WordWolf

Trying to sneak a Jethro Tull song past me? Might have worked-had it not been THAT Jethro Tull song. "Bungle in the Jungle", Jethro Tull. (Yours was, of course, correct.) =================== "Can't they understand that I want her Happens every week Heavy hand upon my collar Throws me in the street"

A) Ok, now we were in the same ROOM at the same time. So I can speak of where you were AT something, and missed the details. B) "He was using Way Intl songbooks". "He was stealing Way stuff and using it for himself." It is not against the law to use Way Intl songbooks in a meeting and not be in their group. He could have used Jehovah's Witness songbooks if he'd wanted to. I could use the books NOW and not break the law. I would not WISH to, but I am legally ABLE to. So, that charge is without merit. Once again, you lack an understanding of copyright. C) "had a newsletter there with "the Way of New York" logo" "Right there he was stealing Way stuff and using it for himself." If he had used a "Way Intl" logo, he would have been using their copyrighted material, which would have been morally and legally wrong. That was the first meeting that I remember ever attending where ALL the twi-specific logos were ABSENT. VF didn't try to make it look like he was connected to twi at that time. EVERYBODY THERE (unless he or she was living under a rock) was well aware of what had happened so far- at least that there had been problems, AND that VF and their Territory Coordinators had been fired by twi. Did you know people at that meeting who weren't aware of any of this? (And they weren't new arrivals.) VF never said he was connected with twi at that meeting. What WAS his connection? We all thought we were still connected to each other, but not twi. Therefore "twi" didn't apply, but "NY" did. That leaves "the way." Jesus Christ is STILL the way, truth and life, and using "the way" as a term or title has had a long, proud tradition among Christians, even before some schmuck on a farm claimed to see imaginary snow. It's been a proud tradition AFTER that as well. Thus, "the Way of New York" was neither ILLEGAL nor IMMORAL nor DECEPTIVE to use. Everybody there knew the basics of what had happened, and who we were. What in the world gave you the idea this was a twi meeting? He had everything up but a sign saying "I can't believe it's not the way international!" above his head.

So, VF was immaculate and above reproach, except when he was treating you badly? Was VF good or bad? You're all over the map here....

I went and looked things over at hq, listened and asked questions. Raf went and looked things over at hq, listened and asked questions. OTHERS did so, as well. I saw them there. YOU didn't. OTHERS didn't. That's no crime, but don't you think it's a little silly for you to generalize that most people DIDN'T know anything you didn't? I never said MOST people knew what I knew or DIDN'T know what I knew. I DID know that a lot of people across the country had inside information because I heard from them. (See, phones and regular mail worked just fine before the internet.) I heard all they said, and I STILL went to check things out for myself. (They were all correct.)

Kinda pointless to cheat when there's no score, no way to win or lose, and we're on the honor system, I figure. Plus, I've played trivia games with teenagers, and THEY have no trouble sticking to the honor code.... ============ I liked the last song because it referenced Del Shannon's "Little Runaway". But, we move on. ============ "Clowns to the left of me"

