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...sting support from them. They feel that their parents made bad mistakes by joining, blinded themselves to the abuses against their children (and often contrib

The starting age for joining the JETT group was raised from 11 to 12 in the mid [[1990s|90s]], prior to

...[[2007]]-02-09.</ref> Spencer was one of Fleetwood Mac's early guitarists, joining the band in [[1967]]. His specialty was the slide guitar and he was strongl

Mr. Mestyanek joined the Children of God in July 1970. Prior to joining the [[cult]], we worked as an accountant in Los Angeles, California for ove ...nst and Young, one of the largest C.P.A. firms in the United States. After joining the Family, I began keeping books in 1971 at TSC. I worked at the Office of

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...here are also many distinct differences and that individual experiences of joining and leaving the Family vary greatly from person to person. Thus, as I've co ...e to take a definite stand and to do whatever I can to protect others from joining the Family and to help others, especially the young people, to find a way o

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...is own account, he was violently abusive towards women and children before joining the Family. According to his stepchildren and other sources, this violent b

It is not a surprise to me nor is it a surprise to the leadership that joining The Family is invariably greeted by the forsaken parents with nothing short Knowledge of NT's joining The Family was a surprise but NT's letters were loving and she seemed genui

...s wife, Maria, to all of our fellowships, stating that no new adult member joining a community should be allowed to have any sexual contact with a regular mem

...it a "sex cult". It is the sort of group that parents dread their children joining, perhaps after being approached by one of the street musicians who act as r

...ions of souls saved and thousands of new members, co-workers and disciples joining our work for the Lord. The Enemy wants to distract us, to cause us to be do

...nyway with him or any other minor at any period of my life, whether before joining the Family or after." [https://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/misc/borowik-2005

...than that many of us had been involved in and had experienced even before joining the group. I haven't heard and I don't expect any apologies about that sinc

...ven up everything, including our sexual freedoms we were practicing before joining the group, to follow Berg because we were motivated by a burning desire to ...gland on her story. A Bible school student in 1972, Sylvia thought she was joining a very strong Christian group but like the rest of us ended up living a lif

24. Prior to joining the Family, while attending art school‚ I learned how much copying was ju

...ily less than two years, and she was struggling to survive. But instead of joining the ranks of the bold, brave, unswerving children of David, the kind of ran

...have left. What this means is that well before you were born, people were joining and then choosing to leave the Family. Believe it or not‚ close friends,

criminal before joining the Family. When telling his

...would have concentrated on getting his sister out of the group rather than joining it.

the Family in 1970. Before joining, I had graduated from university and was an After joining the Family, I began keeping books in 1971 at TSC. I worked at the

doctrines are so weird today, that no one is joining up anymore, and that that I knew and lived with prior to their joining WS, and they are still the

<p>joining the FM Family wouldn’t into joining the Family. Oh yes, I forgot, </p>

her: It was to dictate a tape of all the bad things I’d done before joining the Family and all I could think of after joining. Well, since I had a natural bent

"I thought I was joining a normal, dedicated Christian missionary group," he said. "I really believe

...people from Dallas homes are alienating themselves from their families by joining cults.

...aw him falter. Then all of a sudden we had two other boys sitting down and joining in the discussion. By that time Marylin and I were outnumbered. You could s ...it, from Genesis of course. She liked the people but was not interested in joining.

...to join as a full-time member.<ref name="vls-saffidavit19871116" /> After joining the [[cult]],<ref name="vls-saffidavit19871116" /> she married [[Richard Ha

...the cult. Barnabas and Rebecca repeatedly referred to the idea that those joining the group would have to live with the group to be a Christian. Neil said he

...in the sect as Bishop Joshua Levi. (All members adopt Biblical names upon joining the sect.)

...ly from parents charging their children were programmed or hypnotized into joining the cult.

...is a member of the sect, believes all of the members were "hypnotized into joining" and charges that drugs are common in the group.

...are obliged to surrender all worldly possessions to the organization upon joining, generally rely on donations from sympathizers and parents and spend much o

...all Children of God, he abandoned his worldly name for a Biblical one upon joining the sect.) He was dark-haired, medium-sized, slim, mild-mannered, carefully

...ir hair and unmade up face, was fresh, innocent and charming. Like others joining the colony, she brought her clothes, packed them in a communal cupboard- an

...ey were so charismatic and dedicated that they bullied and charmed us into joining them. Within ten days, we gave up our whole life in Costa Rica and moved in

“Shortly after joining I met David. I was 19 and he was 28. I was incredibly attracted to him. He

...en the generations and usurping control of "worldly goods" of young people joining communes in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], Europe and South America.

