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• Houston Chronicle: Children of God Cult Returns as The Family
  ...ent its young women and, less frequently, men out to win converts and gain donations with sex. ...witnessed” and passed out religious tracts on street corners and sought donations. They sold religious posters. They formed musical groups and produced and s
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• Kiddie Viddie
  ...ting the public to contact the distributors, who are in turn solicited for donations or recruited to meetings.
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• Family Care Foundation
  ...and established in [[2007]]. FCF attempts to attract tax-exempt charitable donations for ventures run by members of [[The Family International]]. Despite volumi
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• Generational Revolt by the Adult Children of First-Generation Members of the Children of God/The Family
  ...y, contact involving only efforts to gain resources from it in the form of donations, material contributions (such as clothes and food), and converts. The group
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• 2005
  * The Courier Mail: Family Website Accepting ‘Charity’ Donations]] — 2005-11-19
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• Busking
  A practice that usually consisted of singing and soliciting [[donations]] and was sometimes paired with [[postering]] or another form of [[outreach
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• Family Missions Foundation
  ...uite some time yet. However, we hope that somewhere down the line, through donations and by other means, FMF will be able to collect and set aside funds that ca ...f tax evasion.) However, FMF's main purpose at this point is not receiving donations, but rather providing an agency to which you can donate your monthly tithes
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• Clowning
  ...ently used as a photo shoot opportunity for PR and in turn used to solicit donations and [[Provisioning|provision]] large containers of clothes and other items
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• Provisioning
  Acquiring day-to-day needs through begging for donations of hard goods, such as groceries, usually from stores and shops.
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• San Francisco Chronicle: Hewlett grant went to cult-linked charity
  The donations were made to the [[Family Care Foundation]], which has extensive links to t The Family Care Foundation has also received donations through the U.S. government's Combined Federal Campaign, which allows feder
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• Philip Sloan
  ...rict between 1997 and 1999, the organization received more than $70,000 in donations collected by the [[Family Care Foundation]] during this time. The support
  10 KB (1,704 words) - 03:09, 1 September 2008
• King
  ...r who is favourable towards The Family and is influential or makes regular donations towards the operating expenses and/or projects of a Family [[home]].<br /><
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• Queen
  ...r who is favourable towards The Family and is influential or makes regular donations towards the operating expenses and/or projects of a Family [[home]].<br /><
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• San Francisco Chronicle: IRS documents show ties between charity, sex cult
  ...eports, from 1997 to 2003, the foundation raised more than $9.9 million in donations including cash and other types of gifts for projects around the world -- ra ...tion is a "public front" that enables the Family to attract tax-deductible donations and fund missionaries around the world who endorse the cult's "bizarre beli
  10 KB (1,591 words) - 15:54, 28 December 2005
• Evening Standard: The Little Girl Seduced in the Name of God
  ...onaries who live in normal suburban homes where finances - from charitable donations - are pooled. Home-schooled, their days begin and end with prayer and song
  10 KB (1,788 words) - 03:54, 1 September 2008
• Canning
  ...by [[The Family International]] refers to the practice of soliciting small donations at traffic lights. Canning is extremely low-cost, more so than many other
  970 bytes (149 words) - 20:45, 10 June 2006
• Tapenessing
  While the donations received for [[postering|posters]] varied widely, the price at which tapes
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• Final Report on the Activities of the Children of God
  ...and in person, advising the public that COG had tax exempt status and that donations were deductible.
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• I Almost Didn't Make It
  ...Philadelphia passing out cult literature at a traffic light and asking for donations. The sun was so hot that I called in to tell my leaders that it was very ho ...re out passing the prophet's revelations to the people and asking them for donations.
