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A (negates what follows) Theism (belief in the existence of God ) Thus, it's a belief that God does not exist. The Jesus aspect is a red herring of sorts. Theism is a rather large umbrella of spiritual, religious beliefs. Under that umbrella there exist many variations, including Christianity, Deism, Judaism, Islam, Greek Mythology, etc. They all share a common thread. They all believe in the existence of one or more Gods. The common thread they don't share is Jesus. As an example: Founding fathers Jefferson , Franklin, and likely others, believed in the existence of God but not in the existence of a supernatural Jesus or supernatural powers and events. They were Deists, a subset of Theism. They believed in the possible existence of God but not in the supernatural aspects involved with Christianity.

Long answer made really, really short: Genuine languages have identifiable structural components. A linguist does not have to identify a particular language in order to know if it fulfills the structural requirements. S.I.T. has never been shown to meet that threshold.

Forty years of flat-earth lectures.

I would put K.C. Pillai in the same category.

I remember once, he said they miscalculated the time span between the resurrection and the ascension. Other than that, not so much.

For, yea, God loveth a cheerful moocher.

That's both good and bad. Some have found the closure and healing they needed and moved on. That's the good part.The flip side is that we , as individuals, are all aging. Quite a few who used to post here have since passed away. It's part of life. It's been almost 50 years since I took the PFAL class. That boggles my mind.

They used to say that if something they taught was found to be in error they would change their teaching. Remember the time they did exactly that? Yeah, me neither

VPW based some of his assertions on information that has since been proven to be erroneous, thanks to improved DNA testing methods.

Maybe it's an ancient tongue . You know, back before language required syntax and grammar. (Do I need to say this is sarcasm?)

The answer is "Yes".

You can't be rude all by yourself. It's not a solo activity.

Hey, kids, let's put on a show.

They'd smoke you out instantly with their heightened sense of spiritual perception.

I talk to the wind. My words are all carried away.

Well, actually, I didn't ask where and when. I only asked if you had been in The Way. Thank you for the response, though. Now, back to the question: Why do you think The Way discouraged personal testimonies? It was never adequately explained to me and I remain curious.

Hello, Jim Jack Were you in The Way? When I was in The Way, many years ago, we were taught that it's "off the word" to give personal testimony. While I no longer subscribe to the teachings of The Way, I'm still curious about the reasoning for that. Can you offer any insight?

Enquiring minds want to know believe.

There have been several threads that have breached the subject over the years. HERE is one from about 10 years ago. I haven't re-read it. I don't know if it contains what you're looking for. Here is another interesting thread. It doesn't cover the subject but it does give insight into the type of behavior being discussed,.

If this actually happened, she would have been about 11 or 12 years old. We don't know if it really happened but what we do know is that VPW said it did. He stood in front of a group of Way Corps students and spoke openly about the event.There were people in that meeting that, years later, came to GSC and gave firsthand testimony to that effect.It's possible she was not even aware her father had made these claims until it all came to light here at GSC.

Complicit.

"If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad."

In my opinion, you're dabbling in self delusion.

Is THIS the video?