Many of the disciples I have encountered came to know Jesus before joining the Family, through the witness of Campus Crusade, Presbyterians, Lutherans

...ING</u>! It's almost like joining the Family.) After all, Arthur is really joining us in <u>spirit</u>,

...ing more alone all the time! Even her former friends are deserting her and joining the world Socialist community, leaving America tottering and reeling on the

hypocrisy of the traditional church. In joining the COG I hoped to do talking to my friend Andy about joining the COG. I could see that

joining this group?

.... WOULD THE SYSTEM HAVE SAID YOU WERE <b>"<u>GOOD" OR "BAD</u>"</b> BEFORE JOINING? <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;56. AFTER JOINING THE FAMILY DID YOU <b><u>EVER LEAVE</u></b>? WHEN? FOR HOW LONG? WHY?

...ly International and many other alternative religious movements. And he is joining us this morning from San Francisco. Don, this group, now called The Family

...UESTION</u></b>: I received a tape from my first mate. She was planning on joining us & we were looking forward to it, but she sounded bitter & self-righteous

Members generally give up their material possessions to the organization upon joining, the report said, generally relying on donations from sympathizers and pare

Welcome, and thank you so much for joining us today. You know, the [[Ricky Rodriguez video|video]] that you are about

...he family" on weekends to take Bible lessons. He has been on the brink of joining, forsaking everything &ndash; his clothes, his stereo, his plan to go to bu

...n I met my wife, Joan. She was from Los Angeles and had been thinking of joining the group but she wasn't quite sure. Anyway, she came to the commune one n

...make conversation, just to test them, asked them what they had done before joining. They could only answer in Scripture, or with quotes from Berg, or parrot b

...s Jez, and Fleetwood Mac was just getting under way. "We blame acid on Dad joining, and Mum was just so young."

...nt and later began to receive complaints from parents about their children joining the group, he became increasingly concerned about the organization and deci

...u>6. IT CAN START OFF WITH ONLY ONE PARENT GETTING MAD ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S JOINING US</u> & raising such a fuss & even going to the newspapers & howling so lo ...tle prayer & come right in. We had agents of the FBI & state agents, etc., joining the Family, some of whom got saved! One girl I know of in the Northwest cam

.... Two years later, Arlyn and John changed the family name to Phoenix after joining the [[Children of God]], a secretive religious cult led by "Moses" [[David

...e to join the Family to find the <u>Lord</u>. So, what was the point in <u>joining</u>? (Peter: To get training.) Right!

...SON: (Voiceover) To Donna the new family structure her parents craved when joining the church years ago now seemed to be backfiring on their own daughter. Non

You later discover he is joining the [[Children of God]], whose main means of proselytism is to offer sexual

But tragedy intervened. Ruth Ann disappeared in [[1972]] after joining a religious [[cult]], the [[Children of God]], during her first year at Bra

...made a mistake in joining the Family, in which case you'd have to say that joining the Family at all would be a mistake, and you know that's not true.

...ut the significance of that before! Their joining would almost be like the joining of two worlds!--Two different races and cultures!--Like the <u>Southern</u>

...47. WOULD THE SYSTEM HAVE SAID YOU WERE ''"<u>GOOD" OR "BAD</u>"'' BEFORE JOINING? <br>       56. AFTER JOINING THE FAMILY DID YOU ''<u>EVER LEAVE</u>''? WHEN? FOR HOW LONG? WHY?

...e for a personal visit</u> with his parents to explain what he is doing in joining and why.57 "Be wise as serpents and harmless as doves!58

...e to join the Family to find the <u>Lord</u>. So, what was the point in <u>joining</u>? (Peter: To get training.) Right!

<br><br>       51. ''<u>NOBODY IS JOINING A NEW CULT OR MOVEMENT BY THE DROVES WHILE THEY ARE UNDER HEAVY PERSECUTION

...! THANK GOD FOR THE NEW BOTTLES</u>''!--All you newcomers who are just now joining, as well as all you old-timers who are <u>rejoining</u> under the IRF! We h

<br><br>       2. ''<u>THEREFORE, THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN JOINING THE IRFs</u>'' even though it is simpler, easier & cheaper, because they ca ...ws</u>, those people aren't getting the <u>Ads</u> & therefore they're not joining the <u>IRFs</u>. That's why our IRFs are so low in Iberia & Latin America,

...oined the Family & their history in the Family, & finally their history of joining us!

