One CES leader, with a touch of irony, attempted to distance CES from The Way by explaining that CES would do Christian study, not biblical research (A Way term). At 29yrs old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2dshceGGvY&ab_channel=TheEyewitnesses. Splintering and Subjugating.as night follows day, Remembering a woman of courage, who stood up to a monster. I dont know if this is still true, but a weird criteria at the time was that you had to be debt free to participate. The logic has more dangerous consequences when people literally think God will cure their Cancer, Lupus, diabetes. We are near 70 years of age now, but the "Way" still affects us. If you have done your reading about cults, then you are probably familiar with Dr. Steve Hassan's BITE model. He taught that Jesus Christ was not resurrected bodily and will not return visibly, and that the Holy Spirit is an influence, not a personal being. The appeal was in its casual nature, balanced with an accessible way to become disciplined in Biblical scholarship. My mom thought God helped her get a good parking space once (Im not kidding). Meli Vinpearl Phu Ly. Tired from excessive bible study, didnt share and/or complain about any of her home life and doodled a lot which always made me ponder what she was thinking about?. Pacific West Fellowship,13 headed by Steve Sann (who also was once a Limb and Region Coordinator), seems to be the second most aggressive splinter group. Ive started this process in some form and would like to invite you to take a peek at another thread. Incidentally, only Geers group has published a book by Wierwille since his death. As a result, many Wayers view Geer as being the true spiritual heir to Wierwille. as I got older I was terrified of doing something that would have me cast out because my whole life THESE were the people I knew and had history with, and it made me deeply sad to imagine suddenly being cut off from that. Nonetheless, hundreds of Way refugees are resisting the new groups' pleas to "join up.". John Lynn claims that Wierwille and at least four other trustees had sex with literally hundreds of women, many of whom Lynn and other ex-leaders have counseled personally.9 They also claim the Trustees fired long-time researcher John Schonheit for writing a brief paper summarizing the Bibles teaching against adultery. Almost every one of Wierwilles teachings can be traced to other sources (see sidebar for descriptions of some of Wierwilles teachings).