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Questions to "World Services" and "The Family"

Posted by Joe from Texas reposted on April 16, 2002 at 16:21:11:

(copied from a Family site)
>ISSUED BY WORLD SERVICES ON THE COLLECTIVE >BEHALF OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT
>MISSIONARY COMMUNITIES COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS >THE FAMILY (OUR STANCE ON PHYSICAL VIOLENCE
WAS >FIRST PUBLISHED MARCH, 1993, AND WAS UPDATED >NOVEMBER, 1998. © 1999 THE FAMILY)

If as claimed "The Family" is just a fellowship of independent missionary fellowships.

1. When and by what process were current family leaders "elected" by the individual independent community members?

2. What is the relationship of "World Services" to the family and by what means is consensus reached allowing World Services to
act as the collective representative of these independent communities.

2. Assuming that "The Family" is a legal organization,capable of copyrighting material as claimed,
Does the family therefore accept responsability for the content of all materials copyrighted under the names "Children of God",
"World Services", and "The Family"?

4. Are the "independent missionary communities" expected to adhere to centralized authority by leadership which they had no part
in selecting?

5. Are financial contributions from the independent missionary communities required by The Family (for membership). Please
specify.

6. Is a detailed annual financial report issued and distributed to members of the independent missionary communities which make
up the fellowship known as "The Family".