1980-1981. ======== "Way Corps has increased in size. But the concern is still for the individual." "Incident of a guy not taking notes during a session in the BRC. Dr stopped and told him to pack up and go home. The next morning Dr asked LCM to go get the guy and bring him over to the courtyard. Dr asked him if he'd ever finished anything in his life before. He answered that he hadn't. Dr decided to give him a second chance and explained to LCM that if this guy didn't make it through the Corps and finish it, then his life from here on in would be a wash-out." "Corps placements-to bless the individual first, then the ministry." "Picking a new president for the ministry. Dr was not there for the actual announcement of the new president. Don made the announcement for him. They were in the BRC and had been instructed to be there for the announcement. Everyone in the room had given in a slip of paper with their suggestion on it. Dr reviewed them and then left. When Don came back in all he said was 'Craig, you're the man!' " "Jan 81-SNS Official announcement of the new president. LCM shares for his acceptance speech." "LCM realizes the benefits of having Dr retire early. The early announcement was also beneficial. It gave people time to adjust to the new circumstances. Dr tells LCM only to give thanks to God for the honor of getting the presidency. It's not necessary to thank everyone who helped teach you." February 1981. ========= "There us no greater sorrow than to hear that a trusted follower no longer walks in the truth. Incident of the research guy who decided to leave the ministry due to differences in opinion on the Word. He claimed that the research team did nothing but kow-tow to Dr- "Yes Men"." "Dr always strove to have a proper research environment." "JCOP book-there was a hardness of attitude in the manuscript, Dr sniffed it out and discovered that it was due to the guy who had left the team. He had been working extensively on it." "R&E is videotaped. Dr came to first session to check out all the details of the class. Dr instructed the back room staff on how to handle and care for LCM. Dr was crying when the final session came up. 'I feel right now what it says in the gospels- "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." ' It was the greatest compliment that LCM had ever heard." "Trustee annual meeting in Canada. It takes a lot of work to relax, to do it right. Preparation!" "It isn't just the accuracy of the Word that we teach-it's the heart with which we teach it." "Exposing yourself to new situations is a habit that leaders should have if they want to remain fluid." "You find out where people's hearts are at when you reprove them. It's easy to get along when everyone is nice. It doesn't matter who handles the matter so long as it gets handled." "Dr was always humble enough to be bold. Incident of correcting Bob Richards the olympic athlete who came to speak at Emporia. He was using words inaccurately, e.g. 'create', 'possess', etc." "Dr always did it with love and diplomacy." 1980-1981. "Dr said 'If it wasn't for the hope of the return, I couldn't take the pressure.' " "'Athletes of the Spirit' production. Dr called it a 'Masterful' production." (Next- 1981-1982)

I'm glad someone else caught that. "He always does it this way. Except when he doesn't."

Oldiesman: "The didn't [tell me about the crap going on...] Otherwise, they would have told me about it. We were very close." === Mr Hammeroni: "BOTH of my WOW brothers went in the corps..and we were as close as a group of folks could get prior to this. They told me...nothing. Period. Even those who left...for YEARS would not tell me anything. Probably under threat of expulsion, death or worse. ======== Well, don't let that bother you, Mr Hamm. Oldiesman didn't see it, it didn't happen. Oldiesman wasn't told good reasons, there were no good reasons. Oldiesman didnt see abuse of power, there was no abuse of power. That's what he meant, and, of course, he'll continue to deny that's exactly where he's going. NONE of us had good reasons for leaving, because OLDIESMAN had no good reasons for leaving. ME AND RAF went to hq ourselves, evaluated the situations, listened to lcm and the others, and made up our own minds and left. We were in NY. According to Oldiesman, people in NY never left as a result of making up their own minds. Maybe this means we weren't from NY, or it means we're lying. Either way, Oldiesman refuses to accept that some of us made better-informed decisions than him. The killer is that he had the SAME opportunity as me and Raf did to kick the tires, check for fingerprints, check the tire-tracks from Rockingham, etc. Having that opportunity, Raf and I investigated. Oldiesman did not. Oldiesman then concluded that there was INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION to draw a conclusion. Oldiesman's "investigation" stopped pretty quick. But it allowed him to make the decision that made him comfortable. He got to hang around with his family, who, coincidentally, also made the same decision. You can work out the ramifications of that yourself.

