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Not much different than realizing most T.V. pitchmen sound the same. Now what would you give for it? BUT WAIT! There's more! (Operators are standing by.)

Why bother, O.S.? It's just a diversion to take the focus off of VPW's misbehavior. Besides, from what I remember being taught, back in my Bible study days, "people" can't get "people" born-again, anyhow. (That's supposed to be someone else's job.)

Is there some sort of magical number at which evil becomes relevant? I submit that even one victim should make it relevant.

non-sequitur

CORPS GRADUATION, 2012

The Hiding Place (study notes)

I've never had this happen to me. It made me think of THIS song, though.

The thing about undershepherding that escaped me for a long time is that it's designed to indoctrinate the the one doing the undershepherding every bit as much as it's designed to indoctrinate the recruit. Not only do you feel like you've become a vital part of the ministry effort, but, you find yourself exercising cognitive dissonance so that when the recruit raises a legitimate question, you've already rationalized and rehearsed the answer. edit ...spelling

People were expendable. That's why there was always such an inordinately aggresive drive to enlist new recruits. Classes like Witnessing and Undershepherding were designed to promote quantity, not quality. Page 2 Our goal in witnessing and undershepherding The basic reason we witness is to help people into the classes on Power For Abundant Living....

Heh! Reminds me of those three headed goats that just happen to be born in some remote Tibetan village. That stuff never seems to happen in Chicago or Hoboken or Detroit or some place where people actually have the resources to document them.

Undershepherding....designed with one goal in mind...to keep people (and yourself) in a hyped up state so the indoctrination process could become deeply rooted. Don't let them stray too far away from the herd. They'll start to consider things from a rational point of view and possibly move on with their life. Can't have that. Doesn't fare very well for the financial health of the organization.

I think they're missing a golden opportunity. They could be marketing bottles of "holy water" from the illustrious fountain of living waters.

No, I'm not saying that at all. In fact, there is no reference to God in my post. Animals kill. (bears, lions, tigers....) You don't need to factor God into the process to understand it.

I don't know if anyone really has a definitive answer to this. It would seem to me, though, that evolutionary processes would eventually weed out specimens with a genetically predisposed reluctance to kill.

What??? You mean I'm the only one who uses a real photo?

Well, he was wrong in his teaching of the image of himself, as well. So, what else is new?

Projecting a few years into the future, I wonder what program survivors will call their support site. Today, we have the Greasespot Cafe. Maybe they'll call theirs the Podunk Truck Patch.

May the circle be unbroken....or at least not seriously damaged.

What if we get to Hell and find out it's not really there?...Well, we would have had the best time going. Dat's Riiight!

"Our foundations are rooted in the principles taught in the Power for Abundant Living series and the Way Corps principles as enumerated by Dr. Wierwille ....." Golly...based on a class that's been shown to be an error filled work of plagiarism and the principles of a drunken sexual predator, who, according to his own teachings, was riddled with devil spirits. Doesn't it just break your heart to realize you can't join right this very minute?

It's less than 2 months away! S.O.W.E.R.S 2012 If you start now, there may be still time to get all those dechomai's and lambano's penciled into your Bible. And don't forget..... "Any volunteer may be dismissed at any time and/or program cancelled at sole discretion of those charged with oversight."

Can we all agree these so-called "leadership training programs" were oppressive/repressive? If I learned anything at all, it's that the human spirit is surprisingly resilient and can rebound from adversity in ways we might never have expected.

John I know you're just kidding......but, that's sick.