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On page 18 of PFAL, VP says, " I promised the Father that if He would forgive me, as long as I lived I would never preach a negative sermon, I would never condemn anybody." I guess that promise must have slipped his mind while he was blaming John N. and the Way Corps for the death of Gary Dunhoff. Click HERE

And, by golly, he kept his word and never again preached a negative sermon.

Well, if their are and the information in the advanced class was accurate, Wierwille, himself, had a big old boat load of them. Let's see..... According to pages 20 and 21, he would had to have had a spirit of leviathan (he was an alcoholic), sensual spirit (he was a sex addict), sadistic spirit (he was a sexual maniac, who drugged young women), lying spirit (he lied about so many things, the list is too long to post here), spirit of obsession ( he frequently went into fits of screaming and could not control his temper), spirit of oppression (he frequently displayed his delusions of persecution) and last but not least----drum roll please----spirit of cancer----------You did know he died from cancer, didn't you? Click HERE and HERE

Dude----Could you at least use the color option (or something) to show where your own quotes begin and end? I'm just sayin'

What happens to people who can't read?

Not just going off topic. Going off topic intentionally to promote a personal agenda. I'm as guilty as anyone of going off topic. Usually it's when we/I get sidetracked by something humorous. But there is no hidden agenda in that. I went off topic on Skyrider's most recent thread. Skyrider politely put it back on track and that was that. Going off topic to divert attention away from the terrible things that happened in The Way or to lay guilt on the victims or to promote PFAL or exalt VPW, that's the kind of derailment that really has no place in these discussions. I'm not saying those topics are off the table for discussion. I am saying, however, they shouldn't be used as a ploy to derail genuine discussion. IMO.

Nah. Kicking in the door wasn't his style. He liked to slip in, unnoticed, while the menfolk were away at work.

I think he was more of a backdoor man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTAc62476f4

You can tell by the staircase that this must be a place of "higher" learning.

I had no desire to be "right", per se. I just think it's cool to look at the roots of some of these old tunes. One of my personal favorite "covers" is by The Damnation of Adam Blessing. The lead guitar and drummer are old school mates of mine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW_SYekusVw

Teaching the operation of critical thinking skills is one of the primary objectives of higher education. Perhaps that's why some people, when they feel threatened with exposure, will resort to devaluing the importance of higher education.

-----Joni MitchellSeagulls circle endlessly I sing in silent harmony We shall be free

It's a paramutation of ethnocentricity. To some degree, it's necessary for the health and survival of a group. Allowed to grow uncontrolled, though, it can lead to undesirable results.

It is, indeed, Morning Dew. However, it was written by Bonnie Dobson. Here is the original, acoustic version. (inspired by the novel, "On The Beach" by Nevil Shute)

I'm sure you'll think of something.

Ursa Major and Ursa Minor

Animals in heaven. I remember when that topic made its way around the fellowships. One school of thought was based on the 3-fold nature of man (ie: no spirit= no place in heaven.) The opposing school of thought was that God would allow them in because He knew they would "bless us"..... St. Peter's pit bull with a Super Duper Pooper Scooper..... Now that's a sight I'd like to see.

It was like The Da Vinci Code for its day and time.

Now, here's kind of a funny story, in retrospect. Before I "got into the word", I was pretty active in the local theatre and music scene in Cleveland. I wrote/co-wrote lots and lots of songs. Almost all of them were copyrighted. (Though they are now in public domain.) In about 1973, I approached one of the premier (at the time) ministry music groups and offered to let them use my music, even change whatever they might need to make it "right on". They totally blew me off. Couldn't be bothered to even listen to what I had. Like a kid who turns his nose up at a particular kind of food without so much as tasting it. So, now, even though they have lapsed into public domain, they remain intact, just as I, along with my musical partner, wrote them all those years ago....unadulterated by Way dogma.

I thought I heard a baby cry this morning I thought I heard a baby cry today You didn't hear no baby cry this morning You didn't hear no baby cry today

...and why is that supposed to be a bad thing?

Superstar----Karen and Richard Carpenter

Maybe it's a bit like the wee Dutch lad, Hans Brinker, who used his finger to plug the hole in the dike, eh?

Yeah, I know it's in the Bible. But, how can it be explained in plain English without a Biblical reference?