their time warp themselves...nothings changed...same music, same format, same location, same quips and one liners...most young people after seeing and hearing churches like Hillsong, C3, etc draw the only conclusion possible...BORING

I understand...majority of them were imbeciles...after we notified our campus co-ord. Pau6 Mosquito we were 'checking out' he pleaded with us to stay, they were going to organize a first ever scholarship for us yada yada...we said "nooooo, we're still leaving" that's when the threats began

wow, I never knew that Twinky ! I actually had a few laughs with him (LCM) and the mad oirishman country co-ord. from back home was too much of a coward to face melt me

Then at a recent family gathering ( I wasn't there ) sister-in-law ( the one who wrote the nasty letters )came up to wife and said "wouldn't it be nice if we could all be pleasant to one another"...no apologies, no gee I'm sorry for what we've said and done to you guys...I think they're pretty screwed in the head to be honest, the whole, if not double minded, then double faced or masked, has affected many of them...unstable

Anyways, getting back to TWI bullying....yeah, apparently the women in our local region area were directed to scream out 'rapist' if I approached any of them to talk about the goings on in the organization lol. Also had 2 of their goons ( one was bro-in-law ) turn up on doorstep to beat me up. Again, all on the premise I would 'spill the beans' to their people about goings on in the corps. We had bro-in-law calling home phone to persuade my wife and kids to leave me. Letters written stating our kids would turn out homo because we walked away etc...For an outfit teaching 'no fear' they sure harbor lots of it

Don't forget you weren't allowed to get 'preggies' whilst in residence corps training either...saw that one broken a couple of times lol

new Zealand 35 down to about 15, Australia 27 down to about 9, leaders still leaving hmmmnnn

Thanks everybody for your thoughts and words.No, the wayfer bro-in-law didn't get to speak at the funeral, the family are well aware of twi.

I've known him since he was 14....I'll just leave it at that ! yes apparently him with the oirish guy directing

the wayfers actually went to go inside to eat with the family and were told to eat outside...and use the portaloos !! shoulda seen the look on their faces

yep, good old fashioned 'let's make the most of a bad situation'...and you know something ? In the 30 odd years I knew him, he hardly ever talked about it, never praised himself for doing what needed to be done and never once bad mouthed his parents.

thankyou Waysider ! My father-law was a tough old bast*&d. Both parents left when he was a teen and he helped his 17, yes 17, siblings stick together and survive in the pacific islands, no mean feat !! His inner man speaks volumes of his character :D

So anyways, my wife just attended her fathers funeral at which her brother, sister-in-law ( innies ), their country co-ord and a couple of other minions were present. Wifes other older brother who has been out/delivered for years, was invited/enticed to attend their sunday fellowship before flying home. He was talking afterwards to my wife and said the whole time there he felt...he was searching for the right word...my wife answered,'oppressed' ?. He said, "THAT'S the word" !! Nothing changes....then he mentioned that brother - in-law ( his brother ) is writing a book to present to the trustees detailing EVERYTHING that is wrong with 'the ministry' hahahahahahahahahahaha...this coming from a handful of the worst offenders when it comes to legalistic hard heartedness and abusers of God's people...oh the 'games people play lol. Mr. Linder, you better let Rosie know, there's a book coming her way, probably titled something like, oh I don't know..."The Blind leading the blind" :biglaugh:/> oh and btw bro-in-law, you may have heard the rumours, we're on 10 acres with guns ( purely for rabbits of course :biglaugh:/> ) ...they're correct. p.s. I will leave this up for a day or two fellow Gsérs

History repeats itself when evil is forgotten...never forget !!!

Yeah, I thought the same WW...too honest and apologizing to be him...and I think his grammar would be a bit better than that !

someone I know googled craig martindale twitter and it appears he has/had a twitter account

And of course the oirish git that was/is running new Zealand had a favourite pastime of recording any truth or dare interrogations...kind of like the FBI or something. The guys as nuts as Geer.

Just listened to a lady speaking about putting some of them in a glass of water and then observing what they break down into...this explains why kids are the way they are lol