...life insurance etc. It would be purely voluntary, of course.--Only members joining would contribute & benefit.

...  78. ''<u>IT'S A MATTER OF EITHER WINNING THE VICTORY OVER THE ENEMY OR JOINING THEM</u>''! You can either <u>fight</u> & get the <u>victory</u> & <u>not</

...erican States with the lead of Bogota, Colombia, are seriously considering joining together & passing laws to make marijuana legal in their countries. Instead

...based our school time on the Word most of all, & especially with Techi now joining our team--well, we should say since we joined <u>Techi's</u> team--we've in ...then Montreal where I joined the Family. Mainly what I'd been doing before joining the Family was studying in college & working here & there, having lots of l

...rs & ours & others in many different areas. What a blessing they can be in joining our hearts & faces in fellowship & giving us a real insight into each other

...u>IT HAS TO DO WITH A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE</u>'' I had a few months before joining the Family & resulted in my being sealed, if you will, with the seal of God

...so</u> if you can, at least this <u>1st time</u> while so many are moving, joining Fellowships, Video Clubs, etc. Its info could be a great blessing to you &

...ng a little bit sad, not getting very many converts, not to many disciples joining, & it looked a little discouraging that things were not progressing too wel

...a today, & Israel--& Egypt who made the mistake of making a wrong choice & joining the wrong side, the losing side. So God decided to take the fiendish, devil

...gone down a little because some people now moving & going to the field are joining co-ops. They're moving in two or three families in a Home, which is then on

...in ecstasy, thrilled & happy & joyful that I had proven my love for you by joining you & sitting there with you holding your hand,

...to correspond with him in regard to any of your needs in that area such as joining the IVY League for the videos or Circulating Video Libraries.

<br><br>       ''       <u>HERE WAS GOD'S KING, GOD'S MAN, JOINING FORCES WITH THE DEVIL & THE WORLD!</u>'' And it made the prophet mad! When

...br>There's only One WAY you can be ready--NOT by trying to be good, NOT by joining a church, NOT by attending a synagogue, NOT even by praying five times a da

..."a great nation," which Eastern nations will join, & in fact, are already joining. And what power in this World, what nation on the face of the Earth could b

...>QUESTION</u>'': I received a tape from my first mate. She was planning on joining us & we were looking forward to it, but she sounded bitter & self-righteous

...D ONES WAITING FOR US</u>''! We were so happy & so excited about this girl joining us & introducing her & meeting them, that we had forgotten something, & all

...perience that all of us had, the real Acts 2:44-45. There are older people joining now who have much more than what we as younger people had. Perhaps the Home

...taught all ages of children, even college-age kids my own age just before joining the Family. Took piano lessons while I was growing up, which I never really

...ur room, as I have sometimes, but I much more enjoy eating here with you & joining you for Family dinner, fellowship & the children. It's not just the food, w

...I met Mr. Storey, who was playing the piano. We talked politics, Mr. Moore joining it later. While he cut Mr. Storey's hair first we discussed religion. Then

<br>       31. I'VE BEEN THANKFUL THAT MOST OF OUR CHILDREN BEFORE JOINING THE FAMILY HAD GOOD TRIPS because apparently the hand of the Lord was alrea

...    ''89.'' IT LOOKS AS IF IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF JOINING THE CHURCH IN THAT DAY--that they had to give up everything! Maybe they wer

...tion & consecration rites which is nothing in the World but just praying & joining hands & then asking the Lord to dedicate it all to His use & sanctify the p ...imes we have, or marched around the house, at the first dinner we've had a joining of hands & praying over the house, that the Lord would cleanse it & dedicat

...t because that was the way it was mostly supported in those days.--By kids joining that had something to contribute!

...amalgamation nationwide, renouncing assassination & the use of firearms & joining in a defensive, non-violent alliance, with the country divided into spheres

...& the whole story from start to finish of how Jeth had fought her coming & joining the Revolution, how Jeth had fought her tooth & toenail the whole time!

