Talk:The Way International/Archive 1

message: I may seek to include a section on Way paparazzi ... a list of cult pharisees and ex-members who have made it their life's calling to find, publish, and fabricate every negative thing they can find about The Way International. Right now that list would include John Lynn, John Juedes, and Karl Kahler. Gideonmjames 15:30, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Way Paparazzi 

message: Someone added an entire photo gallery of the organization, and added a big photo to the top of the article.  Now, personally, I think the photo GALLERY is excessive, and that the link additions turn this into an ADVERTISEMENT, not an article ABOUT the organization. However, if others disagree, I can see leaving it there.
Adding a big photo of the auditorium at the top of the article, however, IN ADDITION to the gallery, dramatically underscores the intention to make this an advertisement. No photo symbolizes the entire organization, but sticking this one at the top is something for a website PAID FOR by TWI. Let them buy their own advertising space. (Again.) Pete Snowball 16:39, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Big Photo 

message: Thought about rewriting it like this:
"The Way International has no official "membership" other that the Board of Directors and in theory, no attendance commitment. The Way however discourages continuing in the meetings or taking their classes if no on-going commitment has been evidenced."
What I mean is that (so it doesn't come across wrong) in my area for instance we didn't run a class even though we had more than the minimum number of people express interest and want to pay etc. The reason being was that they had hardly any exposure to The Way and the local leader didn't want them to have to shell out cash for something if they weren't sure. They weren't and appreciated it.. Yes that is just one example but I used it as a way to express why I thought about rewriting the piece (that was recently added) as above. Lsjzl 18:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Commitment 

message: I removed the link to this group under "ex-member" sites. This group never was connected with former
TWI members in any way until one of them contacted this group. Their only connection with TWI was
their choice of name as "The Way International Ministries". He was looking for all organizations
legally using the name "The Way" for use in a lawsuit against TWI. They had never HEARD of TWI 
until he contacted them. This went to court, and TWIM agreed to change their name because it was a 
copyright infringement on TWI's copyright of "the Way INTERNATIONAL." (Despite their operations barely
being "international" at this time and TWIM's operations being primarily "international", TWI owns
the copyright.)  So, Global God International's only connection with TWI in any way was in the choice
of name, and ended when they changed their name. Their website has the following disclaimer:
"This ministry (Global God International Ministries, formerly known as The Way International Ministries, Inc.) is in no regard associated with "The Way International", New Knoxville, OH, or any other ministry utilizing the term "The Way". We, Global God International Ministries, formerly known as The Way International Minsitries, Inc.,are a separate and independant legal entity, organized under the laws of the State of Illinois with a separate federal identification number and tax-exempt status. Please be advised that our ministry is not to be confused or identified with any other ministry, especially with "The Way International" who refer to themselves as "The Way", of New Knoxville, OH."
Frankly, given how their encounter with TWI fell out, it's hardly surprising they'd want to make it CRYSTAL clear that there was no connection between that group and theirs.
Pete Snowball 15:16, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Way International Ministries and Global God International