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In my opinion, The Way is not a reformation of the church, first century or otherwise. It's the remnants of a devious MLM scam, built on lies and plagiarism. I'm not bitter, just stating the factual reality. Not only is the vast majority of the material content plagiarized, it's filled with inaccurate assertions, such as "the four crucified", the so-called "law of believing", roosters that crowed differently 2,000 years ago, special bar mitzvas for illegitimate boys, inerrancy of scripture, bogus tithing requirements and on and on and on. The Way is and was a lot of things. A reformation of the church is not one of them.

Just a reminder: There is no shortage of on-line venues for discussing politics.

"Like, who hosts this board? Should I send $20?" To answer your first question: Pawtucket hosts this board. As to your second question: You can send whatever you like or send nothing at all. There's a donate button at the top. It's a system that seems to have worked for the past 25 years.

May I point out there is a bit of flawed logic in this? Disavowing "The Word" does not make one a Satanist. I mean, someone could conceivably disavow The Word and be simultaneously a Satanist, but not necessarily. You say potato, I say tomato.

Abundant Sharing. What the rest of the world calls a tithe. Yeah, I know tithe technically means a tenth. But, hey, God won't even spit in your direction for anything less than 15%. If God loveth a cheerful giver, why's he spittin' at 'em?

You could probably get by with one of those little nets for cleaning the guppy tank. The money you save could go to ABS. I'll be believing for you.

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I wonder if they still throw darts at a map to make assignments. They're gonna need a pretty big map, I suppose.

That's Go Now, the first big hit for The Moody Blues. An awesome cover, no doubt. But, have you ever heard the original.? Holy mackerel! HERE

Hmmmm. You might be on to something.

Don't mind me, I'm a cynical old fart. Part of this reminds me of my own early experiences, all those years ago. Everyone seemed so happy, joyful, "We sure do love you" and all that jazz. Different from mainstream churches. Love bombing at its best. Somehow, I don't see it ending well. Your mileage may vary.

When CD format first became popular, Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever was the very first CD I bought. He made so much great music through the years, it's somewhat of a mystery to me he never achieved the recognition he deserved. At any rate, have another go at it, Human sans Bean.

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It's too late to edit, so I'll add that my "I'll drink to that." emoji can be anything you want it to be-whiskey wine, cognac, beer, tea, coffee, soda...just so long as it's not kool-aid!

Tom Petty? That's all I've got.

I'm stumped.

Awesome! I'm so happy for you.

If you don't like the sound of slurping noodles, stay away from S. Korea. Heh. On the other hand, there is a very detailed set of rituals regarding drinking that should be followed if you don't want to appear rude.

Thanks, oldiesman. Looking at the date of publication, I'm wondering if this was still in a syllabus format when I was in FellowLaborers (mid 1970s) or if it's a second edition. Not that it matters either way. Just curious.

Wierwille took all these definitions, line by line and word for word, from another source. (Leonard, perhaps?) If you try to put this stuff into practice, one of three things is going to happen. One: You'll delude yourself into believing they actually work. Two: You'll feel ashamed and embarrassed you're the only one who doesn't quite "get it". Three: You'll come to the conclusion it was all a bunch of nonsense all along.

He might put them in the lockbox, but he'll pretend to pull them out of "daddy's cookie jar".