...ur room, as I have sometimes, but I much more enjoy eating here with you & joining you & the children for Family dinner & fellowship. ''&#91;DELETED]''

...5. <u>YOU SAY, "WELL, HOW CAN YOU TALK SO FAVOURABLY</u> & talk about even joining with him & helping him win & all that?" Well, I mean it's always nice to be

...sn't that a bit embarrassing? Isn't that a bit risqué to have this sudden joining with our Bridegroom right in the air before the whole World?" Well, that's

.../u>! It's called a rapture because it's rapturous, it's ecstatic! It's the joining of the Bride to her Bridegroom. It's almost like sex, in fact, that's what

...r in the Temple? Well, after that you don't hear much more about thousands joining them! They reaped a tremendous harvest! It was the Day of Pentecost, it was

...e!" ''&#91;EDITED: "Jn.16:2"]'' Those church people! Whew! Can you imagine joining back up with them?--With anti-cult supposedly Christian church people to fi

...anything, just curious visitors. The regular members were sitting there & joining hands, starting their seance, but nothing happened, nothing happened! Prett

...onal visits. And it's paid off. It has reaped some local fruit who are now joining the Family, marrying the Family & becoming fulltime disciples, a few of the

...ould be sad about it is to have to leave you a little while. But you'll be joining us very soon, & I wouldn't be surprised if I'll be rejoining you sooner tha

...s joined, facing it as we began to pray, as we so often do in our prayers, joining hands in a circle, feeling that spirit of unity in both flesh & spirit & a

...e good evangelical churches, mind you! They really meant real salvation, & joining that kind of church meant real discipleship with very strict rules, most of <br>       53. <u>BUT AS FAR AS WINNING NOT JUST SOULS, BUT DISCIPLES JOINING HOMES,</u> according to our actual rate of growth--& you can only count it

...e of the Crystal Building, all that area in front could be golden pavement joining the streets. And all the area on the right there just above that corner, be

...OFFEND THEM</u> & you don't insist on them dropping out & forsaking all & joining the Family & becoming a real red-hot rebel, revolutionary disciple, then of

...achers are now using it in the churches--talking about the Family of God & joining the Family of God & they found out it's popular to call themselves a family

...of our Family this was our major & principal means of support, constantly-joining disciples every day & a constant inflow of their possessions & funds & supp

...know it, though, because America's tried to lose their Jewish identity by joining other churches etc. & forget they're Jews. Especially after WW2 they feared

...re not heard for our much speaking or vain repetitions but I do believe in joining with them in prayer. (Mt.6:7.)

...u, according to the interpretations, but it won't be very long & you'll be joining me, so don't worry. PTL? And you're going to get to enjoy that glorious per

...istory & record! Those parents who are most concerned about their children joining cults are going to buy that book & give it to'm, & in so doing those who ar

...u>6. IT CAN START OFF WITH ONLY ONE PARENT GETTING MAD ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S JOINING US</u> & raising such a fuss & even going to the newspapers & howling so lo ...tle prayer & come right in. We had agents of the FBI & state agents, etc., joining the Family, some of whom got saved! One girl I know of in the Northwest cam

...of every <u>ten saved </u>through the <u>mail</u> follow-up, <u>one</u> is joining as a <u>disciple</u>! That's the personal touch, the fruitfulness of person

...THE U.S. & hundreds of new, on-fire, dedicated, full-time disciples began joining our ranks! So that by late Summer 1970, we decided it was time to obey Jesu

...ador, Bolivia & now Peru, & Brazil is talking about it. So more & more are joining the camp. They don't want to act as though they were responding to Castro's <br>       <u>8. SO ONE BY ONE THEY'RE JOINING THE FOLD OF ABROGATIONISTS OR RENEGOTIATORS OR NIXERS</u> or whatever you w

...themselves the <u>Family of God</u>! We may not have converted them all to joining the Family, but they're picking up a lot of our ways of doing things, & I t

...rb where he lived & had a big hubbub of show about it, that his family was joining the church & becoming church members, that they were not rebels, they were

...ng souls & some churches even banned them & discouraged their members from joining!

...I chose to follow Jesus." A lot of them feel like they did God a favour by joining the church & choosing Christ. He says, "<u>I</u> have chosen <u>you</u>." T

<br>       17. AFTER A YEAR OF SUCH TRAVELS, WITH MANY MORE JOINING US NOW, we were weary & needed rest, so we came to find a haven at a large

...se glorious days when we were still preaching the Gospel & winning souls & joining Family members to our households!--Loving one another, living together in l ...IT IS HERE! Praise God! And we're praying & thanking God that you will be joining us Here soon as well, thank the Lord!

