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Saying, "I'm believing" when you should say, "I hope."

How do you define "WayBrain"? I'll start the list. Add and banter as you see fit. 1. A grand sense of spiritual superiority. 2. A long list of phrases and jargon that must be said precisely and in a timely manner List follows: *JesusChrist - no stops and no leaving off the second part or else hell will release demons to infest your mind and home.) *God Bless (and no one sneezed) *Pfal *SIT *Using the initials of any twi book title rather than saying the title itself *Thinking that the Law of Believing is written in some heavenly book somewhere. 3. Looking for a nametag to determine if the person you're listening to deserves your attention. 4. One verse answers to life. 5. Immediate acquiescence to anyone in authority, regardless of the rightness or wrongness of their request. 6. A heightened sense of entitlement stemming from supposed higher knowledge of the Bible. 7. A willingness to argue that Granola really does taste better with apple juice instead of milk. I'm sure there are more. The term gets kicked around enough that I'm wondering what most folks think when they hear it.

Correct! Remember the group? In any case - it's now your turn.

When the truth is found to be lies And all the joy within you dies

"Hey Mr Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan?

TWI mistaken for Baptists! hahahahahahahhaaaahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahaha

You see, I have this friend...

Those dance moves are also used by male strippers. (Don't ask me how I know that.)

I'd go further and say that TWI tried to define everything. They certainly defined "the Lord" not only what serving the Lord meant. It reminds me of a play on stage... Define the characters Define the "rules" Define the boundaries Define the world

I don't mind having to log in everyday - or every time I visit. It is bothersome to get logged off while posting or surfing. Now I only have one choice of "skins" - "Denim" which is too big for my screen. The blue "Default" is gone - at least for me and for now.

Same here...

Who said anything about another poster's mental health? The state of one's mental health has nothing to do with whether or not you were or are in a cult. John M Knapp certainly didn't imply or state mental health deficiencies in his first post: When we start micromanaging thought - we start on a very slippery slope. Or should the whole thread be removed because it's mere presence suggests that some here might want to participate?

Nah... there are far better ways to go blind.

My solution was short-lived...

Where to start... Worst dancers. worst wardrobe...

I cleared my cache, cookies and history. I'll report on the outcome.

It's still happening to me as well. :(

I didn't get logged off while I surfed the Cafe a few hours ago. I'll see what happens during this go-round. :)

Thanks RumRunner.

I'd rather discuss how to best help the posters we know live in the areas affected most by Ike.

I guess now I should answer the question that is the title of the thread. :) Will I ever be "de-Wayed"? I hate what I see I was. I believe anyone can change if they put the effort forth; though I'm happy to say the "believe God for a parking spot" moments are long gone. Not putting people in a box... Not thinking that my way of seeing the world is the only right way... Being able to admit I don't know... and possibly can't know or never will... These are bigger issues to me now.

I was a 1 - 2 combo. I think I was lazy and prideful when I first heard about the bs at the clergy meeting. Then again, the information about the clergy meeting came filtered through the only clergy I knew personally at the time - and he apparently had a five-year plan of his own. I didn't dig any further. So when the news about the clergy meeting hit our little branch, I decided to stay and try to help change things from within. Bad mistake. VERY bad mistake! I wish I had had the sense then to see through the bs and take a walk. I had done it before. Perhaps the difference for me was that I was newly married, and it seemed that without the ministry to justify and give structure and meaning to everything, the marriage seemed in danger of failure. The loyalty letter came and I left - no questions asked. Unfortunately I ended up helping to form a very small and insignificant offshoot after the loyalty letter. The aforementioned mini-MOG used the offshoot to garner money and "babes." (I found this out right before I was booted out.) When it all became more than evident that he was a scumbag - I had already gone through and seen the doctrinal error that I had helped to spread. Don't get me wrong. Some of it was dealing with the hand I was dealt. I was naive. I wasn't at all fully convinced that leaving was the only logical choice. It had become apparent that the mook-MOG was trying to "work smarter and not harder" while sucking in as much "abs" as he could get. There was a small group of us that once again wanted to instigate change from within. We wanted to out the dishonesty and force change. I was prideful enough to think that my staying would some how help and protect some of the people he was using. Yea.. right... that went over real well. It was like trying to take a bone from a junkyard dog. So in retrospect... my leaving was a long series of mis-steps and hesitations. "One step forward and two steps back" about best describes it, I guess. I don't regret leaving. I do regret that I wasn't smarter about it all.

Oh Bluzeman.... It's your turn.

I wasn't referring to you Excie... Like I said, ignore me if I'm too cranky.