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• Soliciting
  ...f goods within The Family is called "[[provisioning]]" and solicitation of donations is nearly always an accompaniment to [[:Category:Proselytization|proselytiz
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• Door to Door
  ...s a form of [[outreach]] that consisted of going door to door to solicit [[donations]] and sell [[:Category:Family Videos|videos]], [[:Category:Family Music and
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• Marie Claire: "Killing Myself is the Only Way Out of the Cult"
  ...ily members are not permitted to work. As such, all funds are derived from donations. Flirty fishing was for many years a primary source of income for the cult,
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• Los Angeles Times: A True Conversion?
  ...years, evangelizing at juvenile homes, colleges and YMCAs while collecting donations from business people and service clubs apparently unaware of their nonviole ...r from Boys Republic - go into a scrapbook used by sect members to solicit donations from area business people.
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• Columbus Dispatch: Columbus woman says she escaped cult horrors
  An account has been established at Bank One for donations to cover the expense
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• Columbus Dispatch: Woman seeking to get cult-controlled kin out of Argentina
  An account has been established at Bank One for donations to help cover the
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• Houston Chronicle: Group opens fund to reunite mother with her kidnapped son
  ...spokeswoman for the [[Cult Awareness Network]], said her group will accept donations to help the woman with travel expenses and legal fees in Argentina.
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• Houston Chronicle: Sex in the name of God
  "They say most of their money comes from donations from the United States, through something called `Charity of the People,' b
  20 KB (3,350 words) - 03:55, 25 July 2005
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Alpharetta Mom Working to Rescue Children From Sex Cult in Thailand
  ...y the agency's fee of more than $25,000. She has received about $10,000 in donations in the past few months.
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• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Family: Hippie throwback or dangerous, abusive cult
  ...ometimes this includes delivery of donated food to the poor, or picking up donations to the Family itself. All their income is from such donations, and no Atlanta member is on public assistance, said Etheredge, an Atlanta
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• Dallas Morning News: Area watchdog groups say families torn apart by sects' control of members
  ...r a mountainous backdrop, which was mailed to friends in Dallas asking for donations.
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• My experience with Children of God/The Family
  ...was a long wooden table covered with a white sheet, a small box that said "donations", and staring across at us from behind his thick glasses was a long-haired, ...ministry began as "Provisioner", which is another way of saying raiser of donations.
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• Does FFing Pay?
  ...THE TIME WOULD COME when I think you're going to have to receive gifts and donations from them, and some of our girls have very wisely accepted when the fish ha ...r girls have been wise along that line, and accepted the offers to help or donations for the work or for the colony or for the house--not to her personally for
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• Newark Advocate: Children of God find new home
  ...ing Scriptural identities, getting support from merchants, parents, street donations and sales of "Mo" letters. They've appeared at various public places, inclu
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• Edwardsville Intelligencer: 'Jesus Communes' Opposed by Parents
  ...'ve heard a lot of accusations, but no proof of anything illegal." He said donations to cult leaders are apparently voluntary, hence legal.
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• Midwest Christian Outreach Journal: A Family Affair
  ...de them at the Red Cross. Businesses in your community may be making large donations to them or one of their front organizations. Hotel chains allow them to sta
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• New York Times: Lefkowitz Lists Charges On Sect
  ...ll worldly possessions to the organization upon joining, generally rely on donations from sympathizers and parents and spend much of their time proselytizing.
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• Oui Magazine: Murder Most Foul
  ...g, meeting expenses from money sent by parents or other supporters or from donations received while litnessing.
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• US Magazine: Strange Days
  ...rts: smiling children singing in parks, handing out brochures, begging for donations in the name of God's love.
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• Lethbridge Herald: Children of God drop $1.1 million slander suit
  ...by the sect, and a listing of all personal and real property and lists of donations and donors to the organization. The Children of God professes to be a funda
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• Hillsboro Post Gazette: Covered Wagon Travel Rewarding
  ...on the road, McClaine said he purchased food for his horse and family with donations, but he credited the reliability of old B.B. for the success of the trek.
