After Michael Rood and ARAM official Jamie Louis parted ways in August 2007 accusing each other of financial indiscretions, theft, false allegations, legal errors and deceit, each chose men from the Hebrew roots community to serve on an Arbitration Board to settle the conflict. Its November 2007 report included 28 items of supporting evidence all of which were posted on www.areallyroodawakening.com . We summarize the report in Arbitration Board Rules Against Michael Rood, and add additional evidence, developments and implications. Overall, the evidence forms a grim picture of Rood's rude ways.
Dr. John Juedes addresses a variety of topics on TWI and its splinters in several audio interviews. One of them is especially helpful if you've ever wondered about the man behind the articles and the ministry of www.abouttheway.org
Zeitgeist: The Movie is an extended diatribe against Christianity, and to a much smaller extent against theism in general. It labels Christianity as "the fraud of the age," calls Jesus Christ a "Solar Deity" and "mythical figure" and labels the Bible as "an astro-theological literary fold hybrid, just like nearly all religious myths before it." While it claims to be factual and correct, it explicitly tells readers NOT to try to verify the "facts" in the movie-- for good reason-- because it's chuck full of error and fiction portrayed as fact, as our evaluation of it shows in detail. .
In the SEPTEMBER 2007 Update
Believing is Biblical, but The Law of Believing as The Way Int. teaches it is an atheistic system in which a detached God lets "both saint and sinner" operate the law to their own benefit or destruction. The "law" results in guilt, hypocrisy and condemnation when believing does "not work" and prompts people to focus on themselves instead of on God. Study The Law of Believing- No God Needed for a response and a more balanced, Biblical view of believing.
Michael Rood, once a TWI leader, has become a "cult leader" according to his own staff at A Rood Awakening (ARA). Rood started his own organization in 2007 after ARA board member Jamie Louis accused Rood of "inappropriate behavior," financial irregularities and becoming a "cult leader." Rood counterattacked, alleging Louis (another ex-Wayer) funneled ARA money into his personal accounts. Both agree that ARA "fired" Rood and that their mission is Torah observance. Rude Awakening Rocks the Rood Crew outlines the controversy.
In the MAY 2007 Update
Board of Directors of CES/ Spirit of Truth Fellowship International (STF) removed Mark Graeser from the post of President January, 2007, after months of controversy in the group. John Lynn's divorce from his second wife Elizabeth, and Karen Anne Graeser's manipulations as CES's chief "prophet" created the most controversy, but The CES Crisis and Personal Prophecy shows that CES's erroneous practice of "personal prophecy" is the underlying cause.
Michael Rood doesn't seem to miss a chance to claim that he's received yet another revelation from Heaven in which YHWH speaks to him. These bold claims, which have been made by scores of cult leaders before him, serve as a useful technique to sell his CDs and get donations to pay for his television appearances. He quotes Yahweh's words to a woman, "Listen to him," meaning Rood. When Yahweh last said those words, it was on a mountain in Israel. Yahshua was transformed into a visage as bright as the sun, and Yahweh said, "Listen to Him!" Which one will you listen to? Rood's Revelations Sell CDs may help you decide.
Our photo gallery has many new additions, including three authors V. P. Wierwille plagiarized from: E. W. Bullinger, J. E. Stiles and Albert Cliffe, who was a medium and psychic. You'll also find photos of: how Romans crucified people on "T" shaped crosses (not stakes); The Ohio newspaper article that explains how "Wierwille Got Out Just Before the Ax Fell" and Wierwille's city Dump (Wierwille said he took his books to the Dump and studied the Bible alone- but don't believe him!).
Yes, crosses are "T" shaped includes drawings of Roman crosses used for executions in the first century, along with the technical Latin terms for the parts of the cross, including the cross-piece.
V. P. Wierwille's DEATH CERTIFICATE yes, it's a photo reproduction of the real thing, along with an explanation of why it is important, not morbid, to know the details of VPW's death.
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