waysider

Yes, that's the party line that was pushed in Dealing With The Adversary and subsequently parroted throughout "The Ministry". It certainly doesn't reflect my personal experiences, though.

I remember telling my first twig leader about my literary diet-----I think he might have braced himself in case I started spewing green ooze ala The Exorcist. Well, this was prior to that particular movie's release but I think you get the gist of it.

Didn't I make you feel like you were the only man?

Nothing quite so mystic, I'm afraid. I was just a big fan of anything esoteric or existential, back in the day.

Are you, perhaps, thinking of Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None.?

I still haven't figured it all out. I've gotten a few pieces of the puzzle assembled, though. Maybe that's more than some folks can ever hope for.

A good guy who did bad things? Naw, I don't think so. Many of the things he did were downright criminal. He knew what he was doing was wrong and yet he continued to do it. That makes him criminally negligent. And, he conspired to threaten bodily harm to some who stood in his way. Maybe we just disagree on the definition of "good guy".

Wedding Bell Blues-----Laura Nyro

"He's really just another old fart, but boy howdy, don't he look young? Yep. That youthful grin is shore to incite you to better SAT scores, my friends. And his spotless record of exposing corruption is bound to inspire you to reach for loftier heights. So don't hesitate, send him some money right now. You won't regret it. I know he won't."

Yes, it's T. Mitch3!!---More info on front page http://www.greasespotcafe.com/main2/editorial/editorial-items/driven-to-suicide.html

Well, start a-flappin', girl! :P

I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping.

The End of The World---Skeeter Davis

What's "The Word"? Thunderbird!

Something else that has crossed my mind is that there are scriptural examples that actually contradict this phrase. In fact, Wierwille, himself, contradicted the phrase when he said, "Even if no one believes it, it's still the word."

I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for.... "We are what we are today because of our believing." ... It goes on and on to explain the ludicrous, so-called, law of believing. It elaborates on how everything we receive in life is supposedly a result of our believing. In other words, we bring bad things to happen in our lives by virtue of our believing. So, when Wierwille was secretly administering date rape drugs to young Corps women, so that he could sexually violate them, it was really their own fault, not his, because they must have had a weakness in their believing that allowed it to happen........ Puke, puke and puke again!

Yeah, Sunday mornings are often like that for me.

"And I would wonder - if it's that good, why reinvent it? " Precisely! If the PFAL class is truly the greatest thing since jelly bread was invented, why has The Way been keeping it in moth balls? (Not that I think they should take it out of storage, you understand.)

" I think so, Brain, but what about the "integity" part?"

I would have moved back home when I realized my doubts about the whole thing were escalating----too late now

"The integrity of The Word is always at stake." Huh?? What the holy heck does that even mean? Can anyone rephrase it in a way that makes sense?