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• Rolling Stone: The Life and Death of the Chosen One
  ...uitars, they handed out stacks of literature to passers-by in exchange for donations. In those early days, money raised on the mission filed went primarily to c
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• Clarifying Contentious Issues: A Rejoinder to Melton, Shupe, and Lewis
  ...ction that he oversees) have obtained their Family sources from legitimate donations. He and others have used these sources to substantiate statements made by f
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• Birmingham News: New Home, Old Questions Controversies of Past Follow Communal Group
  The young people in this cult are all over town proselytizing, seeking donations and selling CDs, cassettes and videos to homes and businesses.
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• Texas Monthly: Let the Love Light Shine
  ...ternoon and people are drifting out of the house to witness and to solicit donations. I go with Nogah and Jeroboam, who has a guitar and seems to be able to pla
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• Children of God, Inc.
  ...and in person, advising the public that COG had tax exempt status and that donations were deductible.
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• Sydney Morning Herald: The Family v. The Rock
  ...e sect readily admits much of its revenue is raised by 10 per cent tithes, donations from fellow members worldwide.
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• The Age: Keeping it in the Family
  ...It was based on suspicions of misrepresentation as a charity in order seek donations. ...the Family argue the list went far beyond material relating to how to seek donations, and filled at least two chests.
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• BBC News: Eyewitness: Why people join cults
  ...avelled and preached the gospel, recruiting more along the way, living off donations, belongings and funds of newly recruited members - as new members were expe
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• Humble Observer: Charitable donation or cult income?
  Everyday, somewhere around the city of Houston, this group is soliciting donations on the corners of major intersections. They are not always in the same plac ...end to take people at face value. If it appears that the people asking for donations are going to use the money for a good cause, we give and do so generously.
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• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75
  ...es]] of 20 to 40, spending much of their time proselytizing and collecting donations.
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• Peoria Journal Star: Why He Fights
  ...handing out religious literature on a Dallas street corner and asking for donations to the [[Children of God]], the radical Christian commune he and his parent
  14 KB (2,333 words) - 06:22, 10 August 2005
• Christianity Today: The Children of God: Disciples of Deception
  ...s colonies to be printed and distributed or street corners in exchange for donations.
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• IRE Journal: Records, sources help show link between charity, religious sect
  ...nd 1999 - during which time the organization received more than $70,000 in donations collected by the Family Care Foundation.
  11 KB (1,804 words) - 04:04, 31 August 2008
• Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees
  ...k up men and have sex with them. And it was all geared to have them give a donations or get them to join the group.
  50 KB (9,056 words) - 03:32, 1 September 2008
• Fresno Bee: NY Accuses Cult of Sex Perversion
  ...ns to the organization upon joining, the report said, generally relying on donations from sympathizers and parents.
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• Houston Chronicle: Cult's image unfairly soiled, member says
  Richards said the group lives mostly on donations from "people who like our work."
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• The Independent: Gideon's Bible of Free Love
  ...financing through the sale of videos and posters, members' trust funds and donations from former members.
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• Straits Times: Members of banned cult resurface
  ...eir bodies as an inducement for men to join the organisation and to obtain donations. It is also known to advocate free sex and incest among members.
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• London Times: Band on the run with rock'n'roll in their blood
  ...rg]]. He told young female members to offer sex to outsiders in return for donations or religious conversion, and also encouraged children to take part in sexua
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• Houston Press: Family Ties
  ...former NACRO manager told the ''Press'' that $20,000 to $30,000 in outside donations and Family tithes passed through the office each month. From there, it alle
  46 KB (7,723 words) - 03:33, 1 September 2008
• Honolulu Advertiser: Did Cult Abduct Two Children?
  ...arre experience. Candy Pickus said the group began soliticiting donations donations and members through [[Flirty Fishing|prostitution]]--"Happy Hookers for Jes
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• Youth for Truth, Inc.
  ...and in person, advising the public that COG had tax exempt status and that donations were deductible.