...t. I am encouraged to realise that it will not be long before they will be joining me in the Spirit World, to ascend on high together at the Coming of the Lor

...& Tobolsk.)--You're learning! And five specific countries are mentioned as joining with the Antichrist in this great battle.--That's not necessarily <u>all</u

...ING BORN AGAIN & SAVED!</u> They said all you had to do was join a church, joining the church would save you, not a personal experience with Jesus Christ. So

<br>       <u>70. JOINING THE FAMILY IS NOT LIKE JOINING THE *PEACE CORPS*</u>, you've joined the <u>Army</u>!--And we're in a <u>ba

...RIST" BACK IN HUNTINGTON BEACH,</u> I made it clear to them that they were joining the <u>Army</u>, that it was an Army for the Lord, & they had to sacrifice

...lived in the System for years & years & been their own bosses, now they're joining Homes & a lot of them have real trouble learning to live under others & liv

...w many Christians join the churches with <u>that</u> in mind, that they're joining an army of witnessers & soul winners?--Ha! About the only ones who know the ...be pharisaical, hypocritical, self-righteous hypocrites, not even saved, & joining churches that don't even really preach Christ & the Gospel & Salvation or w

...u> hands you were doing well! (Maria: We were scared to touch each other!) Joining hands for prayer looked too much like a spiritual seance! One guy came back

...icipation in these. What does that big word, "participation" mean? (David: Joining along with?) That's right, taking part, "participation" means taking part i

...to hear the good news of His Love & receive His precious Holy Spirit & are joining the ranks of our Heavenly forces in multitudes every day as they are offere

<br>       <u>10. THESE NEW CONVERTS ARE JOINING OUR SUPERNATURAL RANKS OF THE SAVED EVERY DAY</u>, & as you know, are whisk

...sitting in church listening to a preacher speaking from the pulpit. It is joining together with others to pray and read and study God's word. "If we walk in

...SITTING IN CHURCH</u> listening to someone speaking from the pulpit. It is joining together with others to pray and read and study God's Word. "If we walk in

...s able to effortlesslyglide up throughtheair with this Celestial Stranger, joining several others who had also perished in the disaster.

...to pull the country out of the mess it's in & get rid of the Communists by joining them!

<br><br>       (Koppel:) Joining us live now from our affiliate KOCO TV in Oklahoma City is Frosty Troy, edi ...nks very much. I appreciate your being with us, Mr. Grutman, thank you for joining us. That's our report for tonight. I'm Ted Koppel in Washington, & for all

...y persecuted, so much so that most kids just can't take it and they end up joining the gang.

...on, it was the mistake of Czar Nicholas</u>, against Rasputin's advice, in joining the Allies in WW1 to fight Germany & getting himself embroiled in another E

...hat happened everywhere</u>! They arose & they banded together & they were joining me in declaring their independence. It was just like the System was so conf

...ou can almost make it sound like life in the System ''&#91;EDITED: "before joining the Family"]'' was a lot of fun</u>. Some adults do that inadvertently some

...er the Crash, organising his new economy & all that sort of thing--or even joining <u>Europe</u> & taking it over! Then of course all the religions are scared ...ssination of Gorbachev, the rise to power of the Antichrist in Russia, the joining of Europe, the acceptance by Europe of his World Economic System, or vice v

...were always lamenting the fact that we had two times as many men as women. Joining the Family was kind of a scary thing, you had to be a brave man to join the

<br><br>       <u>55. It looks like the Devil's forces are all joining together, but thank God, so are the Christians</u>! It is forcing the Chris

...turn to the Antichrist to survive, & they'd become <u>really</u> powerful, joining in with Russia. Just think, if the Russian Empire--the whole Russian group

<br><br>       <u>43. When I was in college just before joining the Family</u>, I was helping to teach a college-age Sunday School class in

...u think Saddam Hussein fits the picture of the Beast who has the ten kings joining him, & together they destroy the Great Whore. Well, if he is it & he has te

...call for the elders of the church," & have others pray with you & for you, joining together to "agree on Earth" to bind the Enemy & his evil roots of bitterne

...me who haven't, that no one catches chicken pox or shingles. Thank you for joining together with us in this desperate prayer. We're so thankful to have such g ...ease by name & pray for Dad's recovery at this time. Thank you so much for joining together with us in this desperate battle of life & death. God bless & keep

...est & the Allies & they favoured him, he in turn favoured them. Instead of joining Russia & all those other Communist nations, he stayed supposedly neutral &