Well, I was in NY also-but apparently, it was a DIFFERENT NY than YOU were in. The problem is, we can imagine different scenarios, but to change ONE thing affects ALL things. See, I was aware there were problems at hq. What did I say? I said-rather naively-that lcm would return to balance with some help from VF. The very next communication I received from hq burst that bubble. lcm fired VF. Did VF confront lcm on Biblical issues? Yes. I'm not digging out all my 1989 correspondence for you. However, I got a copy of something someone never shredded at hq. It was one response from VF when lcm was barking orders and ignoring everyone. RC also sent some telexes (remember telexes) to lcm when there was some hope of keeping the organization intact. NEITHER was people yelling. There was exasperation, godly approaches, and good-faith attempts to communicate. lcm did not choose to listen. When rank-and-file people responded to the "I'm firing all the staff in your state because they're evil" letter, they asked WHAT prompted the accusations. They got form letters saying "none of your business-my word is good enough for you." This stopped me from mailing MY letter- which I HAD drafted, and was ready for mailing. I saw no point. Looking back, I wish I had, just to underscore the boilerplate fashion of the replies. See, when lcm drew his line in the sand, he fired everyone who refused to give blind loyalty, AND savaged their reputations in every state. He accused them of not serving God, period. So much for the SUPPOSED idea that he would have accepted the concept of people serving God without serving lcm. Either he honestly thought serving God could ONLY come through him- which means he needed medical attention- or he KNEW that it was possible that one could serve God without serving lcm, and he chose to lie and say the opposite- which means he allowed his OWN desires to REPLACE godly service. =============== So, what could VF have done? A) Blindly serve. This would have made him UNWORTHY of leadership. (Just as DEMANDING blind service all by itself made lcm UNWORTHY of leadership.) B) Approach lcm and try to fix him. Attempted and lcm blew a raspberry at that. Blindly serve, VF. I don't want your input. C) Unable to repair the situation, refuse to pretend there werent gross, irreparable problems. That's just not-lying. VF did this also. D) When lcm DEMANDED blind loyalty or firing, accept firing since it was less unacceptable than blind loyalty. VF did this also. VF did everything reasonable. What was he supposed to do- take lcm in the back room with the rubber hoses? ====== So, what if VF had chosen to stay? Well, the problems with this are: you've established that VF was not corrupt- "above reproach", respected. If he WAS worthy of respect, he would be unable to stay. If he WAS able to stay, he would chose organic unity and a cushy job over committments to God. That would have been UNworthy of respect. Would people have stayed if VF woke up one morning and said "I'll keep the cushy job and sell out the family"? Some would, some would NOT. I was prepared to leave no matter WHO stayed. I looked things over myself, and concluded lcm was corrupt based on what HE said and did, and mrs lcm said and did, and all the error propounded to prop him up by the "blind loy" faction. HOWEVER, one of the signs that things could not have been fixed was lcm saying "I'm firing all the leadership in your state." If lcm had not been so full of himself that this was his decided-upon course of action, then he wouldn't have been as completely corrupt as he actually was, so there would have been more of a reason to stay-since there would have been hope of restoring his sanity, or him stepping down and someone else getting the job. There WERE others who could have done the job. VF could have done it. Ralph D. could have done it. Walter C could have done it. So, when we play "if VF had stayed", we either rewrite the situation so that lcm wasn't corrupt, or we pretend lcm WASN'T corrupt. All evidence since then proves an ironclad case that lcm WAS corrupt. Many people BEFORE then saw that it was so BEFORE then. The man lcm was in 1999 WAS the same man lcm was in 1989. Except he had more experience- which should have made him WISER. The lcm in 1989 made decisions. The lcm in 1990 made decisions. The lcm in 1991 made decisions. The lcm in 1992 made decisions. The lcm in 1993 made decisions. The lcm in 1994 made decisions. The lcm in 1995 made decisions. The lcm in 1996 made decisions. The lcm in 1997 made decisions. The lcm in 1998 made decisions. The lcm in 1989 decided what was MOST important to him, as did the lcm in each year. lcm had a free hand, from 1990 on, to declare the course of the ministry EXACTLY the way he wanted with little interference from ANYONE. So, the 1990 twi was HIS decision- as was the 1990, 1991, 1992.... In each year, lcm all by himself decided the course of twi, and the results the next year were the result of his decisions. The lcm of 1990 was the SAME lcm of 1989, just more overt, which was more overt than the lcm of 1987-who had hidden his loyalty demands. The lcm of 1999 was the SAME lcm as the lcm of 1989, except that he'd had 10 years to mold twi as he saw fit, and built himself up in his OWN mind as a great leader. That was simply a continuation of the 1989 lcm. The man Craig was in 1999 was entirely the man of his own manufacture, and the result of the freewill decisions he HIMSELF had made the past decade, and you would do well to actually ANALYZE the situation, period.

