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"Is masturbation a sin?" Yes---- Right along with breathing, eating, excreting and everything else a normal human being might do. If I were to seek advise regarding normal sexual behavior, VPW would not be on my list of qualified candidates for providing reliable answers. (Did I understate that too much?)

It's ironic, really. You would think that, on a statistical level, Bible readers would be the most likely to at least stumble on the scriptural reality of what tithing represented in the O.T. and therefor be the least likely to practice it. But then again, most of us read Christian's Should Be Prosperous and blindly accepted it as being accurate.

"Shills" are an age old reality in the business of professional theatre, especially when a production is new and large quantities of cash are on the line. It certainly does seem peculiar that VP not only remembered the incident four years after the fact but that he conveniently found a way to incorporate the incident into conversation at an especially critical moment during what was essentially a sales pitch.

Well, like I said, Sudo, I did that scene in a "studio". (a performance that was only intended for the students in the class.) I even remembered some of the lines. It's a tough play to pull off effectively because of the idiosyncrasies of a couple of the characters. There is great symbolism in it if one is so inclined as to approach it from that angle.

Man! That one hits close to home. Very few people have literally changed the course of modern music the way Bill did.

Here's an interview with the late, great Paul DeLay that has some really tasty music laced throughout it. http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/videos...w/48-Paul-DeLay

Why can't I be like any guy, why do they try to make me run?

Oh, man! I had to do that scene for an acting class I took a long time ago! I'm going to blow the dust off that old script and look at it for old-times sake. (That is, if the mice haven't gotten in and eaten the darn thing by now.)

And therein lies the crux of a rather large problem; how can one sort out that which was real from that which was not? Well, I suppose it one wanted to spend hours on end with their nose buried in a book it might be partially possible. That time might be better spent, though, just helping the guy down the street who has gotten too elderly to handle all his chores on his own.

What would Jesus say? "Hey, you wacky knuckleheads, quit "playing church" and have a little fun in this life." (I stole the playing church thing from Rev. Tracy, who was once heard to say, "The Way is a like a bunch of kids playing church.") paraphrased quotes.

And these are just the examples that aren't too entirely embarrassing to share.

Dang! I knew it was someplace in Pennsylvania!

I've stayed away from this because I haven't read the book. Sorry, Eyes, I just can't read a lot like I did when I was younger and my eyeballs didn't tire so quickly.

Maybe that's because the stuff we were taught about "operating the revelation manifestations" was really just a wheel barrow full of equine excrement. Just a thought.

Sliders are mini-burgers.(You buy them by dozen or 1/2 dozen) They are square and have holes in them to facilitate the steam cooking process. They are cooked on a grill on top of reconstituted onions. Yum---Just the thing to settle your stomach at 4am after a long night of painting the town red. :wacko:

I remember that class, It was called Keys To Research. Donna came to our area to teach it live. She introduced herself in the first session and cited her credentials. I don't recall what they were but they were from outside of TWI. Personally, I did not care for the class but that is not a refection on Donna. It seemed to me like she was trying to cover so much ground in one weekend, it was futile. I remember wondering, at the time, why TWI didn't have more classes of this nature. It was, after all, purporting itself to be a "research ministry". I never even knew she left until I read it here in this thread.

I've been dead since 1959!

A lot of people who do this are older people who still expect you to "count back". (Which is not a problem if they don't mess with you.) But, this only makes it worse because you start by counting up to the next nickel------in pennies.

I see you haven't lost your sense of humor.

Hi, Doc Enticement has always been a part of TWI's M.O. I'm sorry they did this to you. It looks like maybe J___ had genuine feelings for you and that scared the parents and leadership. That doesn't fit well with "the plan" unless you become one of them as well. I'm glad you didn't. Perhaps next time something similar happens to you, you will be a bit wiser for the lesson. That is, indeed, something to be thankful for. "A pyramid scheme for Jesus"

1.Do you like it or hate it? I like it a lot, especially the depth that is focused in the center. Also, the lighting is really warm and inviting. It has a very soft, inviting texture to it. 2. Could you live with it? Absolutely!(of course, I actually would have no where to display it.) I think it would be best displayed in a setting that would maximize natural lighting that would approximate the lighting of the work. 3. What does it make you feel? A sense of innocence lost but not forgotten. Actually, it reminds me of an Iris DeMent song called Childhood Memories. I wish I could stand in front of the real thing and get a feel for the texture.

Darn! I can hear it but I can't name it-----yet.

In Fellow laborers, our jobs had to meet three requirements. 1. At least 40 hours (regardless of pay.) 2.Must not conflict with the F.L. schedule or obligations. 3. Provide opportunities to witness and promote "PLAF(The Wonder Class)". If it didn't meet that criteria you were expected to find a new one. (Not an easy task in Podunk, USA.)