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I never knew him personally. I met him a few times at "meet and greet" type things. The first time I met him, I was very nervous that he would see some sort of devil spirit in me or something. So, anyway, he shakes my hand as he looks down at my name tag and mispronounces my name. Then, he proceeds to rattle on and on about how we needed to get more committed and really push the PLAF class. Asked me if I was signed up yet to go WOW. By the end of the very one sided conversation, he had to look at my name tag again to remember my name. I was not impressed with his "spiritual awareness". edit: I don't personally count stuff like the AC because those were group settings, not one on one.

Took an afternoon off work to go see the movie when it came out. That's as close as I got.

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Have you seen the photo of these kids? I don't think any of them need a "fat farm".

If I say I agree with you, it's like trying to answer the age old question, "Do you still beat your wife?"

Well, ya see, Taz You just haven't reached that level of spiritual maturity that allows you to realize there was a reason why VeePeePee scratched the RIGHT side (side of blessing) of his nose with the index (knowing this FIRST) finger of his RIGHT hand (hand of blessing) THREE times (completely, completely complete) in session number SEVEN (the number that signifies spiritual perfection). And now you may never have that chance again since the tapes have been retired to the pastures of The Beta Ranch.

Believe it or not, when I first got in The Word, I had this poster on the living room wall of my apartment: PHI ZAPPA CRAPPA Now,in retrospect, one of the things those "recruiters" wanted from me was a place to hold twig meetings since none of them had a place of their own. It didn't take long for them to convince me I needed to destroy the poster, along with all my Spirit, Coven and King Crimson albums.

I can only speak for myself. I have no desire to badger the young man. I would genuinely like to know what the program was like on a daily basis so I could compare it to the program I participated in. Maybe it's completely different. I don't know. Nor will I ever know unless someone from the program steps forward to field questions in a factual, unemotionally tainted manner. Even the most basic of questions such as "what did they eat?", "Did they follow an exercise regimen?" and so forth, go unanswered. It certainly makes one curious why there would be any need for secrecy.

So then, why not repackage the product instead of stashing it in a warehouse? After all, "if you put pickles in a jar labeled peaches"-----

or the LDS without The Book of Mormon :)

The current thread on "Inactive Notices" started me thinking. Why has The Way put PFAL, the class that started it all, on inactive status? This is not so much about why it was replaced, but why it remains in mothballs, long after the vociferous herald of "present truth" has slipped into obscurity. It was promoted as the greatest inroad to Biblical insight since the first century. It promised to answer questions that have plagued mankind for millennia. It came with a lengthy laundry list of ways it could improve one's life (ie: The Green Card) One poster has even suggested it was God-Breathed and, as such, replaces The Bible. They even tried to upgrade it once, in 1977, but found, much to their chagrin, that it was simply too "perfect" to be improved upon. So why wouldn't The Way hold it up like a cherished treasure for all the world to behold and revel in? Are they afraid it will come under a level of scrutiny that couldn't have been imagined at its conception? Are they afraid it will stand naked, with all its imperfections and deformities, in front of the world's picture window? It's like building a house and pretending the foundation doesn't exist. Perhaps some current or recent (non)member could come to the fore and offer some insight.

I look out my window, but I cant see the sky 'cause the air pollution is fogging up my eyes I want to get out of this city alive ___________________________________ In mans evolution, he has created the cities and The motor traffic rumble, but give me half a chance And Id be taking off my clothes and living in the jungle

Or you could just pawn them off on all your enemies! (I think I may have hit my quota of squash in "another lifetime".)

I don't know. It sounds like they might have been a couple of butt heads before they ever heard about The Way. But, that's part of the problem with this doctrine of "special entitlement" that TWI promotes. It gives people like this a license to follow their pre-existing inclinations without a sense of guilt. I suppose one could apply this same logic to other types of unacceptable behaviors that were rationalized in TWI. They used convoluted reasoning that stemmed from a sense of being "the chosen ones". Just my opinion

I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'cause I'm a strict vegetarian But with the over-population and inflation and starvation And the crazy politicians I don't feel safe in this world no more I don't want to die in a nuclear war I want to sail away to a distant shore

I'm so hot for her and ----- SHE'S SO COLD (The Stones)

Shhhhhhhh! (I don't think they know I'm gone yet.)

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Or how about this bit of craziness: Ever try to use "believing" to wake up at a specific time without the aid of an alarm clock? I tried this one at the recommendation of a certain leader who convinced me it would strengthen my reliance on God. It cost me what could have turned into a pretty sweet job opportunity. :o

"I have a gas can but I'm not lending it to YOU!" (Probably wasn't "parallel" parked.)

I remember a local believer setting out on a journey with a nearly empty tank of gas. He said he was "believing" for God to add gas to the tank like the record of the loaves and fishes. I never heard any more about how he made out, but I suspect his next act of "believing" probably involved hitch-hiking with a gas can.

Here are some excerpts from Christian Etiquette----edited and compiled by Dorothy Owens Page 5 "The essence of good manners is consideration. There are specific points of how and what, but when you are considerate of the feelings of others, their sensibilities, their opinions and their welfare, you are manifesting innate courtesy on which all good manners are based." Page 41 "GOOD MANNERS SHOULD NEVER MAKE YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE." (It's all caps in the book--- :) )

"I think that the Kool Aid concept from some other authors is mean spirited." Oh, I don't know----change the LSD references to SIT references and the parallels become more apparent. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Acid Tests

You may be a TWI tool if---- You still refer to a certain someone as "Doctor".