  3 KB (497 words) - 02:20, 6 December 2005
• San Francisco Chronicle: Flora Family Foundation donated money to charity with ties to infamous cult
  The Menlo Park-based Flora Family Foundation made the donations to the [[Family Care Foundation]], which has extensive links to [[the Famil
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• Australia
  * The Courier Mail: Family Website Accepting ‘Charity’ Donations &mdash; 2005-11-19
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• NBC Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric
  ...d to--to help them wi--with the work, that was up to him; just like we get donations from people all the time.
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• CBS Evening News: Jesus Movement Spreading to England
  ...up children don't work for a living. The movement is utterly dependent on donations from outsiders. Back in the States, many outsiders were hostile. But her
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• NBC Evening News: Children of God
  ...shington. They claim a worldwide membership of about 2000. They exist on donations of food and clothing and on the possessions of members. They say they teac
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• Tampa Tribune: Missionary supported in hour of need
  ...ost missionaries, they have no medical insurance or income. They depend on donations, including money, food, clothing and automobiles. What they don't need they
  6 KB (1,014 words) - 07:04, 17 May 2006
• Sydney Morning Herald: Court Rules Sect Children Stay In Care
  The group survived on donations from people it had helped, and no parent was on the dole.
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• Calgary Herald: 'They are right from the pits of hell,' says ex-Child of God
  ...sex, always saying you were a missionary for the Lord. You didn't mention donations but instead you'd tell him that what you are doing is in the name of the Lo
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• HomeARC ML 0652
  ...ME WOULD COME</u>'' when I think you're going to have to receive gifts and donations from them, and some of our girls have very wisely accepted when the fish ha ...r girls have been wise along that line, and accepted the offers of help or donations for the work or for the colony or for the house--not to her personally for
  23 KB (4,391 words) - 02:27, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 0657
  ...er than to sufficiently meet the total needs of the Colony and its various donations to our worldwide work, and there shall be no exceptions to these quotas exc
  26 KB (4,621 words) - 02:31, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 0667
  ...all checks to all World Service units, cutting down on pioneer funds, KQS donations, baby bonuses, NNN publishing and mailing services and other administrative
  11 KB (2,076 words) - 02:38, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 0673
  ...    36. ''<u>SUGGEST TO SOME OF THE HOMES THAT THEY SHOULD MAKE EXTRA DONATIONS TO PIONEERING</u>'' works if they're clearing far and above their expenses. ...Homes and Families to promise to help, to <u>pledge</u> regular <u>monthly donations</u> toward their <u>field support</u>.
  23 KB (4,266 words) - 02:39, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 0683
  ...PAYING BILLS</u>''. As poor as I was, living hand to mouth on little tiny donations and the mail, I don't think I was ever late paying a bill. I always figured
  23 KB (4,405 words) - 02:42, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 0702
  ...>'' and my parents before me and my grandparents before them, depending on donations, and I know a rumour can absolutely fix your wagon. I've seen it nearly wip
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• HomeARC ML 0791
  ...T'S NOT THAT THE WORLD IS GIVING YOU ANY LESS FOR YOUR LIT</u>'', as their donations per piece are higher than at any time in our history! But you are simply no
  26 KB (4,574 words) - 03:25, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 0860
  ...if for some reason they can't give their product, always ask for financial donations to help our overseas missions-Use it! In our personal experiences, we have
  57 KB (10,162 words) - 07:54, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 0881
  ...e religious organization that uses prostitution to solicit new members and donations. Hill is a veteran California journalist who specializes in religious cults
  2 KB (263 words) - 07:57, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 0897
  <br><br>       The operation is financed by donations.
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• HomeARC ML 0903
  ...ck issue Mags: If we've got'm, we'll send'm, if you send the above minimum donations. If <u>not</u>, we can't send'm--but thanks anyhow for your donation.
  3 KB (530 words) - 07:59, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 0924
  ...reports & prayer letters & feel that they are worthy of support & so send donations, & that's about the only income they've had.