Sudo, this is "Name that Tune" not "Google that Tune." Anybody can do a web-search for a song and artist. That's NOT what this thread is about. This is a thread where people try to use memory and grey-matter to name songs. It's cheating to google for the song. It is also cheating to google for the song and then post the link you googled, or to drop hints because you know the song because you googled it. ======== Then again, it's possible that you recognized the quote and artist, then googled to get a copy of the lyrics- for reasons which escape me. It's unlikely but certainly possible. Is that what happened?

Let's see if you guys can get this song. (It's a little later than some of you prefer.) "It was a beautiful day, The sun beat down, I had the radio on, I was drivin'. Trees went by Me and 'Del' were singing 'Little Runaway' I was flyin'." If you recall this song, you'll probably remember the opening guitar riff FIRST.

Oooh, watch this... "Ralph Bellamy Coming to America James Earl Jones" :D

That's not it-so it HAS to be the OTHER song I thought it was.... "Abra Abra cadabra", Steve Miller Band. (I wanna reach out and grab ya.) Thanks so much for bringing us back to songs post-Elvis. :D I don't own any 78s.

oldiesman: "Yes, I believe that was the focus of most of those who left, at that time. It appears all they focused on was making a commitment to stand with Craig and nothing else." You believe that, but the words out of lcm's own mouth when he wasn't composing a pious-sounding letter were different. When he WASN'T writing his "I'm so holy" letter, lcm seems to have DISAGREED with you on this one, Oldiesman. You SUPPOSED that's what he was thinking. "Out There" PHONED him and spoke to him PERSONALLY on this. ====== "Out There": "When I received the Loyalty letter in the mail I immediately called LCM and by some miracle after leaving a message he actually called me back. When I asked if this letter was a call to blindly follow him he said I had been doing this all along." ==== lcm said the membership had been BLINDLY FOLLOWING HIM ALL ALONG. See, when they STOPPED BLINDLY FOLLOWING, he flipped out. He wanted BLIND FOLLOWERS and would settle for NOTHING LESS. AT THE TIME, it's reasonable to suppose some people were totally unaware of this. (Me, I did an independent investigation of my OWN, and think it's a little sloppy to have NOT done so, but that's MY standard.) LOOKING BACK, it's beyond any REASONABLE doubt that lcm wanted blind, unquestioning obedience. He phrased it in pious, holy terms, used a veneer of religious display, but he honoured God with his keyboard, while his heart was far away. AT THE TIME, people didnt know that. KNOWING WHAT WE NOW KNOW, it's incredibly obvious.

Right. I knew Raf knew this one before I started, so I was going to save this one for when he was out of town or something. He was nice enough to give it a pass. So, Pirate, please take us home. Besides, my last quote was gonna be the locker one, and that's up. :) ======= BTW, I love this movie, and wish more people saw it.

================== "Out There" PHONED him and spoke to him PERSONALLY on this. ====== "Out There": "When I received the Loyalty letter in the mail I immediately called LCM and by some miracle after leaving a message he actually called me back. When I asked if this letter was a call to blindly follow him he said I had been doing this all along. I then told him thats what he thinks he could 'kiss my foot'. I think I was dropped from the rolls of the Way Corps that next morning." ===== Therefore, lcm was WELL AWARE he was calling for blind, unquestioning loyalty to HIM, and thought that blind, unquestioning loyalty was his DUE.

