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    NC church has unconventional rules for sex and marriage

    Geez louise!!! How loony can people get??

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/nc-church...?.tsrc=fauxdal

    SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — When it comes to relationships, marriage and sex, Word of Faith Fellowship members must follow strict and unusual rules — or risk severe punishment, former members say.

    Some of the edicts:

    — Congregants need permission from leader Jane Whaley and other ministers to get married, and it then can take months — or even a year — before the newlyweds are allowed to have sex.

    — No one is allowed to date without permission, and most relationships and marriages are arranged by Whaley and ministers.

    — On their wedding night, couples are permitted only a "godly peck on the cheek." When they get in bed together, they must roll over and go to sleep.

    — For all married couples, love-making is limited to 30 minutes, no foreplay is allowed, the lights must be turned off and only the missionary position is sanctioned.

    — Couples need permission from church leadership to have children, and leaders dole out condoms to make sure unapproved women don't get pregnant.

    The former followers said couples violating the rules can be publicly rebuked, subjected to violence or forced to separate.

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    Can anyone spell C-U-L-T?

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    https://www.apnews.com/e9404784f9c6428a8d4382f5ada8f463

    SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — From all over the world, they flocked to this tiny town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, lured by promises of inner peace and eternal life. What many found instead: years of terror — waged in the name of the Lord.

    Congregants of the Word of Faith Fellowship were regularly punched, smacked, choked, slammed to the floor or thrown through walls in a violent form of deliverance meant to "purify" sinners by beating out devils, 43 former members told The Associated Press in separate, exclusive interviews.

    Victims of the violence included pre-teens and toddlers — even crying babies, who were vigorously shaken, screamed at and sometimes smacked to banish demons.

    "I saw so many people beaten over the years. Little kids punched in the face, called Satanists," said Katherine Fetachu, 27, who spent nearly 17 years in the church.

    As part of its investigation, the AP reviewed hundreds of pages of law enforcement, court and child welfare documents, along with hours of conversations with Jane Whaley, the church's controlling leader, secretly recorded by followers.

    The AP also spent more than a year tracking down dozens of former disciples who scattered after leaving the church. Many initially were reluctant to break their silence because they had hidden their pasts from new friends and colleagues — and because they remain afraid of Whaley.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bookman View Post
    Can anyone spell C-U-L-T?
    YEP!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bookman View Post
    Can anyone spell C-U-L-T?
    Took the words right out of my mouth!

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    I really thought this was a disguised satire article...but its real!


    Former Religious Members Talk About Annex for 'Worst Sinners'

    SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — It was the most dreaded place on the Word of Faith Fellowship grounds — a one-story, four-room structure that former members of the sect say was reserved for the most brutal physical and emotional punishment.

    Called the Lower Building, the former storage facility was used to house those deemed to be the worst sinners, according to Associated Press interviews with 43 former members of the evangelical church.

    And it was there, tucked away in a wooded area behind the sect's sanctuary, that the beatings were especially prolonged, violent and often focused on sexual behavior, according to many of those speaking out...

    https://www.usnews.com/news/north-ca...-worst-sinners


    This is the "church" website:

    http://wordoffaithfellowship.org/

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    Wonder how they became so depraved or did they just start out that way from the beginning with a depraved leader.

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    I found something "interesting" on their website: can't copy/paste because they have it set up so you literally can't (copyright protected), but there is a section regarding praise and worship. From what I read, they (pastors) got convicted over having mixed the holy with the profane, meaning they had allowed music with "Christian" lyrics but unholy music/beats..God sent them a musician that had previously been involved with rock music and had been involved with Christian concerts that were "worldly". This guy came to their church, got delivered and brought some of his music buddies to them to get delivered. Some did, some didn't...one of the ones that got saved/delivered was Joe English, former drummer for Paul McCartney and Wings....http://wordoffaithfellowship.org/our...raise-worship/

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    Quote Originally Posted by krystian View Post
    I really thought this was a disguised satire article...but its real!


    Former Religious Members Talk About Annex for 'Worst Sinners'

    SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — It was the most dreaded place on the Word of Faith Fellowship grounds — a one-story, four-room structure that former members of the sect say was reserved for the most brutal physical and emotional punishment.

    Called the Lower Building, the former storage facility was used to house those deemed to be the worst sinners, according to Associated Press interviews with 43 former members of the evangelical church.

    And it was there, tucked away in a wooded area behind the sect's sanctuary, that the beatings were especially prolonged, violent and often focused on sexual behavior, according to many of those speaking out...

    https://www.usnews.com/news/north-ca...-worst-sinners


    This is the "church" website:

    http://wordoffaithfellowship.org/
    Is that meant for church members who have sex already on their wedding night ?

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    The beatings will continue until morale improves.

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