Attorney Looking for Letters from Members/Ex-members Who have Suffered at the Hands of Philadelphia Church of God

I am going into a trial against my X husband for custody of all our minor children.   They are forced to attend pcg brainwashing services every other Saturday when they have said they do not want to go. As it stands right now unless I can prove that this " church" is not in their best interest he will continue to be able to take them, and if they continue to have their minds controlled by fear-based doctrines, I could possibly lose contact with my children eventually. Children I raised basically by myself as I was to do everything but pay the bills. I homeschooled these kids, sacrificed so much of myself for my family. I can't bare to lose them all. 
Especially the ones who don't even want to go!!! For the pcg to eventually get to them is so cruel.

It is very difficult to get actual wittnnesses to come to court to tell their stories and prove this church a danger to my children. But my lawyer says anyone who wants to help can write a letter, tell their story, help prove the dangers, the evils, of this organization. Prove that they have a no contact policy and how they plan to escape to a place of safety. ANYTHING at all that you read or heard or experienced that you could help me get my children out of there would be of enormous help.

My lawyer will read your letter and if he thinks it is one he can use in our defense he will send it back to you in a form that will be turned into an affidavit. You would simply take it a lawyer to get it signed, and returned.
I will cover all costs that occur if need be.

Right now all the judge has is me saying its a cult my kids are in danger, and my x husband saying no it's not, it's a fun loving normal church.

I need the judge to see the truth.

I understand that a lot of you have been through so much pain and suffering, and this may not be what you are comfortable with, but please think of my children and how you could prevent that from happening to them by telling your story.

You can simply email it to me, and I can pass it on to him. Or email it to him directly.

His email is d.reid@littlemassonreid.com
David Reid

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If you have an email to share, please send it to me and I will pass it on, or email to the above address.
no2hwa@yahoo.com

Self-appointed COG Guru Starting Up Fireside Chats As He Prepares For Two Witless Witnesses To Be Revealed Within Next Year........Or So

Now that his alternate version of the Feast of Tabernacles is over, our Chief Pharisee and kitchen table prophet is back making more outlandish claims.  Apparently, some have told him that his speaking style is boring as hell and that he needs to stop his ridiculous long sermons.  The Chief Pharisee is now going to start "fireside chats" in order to beat his version of the law into the heads of rebellious and not so zealous COG members.

But more importantly, in his law-obsessed mind, the world and the church is so messed up that the two witless witnesses will need to come within the next year or so.  There is always that "...or so" attached to every false prophecy of COG leaders, but no matter.  It will happen.

Very soon now, highly likely in just over a year or soon after that, God will reveal his two witnesses. They will be very newsworthy and will preach the Gospel of sincere repentance and warn the nations of approaching events, which warnings will reach a very wide audience through news coverage. 

God’s two servants will inform the brethren that the time has arrived and they will act on God’s instructions to ordain a leader to take the faithful to God’s appointed place.  

Pharisee James Malm, for some reason, believes he is God's mouthpiece to the church today.  He is better than Bob Thiel, Gerald Flurry, and Dave Pack, who also believe they are God's only true spokesmen on earth today. So many prophets and so little time.

I have always said that the work of TheShiningLight is to prepare the bride for the advent of God’s two and the coming of our LORD by expounding sound doctrine, explaining prophecy, restoring forgotten things and revealing the increase of understanding promised by God in Daniel 12.

The time is nearly here to begin the next phase of our work.  After a careful study and consideration of various media like YouTube, TV and radio and the efforts of the various corporate COG organizations it is obvious that I need to take a different approach towards the goal of preparing the bride.  

I intend to eschew lengthy sermons or shallow broadcasts tailored for the general public and instead resurrect the fireside chat format to communicate, inform and encourage the brethren to godliness in an easy to understand, friendly and brotherly format with talks of about 30 minutes duration each Sabbath at TheShiningLight.  

These chats will be informative and full of sound doctrine and exhortation for the brethren, but will be more in the nature of informal, friendly, relaxed, heart to heart talks; rather than shallow public presentations, or pompous sermonizing using two hours to say what could be said in fifteen minutes.  

The Fireside Chats are intended for the brethren and those who God is calling and have an interest in profoundly biblical matters, they will not be on radio but will be featured at TheShiningLight site.  They, along with the book transcripts, will be in audio format so as to be light weight, easily downloadable and available for sharing and republishing at other sites to enhance the free spread of the Gospel of Salvation as much as possible. 

If you thought listening to Gerald Weston speak for an hour and a half was boring then just wait till you are subjected to 30 minutes of James Malm preaching from his kitchen table with a fireplace screensaver playing in the background!

Listening to a legalistic bastaardizer of the law spout useless jibberish is NOT spreading the gospel of salvation when he ignores the very being and covenant that offers it.

What is Said vs. What Is Meant

In Conclusion....................."Give me 30 more minutes."

I'll Pray For You.................."You dead wrong, buddy."

Closing Prayer....................My sneaky Sermonette 

Opening Prayer..................My sneaky Sermonette

Briefcase............................I'm a Converted Member and Don't You Forget It

Arm Around Spouse...........I'm Just the Perfect Loving Spouse. Always. 

Atonement Smiler...............I'm all that Or I Ate and Didn't Tell Nobody

Big KJV...............................My vision's Fine. I Just want you to know how much I know that I know. 

Two-Hand Lectern Grip......I'm the Pastor, don't challenge what I'm saying, You Hear Me?

No Hymnal Singer..............I don't need no hymnal, I've been singing these songs for years, 

I'm ALL that. 

Usher..................................I really don't technically "Usher" at all. I walk backwards and count. 

Anointing............................If You've Got the Flu don't Expect me to come touch you. That's what the cloth's for!

Mother's Room...................Nursin' and Spankin' 

Father's Room...................Spankin' Room

YOU Hospitality Room.......Free donuts and orange juice room and that's all I'm here for. 

C Team (sports).................You Suck At Sports Team (It's what they're really thinking, don't pretend they weren't.) 

A Team (sports).................You're OK at sports, but most likely pretty popular. OR you're a Preacher's Kid. 

Ambassador Grad.............Very Important Person who has a lot of expectations to live up to. 

Deaconess.........................Kitchen Manager who you don't mess with in the Kitchen. 

Potluck enforcer. 

Pillar In the Church............Pastor's Spy OR Rich Member OR both. 

Song Leader......................Dude who has some rhythm but most likely can't hold a tune in a bucket. 

You're Encouraged To......."You Better Be there or do this if you know what's best for you."

Questioning.......................Sign of a Rebellious Spirit

(Scripture Reading)..........."Write this in your notes, and I'm watching to see who does or does not."

Flowers Around Lectern.....Gotta be a Holy Day. 

Flowers All Over.................Gotta be the Feast.

Palm Trees.........................It's Definitely the Feast. 

Banner Behind Podium......Absolutely the Feast. 

Submitted by SHT