ROA 1978 theme-"The Hope". ============ "If you really have something to suggest, then suggest it. If not, then say nothing! Don't suggest something because you feel you are expected to. Doing that is dishonest. People in leadership need to be able to trust in you and your opinion. If you make suggestions for the sake of making them, tou are now causing the leader to think through your suggestion and decide whether it has merit or not. You are making extra work for him or her. That's not honest!" "Incident of a 6th Corps girl complaining to Dr that there was too much bad language. Dr considered it and suggested that everyone in leadership should set the example. Less bad language!" "Incident of Dr landing in Anchorage Alaska on a commercial flight. The landing was ridiculously bumpy. Dr commented to the woman beside him that if his pilot landed like that, he'd fire him. He then used that as a door to witness to her." "Dr was concerned that the younger people in the ministry might not be getting a fair shake at the leadership responsibilities in the ministry. not get the opportunity to make their mark in the ministry. He suggested that some of those on staff needed to go on the field and get off of staff for a while. If the shoe fits, wear it. LCM considers leaving staff and asks Dr whether the advice applied to him or not. Dr said no!" "Dr didn't have the time to read everything sent to him and so the research team idea was developed." LCM teaches R & E at the Advanced Class 79 at Athens Ohio. ============ "Dr teaches by example the proper placement of seats so that all students can have an unobstructed view of the teacher." "Dr reproves LCM for not being his best when teaching at the Advanced Class. He told him to get it together. Do whatever needed to be done so that he was at his best for teaching. LCM realized that he was trying to do too much with being an MC and all. He cut back on his other responsibilities and got rested so that he performed much better." "Dr stated to LCM, 'Son, you're seeing things and teaching things that I've known for years but never documented from the Word.'" "Part 3. The Master Student-the Future Unfolds." =================== 1980 === "During the Adv Class 79, Dr announced that he would be retiring as president in the next few years and that a new president would be picked. LCM had the thought that it would be him, but he didn't dwell on it." "Dr and LCM invite/request all the (in-residence and on-field) Corps to write their autobiographies. Oct 79 was set for the deadline. Dr was hurt when not many responded to the deadline. LCM had not done his yet either. Dr reproved LCM in front of the corps. How can you expect the younger Corps to do something when the leadership didn't do it, either? Dr displayed great love and tenderness to him the next morning by inviting him to lead the 10:30am fellowship." "Dr was very tired and weak when they were walking back to the coach one night while at Gunnison. Dr had a hard time breathing, etc. LCM was extremely concerned. At the coach, Dr told LCM 'You remind me of Rufus Mosely, all the love he had for me!' " "Sometimes the door to discuss certain things with people doesn't open. Example of whether LCM should go back to college to get a degree. LCM was concerned that his lack of having a degree would hinder him from moving the Word or helping in the ministry. Once a man or woman reaches the level of ordination- 'there's no turning back'. An ordained person would die first before copping out! Many, however, did cop out." "Dr once said 'I wonder if you guys will be able to hold this ministry together after I'm gone, or will you just bicker with each other and try and climb over each other?' " "Incident of disagreement between Dr and LCM's dad. The subsequent resolution. The letter that Dr wrote to his dad. The phone call and resolution."

CD-R's are like that. CD-R/W's are NOT. CD-R's, you write once and it's now a CD-ROM (read-only memory). CD-R/W's (CD-ReWriteables) don't work that way. Since I don't know enough about DVD's, I didn't mention that, since it may have nothing to do with the discussion and just have added to the confusion.

"There will be no free rides, no excuses. You already have two strikes against you: your name and your complexion. Because of those two strikes, there are some people in this world who will assume that you know less than you do. MATH is the great equalizer. When you go for a job, the person giving you that job will not want to hear your problems-ergo, neither do I. You're going to work harder than you've ever worked anywhere else. And the only thing I ask from you is 'GANAS'- 'Desire.' And maybe a haircut. If you do not have the 'ganas', I will give it to you because I am an expert." ===================== "I'm gonna prove you guys wrong." "I hope you do. This is not between you and me." "Maybe not, but if I catch you on the street, I'm gonna kick the sh* out of you." "Now you got a ticket to watch the show." "You only see the turn. You don't see the road ahead." "I may be a sinner, but I'm willing to pay for my sins." "Right. See you at three." "We're gonna need a lot of Kleenexes...there's gonna be a lot of bloodshed." "You're like a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there!" ======= "You're worried that we'll screw up royally tomorrow, aren't you? Tomorrow's another day. I'm worried you're gonna screw up the rest of your lives." "Nobody has the right to accuse me of racism. NOBODY has the right to accuse me of racism!" "You know what kills me....it's that they lost the confidence in the system they're now finally qualified to be a part of." "It's not that they're stupid, it's just they don't know anything." "We're seniors. This is our year to slack off."

