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Meh. We went down this path 50+ years ago and, still, nothing about human behavior has really changed.

So, then...Kindergarten curriculum, rinse and repeat X 12? It all seems too vague and ambiguous to assign a blanket Yea or Nay.

Does the controversy rest in the concept or the implementation?

After my dad had been retired for a while, I remember him telling me he didn't understand how he ever got anything done while he had still a job. Now that I'm retired, myself, I'm beginning to understand what he meant.

Not everybody's cup of tea, for sure. I'm blown away by her songwriting skills. She's like a female counterpart to John Prine. Speaking of which, THIS may have some loosely related relevance to the tone of this thread.

But I gave joy to my mother And I made my lover smile And I can give comfort to my friends when they're hurting And I can make it seem better for a while.

Solzhenitsyn won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970, but I do see your point.

My life, it's only a season A passing September that no one will recall. HERE

Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day.

Only if it's in agreement with Way doctrine.

I would suggest you refer to the laws that detail the specific parameters of what constitutes sexual abuse.

In PFAL, VPW proclaims the Bible to be the revealed word and will of God. To emphasize the importance of this, he stresses that the world is unaware of this fact. (the greatest secret) He then goes on to say that the Bible, as we know it, is not accurate. So, which is it? Is it the revealed word and will of God or is it a book that's inaccurate? This is all (if I remember correctly) in the very first session of the class. Oh, but wait, "I know how to interpret it to make it accurate." "But, don't you interpret it yourself because it can't be interpreted." I wonder what life would have been like if I had just given some serious thought to the obvious contradictions in what he was saying.

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I think I might see the problem.

Traveling down a slippery slope there, me thinks.

What we'd really like to know is whether you'd prefer coffee or tea and your pastry of choice. Oh, and welcome to GSC.

All memories eventually go into oblivion. Except for the ones that morph into something that never was.

Sending a special shout out to the individuals who change the oil and rotate the tires here. Thank You.

You presume correctly, Sir.

I know I'm a couple weeks late with this, but here it is anyhow. Lessons From Jeju

I'm not a lawyer, but I think there may be legal complexities and restrictions involved with a non-profit organization selling property.

Fake toenails? I've heard of fake fingernails, but never fake toenails. To be fair, though, I'm a guy, so I don't pay much attention to that sort of thing.

From the article: "Dr. Wierwille said I would always have a home in The Way Ministry." Note for those who haven't been paying attention: He wasn't really a Dr.

DMiller, rumrunner, and pretty sure Kris, as well.

Looking back at this thread, I realized that at least 3 of these posters have already passed on. Time just keeps marching ahead. Maybe we all need a little T-Bone Shuffle.