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Yeah, it was supposedly about drugs, or possession or something. If you really listen to the lyrics, it's just about a guy's experience trying to write a song in the wee hours of the morning, when he's already exhausted.. Sheesh!

Sitting crosslegged on the floor. Should I try to post some more?

Heh! I guess to bring it all back on track, I should point out that we once came under heavy criticism from the powers that be in TWI for listening to this kind of "devilish" music. Bwaaahaa!! I mean, there's not one single mention in the lyrics of the PFAL class or the need to go out WOW. "Where's the profit?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiRMZOlljxE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5vcgsUGQP0

"No. Nothing worth complaining about at THIS age." Brain Development Although the brain reaches its full adult weight by the age of 21, it continues to develop for several years. In fact, a study done by the National Institutes of Health found that the region of brain that inhibits risky behavior does not fully form until age 25. This is the final stage of brain development......SOURCE Soooooo....How old were you when you first became involved with The Way?

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Maybe they were "spiritually mature" hippies. :o

I'm not sure if I should call this dumb or ironic. When I was in FellowLaborers (a 2 year, in-residence program) in the mid 1970s, sex was forbidden, except for the married couples, with their own spouses. Violation of this rule would get you the boot, instantly, if you were discovered. Also on the forbidden list was pornography, drugs and alcohol. And, they randomly rifled through your belongings to make sure you were on the up and up. Now, all these years later, it is glowingly obvious that this very sort of activity was taking place, simultaneously, only 2 hrs. away at The Way Int. HQ. ....And some people want to talk about double standards?

Nope...No idea.

Yes, that's plain wrong.... You should have been believing for your kid not to poop.

You don't have to be an expert on dogs to recognize one when you see it.

Is this anything like being "master of your domain"?

You may be right, Ham. We know for a fact that VP had "enforcers". ("A thug who uses physical force or the threat of physical force to coerce others".....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enforcer) Who knows what happened to people that weren't compliant?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WPDsGxtZZs Something on another thread got me thinking about this one.

No, George. I think the point is that everyone is vulnerable on one level or another.

And lest we should forget.....How many here were subjected to that insane "class" called Christian Family and Sex? I was in one of the very first presentations of this piece of crap. I can't believe I actually stayed in The Way after that. Shame on me.

One poster who was present became nauseated, had to leave and went to the ladies room. (It was an all-women meeting) Another poster who was present, followed her to make sure she was alright. They both still post here.

Yes, that would make it second hand to me. There are, however, posters (plural) here who were present and have given their first hand testimony on GSC. I also heard it from someone who was present but does not post here. In fact, that recounting of the incident happened many years before GSC existed. And, no, it wasn't presented in the context of penitence. Rather, he used the incident to describe how he had done something "beneficial" for his daughter by instructing her in what to expect from the touch of a male hand. I'm being intentionally vague in my description. (ie: He used it to REDEFINE boundaries.)

side note: For any of you with Sirius XM. Both Dylan and Petty take on D.J. duties to host their own shows on Deep Tracks/Channel 27. Peter Frampton has a show , as well, but, of course, he was never a TW.