August 1976-LCM and Donna get married. 1976-1977. ================ "Dr wants LCM to go on the field and promote the Way Corps. The way he wants him to approach it is to try to scare people off the Corps program. Let them know how tough it is and how committed they need to be." "LCM and Donna leave on their trip and fail to say goodbye to Dr before they leave. When they get back, Dr reproves them for the matter. He was genuinely hurt. Dr always was thinking of his people." "A corps girl escapes from the deprogrammers and makes it back on campus. As she was brought into the meeting (as Dr had requested) where Dr was teaching, he stopped and opened his arms for her. It was a very emotional moment. Everyone was crying. Dr had her accompany him everywhere he went for the next few weeks, to help her heart heal. He made her a part of his life." PFAL 77 ==== "Dr lets LCM teach to a huge audience. Even when you think that you know your material, always work the Word and re-study the material before you teach it." "Don't make decisions based on what you feel. Base your decisions on what people need. Incident of Dr calling for a dance on the final session of PFAL 77. All the crew were tired, but the need for the students was a dance. The dance turned out to be a major blessing." "Dr developed the technique of wearing the microphone behind the tie. It had not been done before in the secular world. Most thought that you couldn't make the voice sound authentic enough when it is muffled behind cloth. Our ministry showed it could be done. Dr was always thinking of ways to be better." "While at PFAL 77, Dr walked up to LCM on-stage and said 'You're a great man!' Dr, always the master of the one-liners." Location-Way Corps Chalet. Back porch. Jan 20 1982-Dedication of the Way Corps Chalet. ====================== "Uncle Harry dies Oct 12, 1977. Meeting in the conference room of the Wierwille home (next to the fireplace room.) Dr states "I don't think you know just how much Uncle Harry has done so that you could have the Word today.' " "Rise & Expansion. Dr commented that without genuine rise there would never be any genuine expansion. Any expansion without genuine rise was counterfeit." "E11ie Ray A11en shows everyone how to ride a motorcycle. Neigbor complains about the noise. They tell him to get lost. When he hears of the neighbor threatening to call the cops, Dr tells the guy, 'It's our land and we'll do whatever we want on it. Now crank it up, E11ie Ray!' " "Protocol does not mean that you can't speak the truth." "'The Marxist Minstrels' by Dr David Noble. He handled homosexuality and rock music and its influences on culture today. Dr W had him come and do a paid speech to the Way Corps. Dr informed him of the caliber of students that he was dealing with and that he should let it rip and not hold back the gorey details, etc. He said that the Corps could handled anything that he could throw at them." "Dr Noble did not do as he was asked. He held back and ended up doing a bland speech. Dr Wierwille reproved him afterwards and asked him to get back on track for his second scheduled speech. Dr Noble responded like a champion. He accepted the reproof meekly and did a magnificent job with the second speech." "Dr Wierwille didn't hold back from speaking the truth in love no matter who the individual was or what his position was. He handled it privately of course." June 78-Advanced Class, Bristol England. ================= "Get your preparation done ahead of time. Dr used to do a lot of his work while in flight. That way, as soon as he arrived at the location, he was ready to lead and teach." "He spent one day and night in Ireland on this trip. He had supper in a local restaurant with the leadership." "Dr had the whole class visit the grave of George Mueller. Dr had a great respect for people in history who had significance on our ministry. Dr organized for the bristol twig to take care of the Mueller gravesite. They still do so to this day." "LCM starts to think in terms of our ministry and it not failing if and when Dr dies." "Dr learned other histories and other cultures to help move the Word in those countries. Why did Wesley's ministry basically fail when he died? 1) Wesley never saw through the Trinity. 2) He never spent enough time training leadership. He tried to do it all himself. 3) Towards the end of his life, his leadership began to quarrel among themselves. We must innoculate the world with the truth of ONE GOD. Dr had tremendous respect for great men. Example of the man who designed the suspension bridge over the Avon river in Bristol. It was the world's first suspension bridge. Dr wanted to be that good with the Word of God." Location-Motor Coach (75 Coach.) ============== "Having coaches certainly can add length to your life. Using proper equipment can be a real benefit to someone. Sleeping in the same bed every night as opposed to a different hotel room each night is beneficial to the health and well-being." Location-Office of the Corps Chalet. ================ "Without meekness and a real love for the Word and the practical application of the Word, a man can't really bless anyone. Incidents of people on the research team leaving the ministry because they felt that they knew better. Dr always demonstrated great love towards them." (Next: Roa 1978 theme-'The Hope'.)