...<u>tourists</u>, thank God! We had <u>thought</u> of becoming immigrants & joining a kibbutz, but even before we got there, while we were in New York, we foun

...is that we instill in them a vision</u>!--The <u>goal</u> of dropping out, joining us & living for Jesus fulltime, as soon as they are able to. Thus we give t <br>       <u>45. I was in the Nazarene Church just before joining the Family, & there was one man in our church who was sort of like that</u>

<br><br>       ''<u>French Kids Joining Gangs!</u>'' <br>       <u>28. They didn't want their children joining cults</u>, especially us, so now they're getting <u>violence</u> instead! T

...e sticking around is because you're too proud to say you made a mistake by joining us & you've found out it just isn't going to work out for you, then I would

...ld be required to abstain from sex with others for <u>six months</u> after joining the Family, in order to give them time to adjust to their new life for the

..., we're going to church, how could we hate churches?" (Maria: We aren't <u>joining</u> them, though. <u>We</u> aren't going to <u>join</u> those churches, we' ...d be a good influence on all the previously unchurched people who would be joining their church as a result of his crusade!

...e, those groups, but where are they now</u>? <u>Persecuting</u> us?--Or <u>joining</u> us in the fight? There will come a time when they <u>will</u>, but it c

...determined to overcome his timidity, he forced himself to speak publicly, joining debate societies & speaking at public meetings--all in an effort to overcom

...ind of thing could happen again. If other European countries were to start joining in, it could easily escalate to a Europe-wide war, which is what the Europe ...t as they've done before, & out of that could develop the New World Order. Joining with the Man of Sin, the Antichrist, Europe would be on his side & therefor

...l & mean to those poor Mormons?" But the farmers & the farmers' wives kept joining them, & then they'd get chased out of this county & into that county, & on

...leading in the <u>right</u> direction, with the woman getting converted & joining the believers & supposedly following the teachings & the prophecies.--Until ...h to even kill their own children!--And you'd better not get deceived into joining them by all this talk of love & a new life, or you'll be sorry!"

...Bosnia who don't</u> agree with him, don't even like him, & don't like him joining the other Serbs in the war--the ones who grabbed all the arms & power & dic

...that's a lie</u>! We have a lot of adults who were good Christians before joining the Family, but they were nevertheless able to witness very effectively to

...er areas there are only one or two per Home. I do hear that there are kids joining in the States, so I wonder how things are there. Anyway, I have wondered wh ...to the Family young people, because they shared similar experiences before joining the Family.

...right Message</u>. We were getting results, because the hippies were just joining us like mad!--New bottles, young people! We started off with a few <u>dozen

...him and heard some more of the events in his life before his salvation and joining the Family. I was getting to know him better and appreciating him more, and

...sulted in the goddesses and the departed spirits of the missionaries alike joining in, punching through the veil between the other world and this one to get t

...(<u>Fam: Probably one of the first talks or meetings that I attended when joining the staff was the "Pray and Spray" talk</u>. ''(See ML #2330.)'' I remember

...ing) has been 223 DO TRFers since the Charter began. Our new disciples are joining DO Homes at a rate of 31 a month since the Charter began, which is up from

...''. It's not that so many of the men in the Family were homosexuals before joining the Family, or have ever had homosexual tendencies. So covering this subjec ...or who have had any problems with homosexual tendencies or thoughts since joining, would be leery of putting this revelation into practice. You men may feel

...happens is when one first prays to Jesus. It is a miraculous, supernatural joining of that person's spirit with the infinite. As one reaches out and opens up

...to get from the lower road to the upper road was to climb the steep cliff joining the two.)

...f yourselves for others</u>, especially when it means your remaining in or joining Homes which have very few adults or people your age and lots of children. O

...before</u>! Some YAs are being trained as VSs, more young folks have been joining our WS pubs units and CRO offices, and many key positions in our music and

...s choice to David, but he preferred to continue with his original plans of joining the Home of his choice. As we prayed further about it, Dad told us we shoul ...icture of what it's like in WS or our Home, speaking against prophecy, not joining in with the Homes you were in, etc.

...oming together of the younger and the older at the Summit meeting, and the joining of hearts and spirits, the Lord has done a thing of great significance. He

...ating my birthday, but then to see the Lord and Dad and the host of Heaven joining in was overwhelming--more than I could ever ask or think! ...taking turns with everyone around the room, and eventually everybody's all joining in and mingling and dancing to our special Heavenly waltz, so free and ligh

...ahead. Everyone is praising the Lord and giving Him all the glory, really joining in and praising Him all together. There's so much praise to Jesus!