  21 KB (3,890 words) - 08:02, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 0928
  ...E LEFT</u>''! In the day that Jesus stood in the Temple & judged the large donations of the Scribes & the Pharisees & the rich in comparison with the tiny bit t
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• HomeARC ML 0952 14
  ...nstead of directing them where to go, I went first & litnessed & asked for donations & it really showed me an important lesson of being a sample & leading the s
  21 KB (3,927 words) - 08:09, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 0966
  ...sses or donors credit or thanks by name in FN for provisioned goods, help, donations, etc. They can be awfully concerned about this & it can get them in serious
  22 KB (3,568 words) - 08:14, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 0973
  ...nations for something that's <u>not</u> new. If you want good new fresh <u>donations</u> you'd better give them good new fresh <u>information</u>!--And there's
  19 KB (3,332 words) - 08:16, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 0982
  ...ull-fledged <u>LIT-PIC</u> worthy of the support of their local Homes plus donations of all those interested in them throughout the World! So please give to the
  32 KB (5,313 words) - 08:18, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 1004
  .... ''<u>THERE ARE LOTS OF LONELY BUSINESSMEN WHO ARE HAPPY TO GIVE GENEROUS DONATIONS TO OUR GIRLS</u>'' for their welcome escorting of them about the city showi
  32 KB (5,700 words) - 08:38, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 1039
  ...ch schools are supported & subsidised by their churches & church members & donations from wealthy Christians to make them possible. And they always have some tu
  35 KB (6,120 words) - 08:43, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 1050
  ...mbers</u> or <u>friends</u> or to offer to <u>GP</u> for <u>gifts</u> & <u>donations</u>.--<u>NONE MAY BE SOLD</u>! <u>Extra GLP Vols</u>. must be ordered from
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• HomeARC ML 1051
  ...<u>tapes</u> & <u>other publications</u> may still be ordered for he usual donations.
  16 KB (3,079 words) - 08:45, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 1069
  ...hem newsletters, personal communications, literature & gratitude for their donations for many years, from the days of our earliest ministry even before the Jesu
  44 KB (7,511 words) - 08:48, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 1078
  ...FAITH ON THE HOME FIELD</u>'', mainly from our income through the gifts & donations of our friends throughout our country & our contacts & people that we had m
  75 KB (13,877 words) - 08:48, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 1087
  ...rner & passing out all kinds of lit & everything all the time & asking for donations.
  38 KB (7,028 words) - 08:50, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 1208
  ...embership Offices</u> to which the Members contribute their contributions, donations or gifts in this case, & we contribute our gifts to them. I don't know, may
  86 KB (15,716 words) - 18:15, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 1241
  ...THE STREETS & were actually virtually saleable, or at least in return for donations, & as we had grown & the Family got bigger & more disciples & farther afiel
  43 KB (7,773 words) - 18:21, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 1251
  ...m all you want to!--Give'm as special gifts to special people, or even ask donations for them if you want to for your own support!--And by all means, try to boo
  92 KB (15,930 words) - 18:23, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 1300
  ...where you pass'm out as fast as you can by the <u>millions</u> & expect no donations in returns! ...rth</u> anything! Only in fields like India where they're too poor to give donations can you get away with making'm 1/2--size or even 1/4-size where you <u>expe
  29 KB (5,417 words) - 18:31, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 1422
  ...IVIC SPIRIT & A DISTRIBUTION OF HIS GENEROSITY, with large tips & frequent donations of food, fuel & clothing to the destitute, saying, "There's a lot of people
  74 KB (12,058 words) - 20:05, 27 July 2006
• HomeARC ML 1566
  ...ONE THING WE WERE WONDERING ABOUT WAS IF IT IS OKAY TO ASK MWM MEMBERS FOR DONATIONS TOWARDS THE COSTS OF THE MEETINGS? As MWM is free we haven't been, but feel ...concerned should just get to the field & not try to procure large loans & donations from the Family, friends & kings for recordings?--Israel Hoofer, Canada.
  107 KB (19,145 words) - 20:30, 27 July 2006

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