Family seeks rescue as son drawn into The Way sect
Mrs. Lloyd Bishop recounts her son Lloyd Bishops entrenchment in The Way cult. She says members are controlled, educated in isolation, live on little money, discouraged from media, and subjected to deprogramming efforts that failed. The family pursued a jailbreak at Gunnison Colorado in 1981 with disputed violence claims.
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Tion
Emporia
Lloyd
Lloyd Bishop
Gunnison
Colo
Denver
Theprogrammers
Way
Mrs. Bishop
Kidnapping deprogrammer recounts The Way cult claim
Lloyd Bishop, a 28 year old Way International staffer, describes his 1981 ordeal as a deprogramming attempt by critics who label The Way a cult. He defends his freedom, disputes mind control charges, and says he hopes to reunite with his family while continuing in The Way.
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Way International
The
Way
St. Marys
Ohio
Evening Leader
Bishop
Iowa City
Penalosa
Kan
Way College
Emporia
Way Corps
Jonestown
Lincoln
Shiloh of Kalona Faces Divided Ministry
A Kalona ministry experiences internal strife with charges of death prayers and broken marriages. The dispute unfolds amid local church leadership tensions and community backlash.
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Shiloh
Kalona
The Way movement gains Cedar Rapids adherents and defends freedom
The Way International followers in Cedar Rapids and Marion describe their twig fellowships at homes and defend the group against cult accusations. They emphasize free will, Bible study, and giving to Way headquarters, denying mind control and deprogrammer claims while detailing their grassroots outreach and festivals.
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Bernice Beatty
Rural
Palo
Des Moines
Randy Fouts
Denise
Fouts
Cedar Rapids
Marion
The
Way
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Omaha
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