...-in order to break them in, so that they can follow suit and fall in line, joining in the dance with all the other marionettes. ...LONDON, Oct.28 (Reuters) -- European markets caught Asian flu on Tuesday, joining Wall Street's dizzying downward spiral 10 years after the 1987 crash.

...to prayer. As you unite in prayer, as you unite in directing your prayers, joining your prayers and beaming them over to the one in need in a united effort, t

...you these various battles that Rebecca, Jenna and Yvonna experienced upon joining our Home,'' I hope you don't get the idea that living in WS is such a horri

...d gotten to know Rebecca a little bit by the time Mama's message about her joining our Home arrived.'' We'd had one date together, which was very sweet. I cou ...  ''11. So even though Mama was full of faith and positive about Rebecca joining our Home'' and becoming a part of our lives as my traveling companion, when

...e a wide range of experiences both in the Family and in the System (before joining), so it was a pretty well-rounded discussion. They mentioned most of the sa

...yers rising up before My throne, to see your tears, and to see your hearts joining together in desperation for another in need--this stirs My heart to answer

...or more and more! One story was about taking care of things, another about joining in and playing with others, etc. The stories were actually a little simplis

...and how I rejoiced at his completion of his mission there on Earth and his joining Me here in My Heavenly Kingdom. He is at My right hand, and remains My amba

...er relationships!'' As you will see, Dad is elated that so many of you are joining your lives in the great adventure of serving the Lord together and getting

...threesome; whether I lead one of the women into an entirely new situation, joining others with whom she may work and enter into a parenting teamwork; or wheth

...A man and woman must not mistake testing times as a signal to refrain from joining together.'' There are times when I will lead a couple through times of test

...hen sharing with a married man,'' for the single woman has no guarantee of joining that couple's marriage, because I do not put this stipulation on the marrie <br>       ''243. Joining three people as a parenting teamwork takes grace and love enough when the t

...ou by ignoring them, but it finds a way; it creates solutions. Marriage is joining hand in hand, heart to heart. It's standing shoulder to shoulder and arm in

...e, to make it easy for them to write! Even if people are not interested in joining, they could be interested in helping! I don't believe we have begun to tap

...include a stock information sheet or brochure. Or if they're interested in joining, include also an application: or, if it's a donation, include a thank you l

...icipate in their whoredom, just 'cause you're invited to speak: You're not joining, you're just visiting! (1Cor.9:19-22)

...N BEING TOTALLY DROPPED OUT FROM THE SYSTEM., completely forsaking all and joining together in a whole new society opposed to the damnable, materialistic Syst

....--Just like that! And the knight is calling for help! And now they're all joining him, to fight the enemy and build up the breach!--While he is standing in t

<br><br>9/1/71 Josh was praying about the new groups who are joining the Children of God, and the Lord gave us these prophecies and Scriptures: ...FLOW UNTO IT." The Lord likened the "House of Judah" to a nation that was joining us. (See Ezekiel 37:22).

...RE FROM, OR WHAT THEY'RE LIKE, or what they are, or the condition of their joining the Team!-Etc.

...home, or to friends and loved ones, to witness to them, or encourage their joining or support. You should write a letter every week--at least one, to try to s

...ON THEM: their own personal vital statistics, such as background, place of joining, training, under what leaders, who was their recruiter, under what conditio

...or us then and the way they treated us, and even help us in our need, even joining us at the last minute!--Even in Southern California's dying hour!

...these same disciples were similarly pressured, bullied, and badgered into joining in the first place, and for the wrong motive on both their part and your pa ...F EUROPE'S RECENT REPORTS, one Dutch mother was so furious at her daughter joining the Amsterdam Colony that she came to the Square and literally dragged her

...n, and soul winning you do, and how many of these decisions for Christ are joining churches, and not us--that only the few and most dedicated join our own ran

...churches to try to keep their young people!--Especially to keep them from joining us, who had by this time re-invaded California'' under a new name at the ol ...themselves the Children of God and following our teachings and considering joining our fellowship, in my dream I suddenly saw a rod, or branch, growing out of

...D OF ONE OF OUR NEW MEMBERS WAS APPARENTLY SO FURIOUS AND JEALOUS OVER THE JOINING OF HIS FORMERLY HIGHLY-RESPECTED FRIEND ''that he visited two of our Coloni

