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Speaking only for myself. I'm not sure I ever felt like I had a "calling". If I did, maybe it was to be myself and not the person some organization (religious or otherwise) would like me to be. I'm still working on that.

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Why?

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Is it just me or does anyone else see the irony of this thing being named "Hiney" flu? (H1N1)

OK----This is off topic but we all need a good laugh now and then, no? You know those bumper stickers that say " My other car is a Mercedes" (or Harley or Lexis or whatever)? I was in Cleveland a few years ago and pulled up behind an old rusted out Chevy. The bumper sticker said, "My other car is a piece of crap, too." We now return you to your regular programming.

Yeah, that's what I sought, too.

Here's another good one: SIT can replace the need for sleep. (That one is actually in PFAL ----- listen closely to session #11.)

How about this one: Dreams are caused by devil spirits who have either gotten through the trap door or are trying to.

Baby, I never thought so much love Could fit in a little band of gold But I'm telling you, darling I feel it in my heart, got it in my soul

----Frank and Nancy Sinatra(With some help from Grace Kelly in this video)

Sorry. Didn't mean to turn this thread into a political pizzing match. I posted the pic. for the "Turd Polish" label not the political statement. Here's a more neutral one.

Stumped

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Flammable/exploding snow: Two points to consider 1.Though it was not a subject well known to the average man, it was certainly not hidden from the ages nor was it only revealed to Wierwille as "God gave it to him". 2.Wierwille said he that if he ever revealed it, the World would be thrown into "chaos". Obviously, his assessment was erroneous. Here is a link showing that scientists were partially aware of this subject as far back as the early 1800's. http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/FutureSupply/MethaneHydrates/about-hydrates/hydrateResearch.htm

BUMP!

Boy, how this one resonates with me. I left my hometown, at the "request" of the Limb Leader, to serve TWI. That assignment was followed by time in a training program which was followed by yet another assignment, etc.. I regret that decision greatly. All those graduations, births, deaths, birthdays, family reunions, and various other milestones of life went on without me and I can never get them back. "You (don't) know you are in a screwed up cult when you"---------are oblivious to how your future is being permanently and irreparably altered.

I was working in my lab, late one night-----

This is from the "Timeline Letter". "P.s. I think your criticism of my teaching was pretty silly, and you missed the entire point of my teaching. I may have confessed I was not a "teacher" but that doesn't mean I don't have an Ephesians ministry" An Ephesians Ministry????? How much weirder can this stuff get?

I don't know if he had more than one Twig Hopper but he definitely had multiple motorcycles. (and classic cars.)

I've never been a chest thumpin', "Do as I say!" kind of guy. I'm not sure I would know how to really go about it if I wanted to. There was a lot of pressure put on the men to live up to that stereotype in TWI. If, as a man, you were hopeful of someday being entrusted with a leadership position, it was expected of you to "Take Charge!" This caused a lot of unnecessary stress and strife in marriages. I know it did in mine. I think much of this nonsense started to become widespread across the ministry at about the same time that CF&S was released. I could be wrong. That's just my personal observation. edit: And then there were women who lamented, "Why can't my husband be a REAL man like MOGGIE So&So?" It was very twisted and had little, if anything, to do with what a marriage should really be. But, then again, consider the source.

I wonder if it's possible to "sign" in tongues.

I had a relative who was "happy" smoking crack. Now he's dead.

Have you read some of the non-forum materials here, such as "Destruction of Self", "Actual Errors in PFAL" or "Docrinal Errors in PFAL"? Have you actually listened to the audios such as "Losing The Way", "Through the Fog" and "The Law of Believing--No God Needed"? I suggest you may gain a more comprehensive understanding of this site and its posters if you do so.