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Hook, line and sinker. But, don't get me wrong. They were really sweet people. And the FLO involved did not, I'm sure, know she was being used as a pawn.

By 1976 the music had changed exponentially from where it started. (and not for the better)

Fellow Laborers was a closed corporation. We weren't allowed to socialize with outsiders. When we went door to door witnessing, we had to turn our "leads" over to the local leaders of the areas we witnessed in. The only exception I ever saw (Maybe there were others that I didn't see.) was when one of the FLO witnessed to a local bank president and his wife. They, of course, got special undershepharding provided to them by the person who witnessed to them. Does that make that particular FLO a bad person? Of course not. It does show, however, that there were ulterior motives behind the directives being given to us. In my opinion, when FLO were sent out door to door witnessing, we were LITERALLY, not metaphorically, being used as a sales force for *PLAF (The Wonder Class). *PLAF Puke, Loogie And Flatulence

I think "feigned" would more accurately describe it.

I guess I'm not doing a very good job of explaining this Bolski. It's not the fear that you'll become a grease spot. It's not the fear that you don't measure up to your fellow believers. It's a fear that the adversary might attack your mind because you know you're not being "all that you can be". It's a very personal fear, independent of what others are doing. And it's woven ever so intricately through all the PFAL series classes.

Let's face it. What we're looking at here is a performance evaluation for a sales force.

Dang!! I thought it was 15. Now I'm REALLY concerned.

My understanding was that they rented the tents from some company in Dayton. I have no idea if that is correct. It seems logical, though.

Nah--That's the fear that comes as part of "The One Household/Hedge of Protection" package. What I had in mind was more like that ever present fear that always lurked just below the surface that you might be entertaining little spiritual friends and, if you were, would anyone find out? You know, that pesky concern that you may not be renewing your mind enough or speaking in tongues enough or reading "The Word" enough or retemorizing scripture enough like all the classes say you should. I mean, how do you ever know when it's "enough"? Can it ever be "enough"?

Isn't this really just the same stuff TWI used to define and justify "righteous anger"?

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I had a pet rock once that got more heavy revvy than VPW. It's a known fact that a lot of the conspiracy junk he passed off as revelation came straight from Liberty Lobby. (a white supremacist group)

I physically left in about 1990 but, mentally, I checked out about 10 years prior to that. I like to say I was in "coast mode" because I didn't get involved in running classes and handling logistics. I was a twigster. The last twig I was in for those years was very insulated though not really isolated. The twig leader must have known what was going on because he had been active and tight with HQ since taking PFAL in the 1950's. Still, none of us in the twig had any idea this stuff was going on. The "ribbon of fear" I am referencing is the ribbon that is laced throughout the classes , books, tapes, and such, not so much the fear that was in the rantings and ravings and daily activities you are thinking of.

The Renewed Mind page 14 "Recognize that weakness, sickness, suffering and death come from Satan. Thoughts in the mind produce-----80% of all diseases; ulcers, constipation, diarrhea, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, coronary thrombosis, headaches, diabetes, allergies, skin diseases, etc." So, are they claiming their class on altering one's thinking offers a method that can remedy these ailments? I think there are laws that govern the health claims you make about a product.

And so once again-----Why do they keep PFAL in mothballs? Witnessing and Undershepharding page 2 "The basic reason we witness is to help people into the classes on Power For Abundant Living and help them walk on it."

I do remember VPW describing the vision as he tried to describe the supposed difference between visions and "revelation" in AC, 1973. Did Meg K. have something like this in the Fine Arts house in St. Mary's?

Never had any smutty corns but I had some risque bunions once.

When I think of the "original" Way groups, I think of the groups from the early '70's like Pressed Down, Good Seed, Cookin' Mama, Selah---- These weren't groups that were put together by The Way. They were, for the most part, existing groups who became involved with The Way. Could they compete with groups today? I don't know. I do know, though, that they were pretty stiff competition for my attention compared to what was existing at that point in time.

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I did not go to the last few ROA's. Hearing people talk about it, though, makes me think of the guy who was seen banging his head against the wall. When asked why he did it, he said it felt so good to stop.

In Louisiana, they just call them "dinner". :P

Not tryin' to take sides but the water at HQ really WAS nasty. It had hydrogen sulfide in it and always smelled like rotten eggs.

I don't think it was because we forfeited our minds. I think it was because TWI used misleading information to convince us they had a good product. TWI sold it ----We bought it. Now excuse me while I place my order for a "sham-wowzer". (If I act now, I get a second one free.)