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So, what's your point?

Here's how I remember it. Wierwille said that there was no verb form "be/was" in the original. Therefore it had to be translated "became". Yeah, I know. That's a derivation of the same thing. Wacky stuff. He also said it had to be translated as such because it explains the phrase "tohu waw bohu" (null and void). It seems the idea here is that God would not have first created nothingness and then replaced it with something tangible. He would have created something of substance and then nullified it. As to the Lucifer reference: This is supposed to explain the section of Isaiah that deals with Lucifer's fall. According to Wierwille, Lucifer (the bright and morning star) was second in command to God but plotted to overthrow God's authority. His plot was foiled and he was banished from Heaven, along with 1/3 of the angels. (These were the ones who were part of his plot.) This idea was also used to teach how the firmament came to be compromised in the cataclysmic battle that ensued, as well as explain the existence of devil spirits who roam the Earth. His vacated position as bright and morning star was later filled by Jesus Christ.

VP was clever enough to claim that, if any of "his" research proved to be wrong, he would willing change his position, though he never actually did on anything of real consequence.

La Tomatina

There weren't too many in TWI who had developed their own voice. Most were a cheap cover version of VPW, complete with awkward mannerisms and "aw-shucks" demeanor.

Maybe there were two governors named Quirinius. It's a really common name,here in Ohio.

Here's the thing...You read in Aesop's Fables and the like of grasshoppers talking to ants, turtles and hares engaged in foot races, and so on. Now, I don't think too many people actually believe these things really happened. Still, if you can look past the obvious discrepancies there are many great lessons that can be gleaned. Insist on these fables being literally true and your vistas of learning become dim and clouded.

:realmad: How's that for antagonistic? lol. This whole idea that everything HAS to fit like a foot in a gym shoe is just childish. It ignores the chronology and autonomous nature of the individual writings. Yeah, I know, "God had a plan for it all to fall together when the canon was decided on", blah, blah, blah. It's another case of not being able to see the forest for the trees. It's not inerrant. It's just not. Until one can accept that reality, the greater message is lost somewhere between the fine points of grammar and punctuation.

Well said.

"I appreciate your wonderful insight." ........and we appreciate yours, as well.

There are no discrepancies, Raf, only APPARENT discrepancies. Sheesh! Weren't you listening during PLAF (The Wonder Class)?

WAIT!!!! Isn't there a Greek word we can squeeze for some obscure meaning? There has to be one there. I just know it. There has to be.

"You'll just have to take my word on this...Father told me."---VPW

I think I have it somewhere. I'll try to look for it this weekend.

I'm so sorry, Rascal. Sometimes this stuff just burns me up.

Fellow workers will avoid it for fear of becoming the next target. Human Resources will ignore it if the bully is making profitability numbers look good. In fact, you may find H.R. tends to side with the bully, for that reason. Remember, H.R. does not work for the employees' well-being, they work to protect the interests of the company/organization.

Think about the L.E.A.D. program. The whole thing was based on a foundation of bullying techniques...unrealistic deadlines, unreachable performance goals, belittlement, etc. etc. Hardly what one should expect of a program that (supposed) is designed to enrich peoples' lives.

"Projection Bullies project their inadequacies, shortcomings, behaviours etc on to other people to avoid facing up to their inadequacy and doing something about it (learning about oneself can be painful), and to distract and divert attention away from themselves and their inadequacies. Projection is achieved through blame, criticism and allegation; once you realise this, every criticism, allegation etc that the bully makes about their target is actually an admission or revelation about themselves. This knowledge can be used to perceive the bully's own misdemeanours; for instance, when the allegations are of financial or sexual impropriety, it is likely that the bully has committed these acts; when the bully makes an allegation of abuse (such allegations tend to be vague and non-specific), it is likely to be the bully who has committed the abuse. When the bully makes allegations of, say, "cowardice" or "negative attitude" it is the bully who is a coward or has a negative attitude. In these circumstances, the bully has to understand that if specious and insubstantive allegations are made, the bully will also be investigated. When the symptoms of psychiatric injury become apparent to others, most bullies will play the Mental Health Trap, claiming their target is "mentally ill" or "mentally unstable" or has a "mental health problem". It is more likely that this allegation is a projection of the bully's own mental health problems. If this trap is being used on you, assert "projection" as a defence against disciplinary action or as part of your legal proceedings. It is a key identifying feature of a person with a personality disorder or psychopathic personality that, when called to account, they will accuse the person who is unmasking them of being the one with the personality disorder or psychopathic personality from which they (the bully) suffer." Source

Chalk one up for "more harmony in the home".

Sometimes it's hard to know if you're being bullied. Did the boss pile all that extra work on me (and not someone else) because he thought I was the most capable? Are my deadlines and quotas much tougher to meet than the other employees' because my projects are more critical? .....or am I being set up to fail? All the while, the bully may smile and pretend to have your well-being in mind. When and if the hammer comes down, it all becomes very clear in retrospect. By then, it's too late.

We live in a society that puts a high value on selfish behavior.

People dressed in business suits *tie dye and blue jeans*, many of them about my age, began to fill the rows of seats inside a private meeting room at the Proud Bird restaurant near LAX *local YMCA*. I was brought, along with a couple of other Loyola Marymount students *young adults*, by a pretty girl who had approached me earlier that week after our theater class with a vague but intriguing invitation to come with her to check out some sort of money-making *life altering* opportunity. *modifications to text*

Tweek a few of the details in this article and you might as well be describing The Way. .....my initial excitement turned into hesitation and eventually disillusionment as I began to see the business for what it was.... HERE

If it's any consolation, serial bullies usually target the brightest and the best employees. They leave the slackers alone. (I know, that sounds counter-intuitive.)

"I think the worst part is that the bully rallies other employees against you." This is called "mobbing". When it's reached this stage, the situation is dire. You're trying to beat her at a game she's been playing for 20 years (probably much longer). My personal experience has been that ignoring the bullying does not improve the situation. And, confronting the bully juices them up. They actually like confrontation. It's time to look for a work situation that isn't so toxic. (IMO)