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And here we are again, back in the sidings of despair, way off track, not discussing at all the original subject.

Since it's beyond any REASONABLE doubt that the supposed "1942 promise" was invented by vpw out of whole cloth, and was never actually given vpw by God Almighty, it should be obvious- beyond any REASONABLE doubt- that the entire construction that has been built on it was built on sand. That construction is the delusion there was anything special about vpw's teachings, books, tapes, etc. vpw's many faults- the rapes, the druggings, the grand larceny (plagiarism over $1000, in the US, is grand larceny), the chronic alcoholism, the chain-smoking, the sudden angry tirades- all of those are supposedly not really an issue because- if the 1942 promise was real- then they would be secondary to God Almighty's Revelation. SINCE the 1942 promise was invented- and Mrs W herself said it was first told to the early corps, and that's no earlier than 1970- then all the excuses remain more obviously excuses. With many Bible verses condeming them- verses against drunkenness, wrath, gluttony, theft- one who actually cares what God Almighty says should have little problem seeing how vpw stacked up against warnings in Scripture. The alleged "reasoning" is all circular. With the 1942 promise SUPPOSED to be true- and a steadfast refusal to look at all the obvious information exposing it as a lie- then all sorts of justifications of vpw are made, all sorts of excuses for vpw are made. Yes, God condemned all that, but since vpw was so special, he gets a special dispensation for that, so he can be excused all sorts of misbehaviors, whether misdemeanors, felonies, or just plain sins. If one BLINDLY CLINGS to the delusion that the 1942 promise was a real thing, and not a poorly-phrased hoax, then all the SENSIBLE discussions will fail to convince. For everyone else, it's all obvious. So, elaborate rationalizations surround vpw. First, he becomes a remarkable person through his entire life. The reality is that he was a kid who skipped his chores around the farm, and even by his own admission he was poor at school. He was a bully and a showoff, and he considered business or music as possible careers before settling on the Bible. His own father said it was a bad choice, since he was a lazy kid all his life and the congregation needed better than laziness. He had to get special permission to graduate high school due to poor grades- which really was a "work" issue not choice at that point. A different set of letters convinced NYU that vpw was ready to be a student there immediately. He coasts along, plagiarizing all along the way, until he meets Stiles and Leonard, and rips off Stiles' book and Leonard's class. Once a devout vpw worshipper, however, is done with him- all due to dogmatic insistence the 1942 promise was a real thing and not a badly-written lie, he becomes superhuman, "overgifted."

You know what killed that little boy? Well, I'll tell you. It was a 1939 Packard with a rumble seat.

I think if it has to do with what the way wants someone to do they attach "spiritual" to the concept. Spiritual partner comes to mind with the way corps...theres nothing spiritual about sending a ministry money to take care of someone while they are in twi custody.