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No. I've laid out a Biblical presentation of Yahweh and claimed we're better than that. And we are. And I've done so without advocating a single genocide. Or even murder. Or the wedding of a woman to her rapist. Or the killing of a man for picking up sticks on the wrong day of the week. Or the killing of a kid for considering another religion. or...

As a matter of fact, I rather enjoyed RoA set-up while I was in rez. It was mostly a fun time. A lot more laid back. Working outdoors, and generally a fun crew to mess around with. Everyone was more relaxed, but more focused. Yes, it was hard work at time, but at mid-afternoon (or whatever) break, there was lots of fresh fruit and water to re-hydrate. Evenings were often a lot of ground work, but that was better than the interminable classes and re-runs of How to Floss One's Teeth, or Song Leading. Got to pay (ie work) with people who might otherwise have been stuck in offices and who otherwise I might not have met. We scrubbed all the portable chairs and then they were all strung in the Big Top. Scrubbing the chairs seemed sensible; sometimes they weren't very clean. They looked neat when set out - but of course they never stayed in neat lines. Scrubbed portaloos. Set out tables, cloths, the chicken frying thing (wonder if they still have that?) Planted flowers early, so that the flower beds would be lovely when people came. I think if all that work had been going n (by contractors) I'd've been ticked off that I couldn't have been involved. I seem to recall that as the Rock neared, we worked whole days (ie, lost Study Hall for half a day) and I did resent that. But it was fun, preparing everything to bless the visitors. Is volunteer labour a bad thing? I don't think so. I think of the hugely popular festival that takes place at Glastonbury most years. A lot of people like to vol for that, as litter-pickers, set-up before and after, etc. They do it because they get a free ticket to the event. I vol'd at the Christian tent at Glasto (free ticket, yay!) (Springsteen the headline act! yay!!). Clearer-uppers in the weeks afterwards get paid minimum wage with few perks, but there's still plenty that want to do that. Perhaps that's the case with most festivals, commercial or free.

Bol, I think you are ribbing us about the sandwiches.

chockfull:

Hiya Ted, old friend! Love ya! Ted said: As someone who had the pleasure of seeing Ted in action doing his lounge routine, I have to say, it was marvelous. And as he says, it covered everything from rock to Sinatra, and many other genres in between. He's one talented man. And I wasn't the only one in attendance who thought so. His act was very well received and followed by many. There was a wealth of talent in twi. As the years went on it got squelched and micromanaged more and more, but the talent was definitely there.

We sure had a lot of very talented musicians and songwriters come through those doors in New Knoxville. To this day I'm still amazed at the talent I had the privilege and pleasure of working with. Most of you have never seen or heard me doing my lounge and club routine.I pretty much do all styles of music rock and roll,country,and a lot of the old jazz standards.I do a lot of Frank Sinatra tunes, big band and etc.Yes I'm still at it doing gigs here in Fl. Be the good Lord willing I'll keep on a rockin' Far as singing gospel that is still a very important part of my life Mostly in that avenue I perform in nursing homes and assisted living places. There is very little pay if any but it's my way of giving. Sometimes I'm even asked to preach. Well anyways besides all the dog and pony show that some of us went through. A lot of the music and songs that were produced has a special place in my heart. And that's the name of that tune. God Bless All Ted

I'm sure if we worked at it, Waysider, we'd eventually come to the conclusion that PLAF is one long contradiction. How could it not be? Its a patchwork quilt of how many different sources. The only thing that made it work was Saint Vic. Why else do you think they didn't want you asking too many questions? Because you'd eventually see the man behind the curtain controlling the Great and Powerful Oz. SoCrates

OldSkool.....I'm not sure if your posed question is rhetorical, or not? Moonlighting at The Way....was a no-no back in the '70s when wierwille was in charge. Some staffers who lived near Wapakoneta had chickens and would sell the eggs....and, when found out, was against the rules. And, no....the mechanics couldn't help work on cars on weekends for cash. And no.....the carpenters couldn't pound nails at your home for extra cash. There came a point when "Moonlighting" was the main topic at a staff meeting. Of course, twi denegrated it as not believing God would meet your need. Back then, lots of staffers were free-wheeling and didn't walk in lockstep as in later years. Rules were rules.....but, so what? IMO....the moonlighting rules were twi's attempt to corral the staff in dependency and control. Just seems when people are independent and motivated to better their financial situation with extra work......they LEAVE twi confines. Even today......why does Rosalie despise J0hn L!nder for being a realtor on his off-hours? I mean, what's the big deal? Does she want him to pick up a broom and sweep floors? It's his life. What is her problem?