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If anyone could put it in the correct perspective, I knew it would be you.

Your wisdom belies your youth.

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Good point, excie. And there were those, also, who died trying to prove the law of believing was real.

I doubt you'll find many here who read I Ching during their TWI years. That sort of thing was considered to be a "counterfeit from the pit of hell". Reading that sort of thing was thought to be an invitation to the devil to sneak in through the trap door of your unrenewed mind. (Fallacious Spirit)

I'm sure there are probably people who are alive today because of their Way involvement, though I can't think of any specific examples. On the other hand, there are also people who are dead today because of their Way involvement. For those, I can think of specific examples. But, my point, really, was that the expression, itself, became somewhat of a pledge of allegiance to the organization. Except in specific, verifiable cases, it was really just a parroted phrase that perpetuated itself down through the years as a rallying cry to remain loyal to the cult. People repeated it without any real concern for it's veracity.

BINGO!

Well, here's the kicker for you. In The Way, you might have been labeled as having a "Spirit of Slumber"--Romans 11:8 (can't see the truth of God's Word)-----from page 20/AC

Darned if I know.

Here is what Wierwille taught in the Advanced Class. Page 19 A born-again believer may become afflicted with evil spirits. The spirits may affect or possess mind and/or body, but not spirit. A daughter of Abraham (believer). Compare Luke 13:16; Romans 4:3,11,16; 9:6-8. Illustration. (a) Natural man of just body and soul would not murder. (b) Spiritual man of body, soul and spirit would not murder. © Thus, one in whom a spirit of murder dwells is the only one who would murder. Disclaimer: I personally believe this stuff is a load of horse crap but you wanted some scriptures so there ya go. EDIT FWIW---This verbiage is inconsistent with Wierwille's phrasing (he would never interchange the words "evil spirit" with "devil spirit" unless he was quoting someone.), leading me to believe he swiped this from one of the multitude of sources he plagiarized.

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Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh

:biglaugh: Boy Howdy! If that doesn't bring back my memories of Fellow Laborers, nothing will.

Crumpet the Elf

Seriously, though? Wierwille frequently pretended God was talking to him. Much of the information he expounded regarding conspiracies and world events came straight from information pipelines he had established with white supremacy groups, such as Liberty Lobby. That didn't stop him from leading us to believe he was getting this information via revelation from God. He had already convinced us, with his "snow on the gas pumps" story, that he had a hot-line to the divine.

"when a woman has her menses, the blood is not fresh, but is already old, so to speak, which is why it is being discarded." This is not consistent with our current knowledge of female physiology.

Happy Holidays, Roy Holy hugs to ya, Bro.

How many WD are currently on the field?

Just how strange are these women you're talking about here?

According to the reports I heard, she had just come out of the local tavern. She threw back her shoulders, raised both her fists and said, "I can lick any Pope in town!"

Then again, maybe she was furnishing a new apartment and needed some red drapes as a finishing touch.

So then you're saying he was actually "believing" for it? That makes perfect sense.

Oh, I think the answer to that one is in the Advanced Class. Quite simply, he wasn't speaking in tongues much on a daily basis.

Of course, the other (ugly) side of the coin is that many of us can think of some who "might still be alive if not for The Way."