Not "Remember the Titans".

1975-1976. ======= "Dr presents LCM with a used Honda 350 to scoot around the campus on. Dr took LCM out that evening to properly instruct him on how to use a motorbike safely." "Discussions with Dr regarding Corps with low levels of sponsorship. Dr allowed LCM to sit with him for a week as he (Dr) talked with each corps person in that predicament. Dr came up with suggestions to help people and challenged them to figure out things themselves. He told the corps that smoked that they needed to quit if they wanted to stay. The money they saved could go towards their sponsorship. Dr required committment from people. Then he helped them with their believing. He made smoking agreements with a number of people." "Later on that year, one of the people came to LCM to confess that they had breached the no-smoking agreement. That spurred LCM to ask each one of the people involved if they had kept the committment. Had they, at any time since the agreement, had a cigarette. 15 of them said that they had smoked." "After some careful deliberation, LCM dismissed the 15 from the Corps for the breach. He felt he didn't need to ask Dr. W. for clearance. Dr had told them they could stay if they hept their part of the deal. Once they broke it, they had disqualified themselves. Dr, upon hearing the news, agreed with LCM's decision but a few days later decided to offer these people a new chance, He challenged them to get all of their money together in one week and re-commit to the agreement if they wanted back in. A number of them did come back in." "Dr and LCM always fought for people to stay in the Corps. There was an incident of a guy in the Corps who all of a sudden went "gooney-bird". He started to babble and not make sense. LCM worked hard with the guy to help him but he was incoherent. Dr, when he met him, confronted him by asking- 'Son, how come you're letting your mind get all scrambled?' The guy answered unintelligibly and Dr told him that it would be best for him just to pack his bags and go home. The guy understood that. He left. LCM spent many hours and many long distance phone calls trying to make sure the guy had gotten home from his bus ride home safely. Not being able to verify his location, he was concerned. Dr told him to move on. There's nothing you can do, he'll show up at home soon enough. A week later the guy did show up at home." "Dr began working and teaching the book of Acts verse by verse over the next 2 years. He encouraged the corps to work the book of Acts from the perspective of the 8 concluding statements that he laid out for them. Dr had thrown out the ball as he so often did and LCM picked it up and ran with it. The result was ultimately the 'Rise and Expansion' book. LCM put in 8-16 hours per day for a week working the subject." "The incident of 2 corps grads considering divorce. Dr called the husband in in front of a number of the leaders and openly confronted him and challenged him to keep his marriage together. Divorce is wrong. What is love? The Word of God!" "Dr was now teaching corps nights at HQ on Tuesdays, then right afterwards he'd get on the coach and go to Emporia to teach the corps there on Wednesdays. He did this for years. Just like in Acts 11- Antioch- they had a new root locale." Next time, 'August 1976- LCM and Donna get married."

This MIGHT have your answer: http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html

That's close to what I was going to say. Remember the steps vpw took to being in charge of twi. His area of study was NOT Bible languages, Koine Greek, Hebrew. His area of study was NOT Bible History-archeology, and so on. Those require a lot of study and significant amounts of memorization. He wasn't "hot" in those areas, either-as real students of them can easily point out. Even the passing mention of "earliest texts" in the Orange Book fail to mention documents found in the early 1950s-and the copyright is early 1970s. I know they didn't have the internet, but he kept getting all those magazines that kept going in the trash-and THEY would have mentioned that was NEWS. His area of study was "Homiletics", which, IMHO, is the EASIEST/ "softest" option to take in a Bible college. vpw then is unimpressive until he gets ahold of Leonard's class, and a few months later suddenly begins making a name for himself with Leonard's class, and, later, additions from Stiles, Bullinger and Kenyon. The "depth of research" there was just cutting-and-pasting. Without a convenient "cut-and-paste" source, he would have had to study history, archeology, customs and so on. Too much work for vp. Better to stick with what he can glean from Bullinger and Leonard on the OT.

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