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from bohostudios Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 22:13 (Agree/Disagree?) Hi, My Name is Stephan Im an Inderpendant Film Maker. I'm currently making A documentary about the The Family/Children Of God or known now as the Family International. I'm looking for ex members willing to help.Im an Inderpendant Film Maker. I'm currently making A documentary im looking for people to be interviewed for movie and also to get involved. I know its a alot to ask but i really belive in this film a getting this story out in the open. If U can Let Me know where i can contact some people for interview can u please let me know. I live in Melbourne... If u need any more information aout this please ask... Thankyou Stephan James contact me me at bohostudios@yahoo.com.au (reply to this comment)

from Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 20:10 (Agree/Disagree?) "Pat Robertson called for the United States to assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez; Robertson then lied about calling for the assassination ("'take him out'," he said, "can be a number of things"), and finally apologized." (reply to this comment)

From Van Dari Tuesday, August 30, 2005, 20:20 (Agree/Disagree?) "How Do We Pray Against Former Loved Ones Who Are Fighting Us? 39. (Peter:) Amen! As Mama said, and as you'll see in the prophecies that we'll read, the Lord talks a lot about the need for us to pray against these attacks, to pray against those who are seeking to hurt or destroy the Family. But often it's hard to know how to pray against certain people, because sometimes these people are your friends or your children or your parents, and it's really difficult for you to think, “Well, I've got to pray that the Lord will curse them” and that sort of thing. That's been a bother for some people, and understandably so. It's a dilemma to know how to pray the most effective prayers in situations when you're having to pray against people who were once Family members and who are now detractors or apostates who are out to do us serious damage. 41. We asked the Lord how we should pray against those who are fighting against us, and He gave the following instruction: [Jesus speaking:] 45. I will have mercy, for they are Mine‚ but in some cases mercy would be to take them out of the way before they can hurt others even more. [...] (reply to this comment)

From ........... Wednesday, August 31, 2005, 07:52 (Agree/Disagree?) OMFG! People in TFI are now supposed to curse us? What ever happened to the moral guidelines we were so “lovingly” force fed as children? “Love the sinner, hate the sin”, “Treat others as you would like them to treat you”, “Be careful what you pray for”, “Love thine enemies”, “Bless them that curse you” “Do good to them that hate you” “Pray FOR (not against) them which despitefully use you” “What everybody needs is love” (I hope people don’t get all technical about the exact words of these quotes, I left the family over 7 years ago, and believe me, I’ve tried to forget them all.) Anyway, I could try to keep going with this list, but I believe my point has been made. TFI always has, and continues to contradict their own beliefs. I pity them. Cursing us, is only going to hurt them. You don’t wish harm on your enemies, even I, a vandari systemite, know that! (reply to this comment)

From dejavu Tuesday, August 30, 2005, 20:17 (Agree/Disagree?) From People magazine: "From the start, says younger Daniel, the group began a practice called “sharing,” in which children as young as 5 were offered up by other members as sexual partners to adult followers. “I was luckier than a lot of the girls,” he says. “After I got bigger, I started saying no to the sharing.” [...] As for the “sharing,” Borowik insists that minors were not routinely abused, while adding, “There are a number of ways of sharing – of clothes or of food. Sex is just one of the ways,” " http://www.xfamily.org/index.php/People_Magazine:_Was_the_Family_Doing_God%27s_Work_-_Or_Unspeakable_Harm%3F(reply to this comment)