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“Best of” WOFF Conflictions, Conundrums and Confusion…

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…e had there is top quality. The atmosphere is refreshing and clean. Marcia Lowry of Rutherfordton.” Home team comment. Best Quick Food- 1st– Café at the Mall. Best Iced Tea- 2nd – Café at the Mall. Best Desserts- 1st– Café at the Mall. These guys must put out a fine meal! Best Salon- 1st– RSL Salon- I was unaware that she served a lot of outsiders. But, it could be so. Best Auto Garage- 1st– Peterson’s Auto Service and Detail Shop. Amazing! I may…

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Findings of Fact….

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…WOFF, I do not remember being told this “fact”. After listening to Michael Lowry’s story, I have no doubts. 33. Based upon the testimony of (former members) and others, the Court finds that as a result of punishment by Church authorities, staff or school personnel, children were scratched, bruised and suffered contusions. As a consideration of former members, I have redacted their names. Pertaining to the “fact” documented by the court, the longer…

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Spring Missions Project 2012- Pictures

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…pring Missions Project of 2012. The theme has evolved as “Remember Michael Lowry!” We have told part of his story on this blog including his exit drama as well as him filing a report with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department. Here are the links to those posts- Another Exit Drama Unfolds…- https://religiouscultsinfo.com/?p=4782 Former WOFF Member Files Report of Assault – https://religiouscultsinfo.com/?p=5001 We will not retell that part, bu…

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Soul Rape at WOFF?

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…r a good reason to leave WOFF? Do you know what really happened to Michael Lowry? Also, Does Jane hear God perfectly all the time? If so, why do you believe that? And if not, then how do you know? Closing with another excerpt from the resource post: “Spiritually abusive methods which implement mind control rely upon re-interpreting or eliminating individual thinking and acknowledgment of feelings. Whereas feelings are not always a barometer of tru…

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“Your Signs are Stupid!” (Pictures)

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…b or means of support outside WOFF, then leaving is not that easy. Michael Lowry was put out at a hotel with the clothes on his back and NO toiletries. He left with more than most. He at least had some cash. DB left running through the woods with his brother chasing him telling him he was going to hell, very little cash and only the clothes on his back. JA left in a serious drama scene with the help of another survivor. Countless others leave – bu…

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Is Simple Assault a Vital Part of the Word of Faith Fellowship Practices? (2)

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…n its treatment of children. In an interview with the Observer last month, Lowry said his dissatisfaction with the church started in part over how children are disciplined. Carmona says he was paddled far more often by church leaders than by his father. Once again, Jane Whaley dismisses those accounts as lies and says children are almost exclusively disciplined by their parents. Abuse by anyone, she says, is not tolerated. In 2003, a district judg…

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Confusion Around a Meeting at Word of Faith Fellowship (video)

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…ay they were surprised by the strong feelings against Word of Faith. After Lowry said Word of Faith had abused him because he is gay, two friends of the shop owners invited them to the church to see for themselves. “They didn’t judge us; they didn’t ostracize us,” David says. “It was truly a wonderful experience.” Soon after, the pair said they went back to the church to share their perspective of faith as gay Christians. Again, they say, the chur…