Archive for the ‘Archived’ Category
To Whom This May Concern
From Charles Borjas As a former member of The Family International, I am writing this in response to the Montel Williams Show which was recently aired on TV in the U.S. I joined The Family International when it was The Children of God in 1970. I was brought up as a Catholic and already had [...]
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Posted in Former Family members, Archived, Letters to the Editor |
I Was There
By Bethy I’m the eldest daughter of Peter Amsterdam, (currently co-administrator of the Family with Maria) and as I was growing up, I lived in or visited the household of Father David and Maria four times. My first encounter with Father David occurred when I was six years old. At age 10 I spent a [...]
Monday, February 19th, 2007
Posted in Speaking Out, Archived |
It Wasn’t Like That
By Dan, 25 February 13, 2007 A friend recently pointed me to the transcript of a TV talk show on The Family. They thought I’d be interested to see the comments made by Davida about her life and childhood in WS–probably because I shared the same lifestyle to a certain extent. My parents were WS [...]
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Posted in Speaking Out, Archived, Letters to the Editor |
A response to Montel Williams show: “Escaping a Cult”
From Lorie Richards, February 6, 2007 I don’t watch the Montel Williams show, because I don’t watch much TV at all. For the most part I feel I have better things to do with my time. For a little entertainment, I’ll have at most one show at a time that I follow. Right now it’s [...]
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Posted in Speaking Out, Archived |
Right of Response to the Montel Williams show
From Claire Borowik It has come to my attention that a number of the Family’s former members are under the mistaken impression that the Family was invited to participate in the Montel Williams show or present a written statement. For the record, neither myself or any Family spokesperson was contacted by the Montel Williams show [...]
Sunday, February 11th, 2007
Posted in Speaking Out, Archived |