...Besides, our girls stick even better than the boys! Although their rate of joining is much lower, their rate of backsliding is much lower, too! Once they join

...ately I had that strange feeling that it was symbolic, as though England's joining the European Community was going to mean the'' rape of England by Europe!'' ...going to be good for England. It's as though England has been seduced into joining Europe, and, as a result, she's going to be ravaged thereby. The whole impr

...ing more alone all the time! Even her former friends are deserting her and joining the world Socialist community, leaving America tottering and reeling on the

...t to her throne, a marriage which is to be consummated by the end of 1973; joining Egypt and Libya into one nation with Sadat as president and himself as seco

...''millions'' who can ''never'' join our Colony! The people who think that joining a ''Colony'' is the ''end, ''it ''will'' be for ''them, ''and they'll ''die

...tems of the past and their peoples! ''SO, AS WITH THESE FALLEN EMPIRES, IF JOINING THE SYSTEM MEANS EVENTUAL EXTINCTION, FOR GOD'S SAKE, LET'S STAY FREE!''

<br><br> 12. ''IT'S BETTER FOR THEM TO BACKSLIDE BEFORE JOINING THAN AFTERWARDS.'' It'll be easier on you and them both and God won't hold

...NGRY NEW BOTTLES TO HELP THEM DISTRIBUTE THE LIT'' while they talk'em into joining! Some of you guys are really smooth operators, God bless you!--Why not?

<br><br> 54. ''HAVE YOU SUFFERED FROM JOINING THE LORD'S BUSINESS? ''Are any of you worse off financially than you were b

...tough as possible and do almost everything you can to discourage them from joining, except putting them on weeks of probation. ...at wasn't even saved and filled with the Spirit and ''enthusiastic ''about joining.

<br><br> 44. ''THERE HAS BEEN AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF WOMEN JOINING OUR RANKS'' about equalling that of the men for the first time in our histo

...ING</u>! It's almost like joining the Family.) After all, Arthur is really joining us in <u>spirit</u>, and the symbolism of the flesh is merely symbolic in t

...tests in the very <u>beginning</u>, just like boot camp in the army. When joining the army, you go through the <u>worst</u> part in the very <u>beginning</u> ...also means they're going to have some <u>victories</u>! It's an army worth joining! There are victories worth fighting for! How could they complain? I don't s

.... ''<u>IN LIE 42, IT'S INFERRED</u>'' that all that David Hoyt achieved by joining the Children of God was "to lose his savings of $17,000." Well, it's too ba

...d very few of them were even landowners, and this is not a requirement for joining the Family whatsoever!

<br><br>'' 32. <u>ERROR NUMBER 10 STATES THAT A NEW DISCIPLE IN JOINING THE FAMILY MUST "BELIEVE BLINDLY" IN ME</u>''. This is entirely untrue beca

...lorious possibilities of becoming female Children of God and talking about joining us! Well praise God! It wouldn't hurt us to convert a few <u>professionals<

...olted against <u>God</u>!--Or they wouldn't have opposed their children in joining this Christian group!

He was a long-time member of [[David Berg]]'s personal staff, joining his [[home]] in [[1981]] while Berg was in [[South Africa]]. At that time,

* Joining the army and in some cases quitting half way through

...got sucked in and I got sucked in before I knew... I really thought I was joining a Christian organization. I thought it was what God wanted me to do. I had

...ternational. You're listening to ''Outlook'' from the BBC World Service. Joining us now from California is [[Claire Borowik]] from the public affairs desk f

Joining us now from San Diego is Paul Staughton and his attorney Robert Bauman. Ang

...d I got sucked in before I knew what it - you know, I really thought I was joining a Christian organization. I thought it was what God wanted me to do. I had

Welcome, and thank you so much for joining us today. You know, today’s show is a little different and that’s becau Welcome and thank you so much for joining us today. You know, last year, we met a former member of a religious [[cult

...of which I assume were not ones that members typically engaged in prior to joining the group), not only did he normalise certain beliefs about sexuality, but ...consort, Maria, with a man called Arthur whom she seduced in England into joining the group (Van Zandt, 1991: 46-47). The basic analogy that Berg used is tha

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...l liberation ensued.''' Singles, most of whom had abstained from sex since joining months or years earlier, were relieved to finally be able to enjoy sexual f ...les would be required to abstain from sex with others for six months after joining the Family, in order to give them time to adjust to their new life for the

'''Robert Rogers:''' In joining the Children of God, the new recruit not only surrenders his personal prope