WordWolf

When you try to manually change the homepage, what's the URL that is in the space for the homepage?

If you can wait a bit, I'll send you an e-mail, much more coherent, with all my advice. It's not high-tech, but it IS effective, and it IS freeware stuff (or shareware, in the case of Spybot: S & D.) Most or all of it's on the Registry Keys thread, anyway.

Here's something else. You don't need the internet connection open for this. Open IE. Hit "tools" "internet options" "general" and read the homepage address. If it's not the one you want, try typing the homepage manually there. ================ While working this one out, I recommend the following step. Download FireFox and use that until you have IE cleaned out. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/fir...Setup-0.9.2.exe Its nearly identical to IE in terms of commands, and can carry your over your favourites in one command. That's the latest version as of today. Then you can use the internet fine while you work on this problem. :)--> In fact, you'll probably want to clean up IE and retain it as a backup program, and use FireFox as your primary program.

I normally prefer to use less popular sites other than Download.com if there's alternatives, since that one's bound to have more traffic. In the case of the URL I gave you, it has a shorter URL, so I spent the least time typing. :D-->

Seems like a fair and reasonable conclusion ... :)--> Seems that way until you compare them with an outfit that really DOES treat book sales as a "break-even" proposition and charge the approximate cost of the books, like the "Jehovah's Witnesses"/Watchtower Society. Compared side-by-side, the difference is evident.

Spybot S & D direct download link. http://kujoe.com/freeware/spybot.php Run it, then update it, then activate the immunize function (the corner of bricks), then run it again.

How do I invite you to the existing pt?

God said nothing against Elihu. God reproved everybody else-Job, and the miserable comforters. That's because Elihu was right.

The book wasn't exactly a revolutionary eye-opener. You are aware that there's similar and better books out there on the subject, right? You are aware that there's similar and better information out there online for free, right?

The official story (what lcm said on the tapes) was that it involved loans to twi members where twi did not charge interest. In sounded so pious. The story I've seen at the GSC since involved local politics in the state of Ohio and the support of a candidate.

"makrothumia", "far from wrath", in English. It's one thing to be able to go the distance, which is important. It's entirely another to keep one's cool while all about you are losing theirs.

Homepage hijackers are often spyware, so Spybot-S&D should tackle it. Remember to UPDATE your AdAware and Spybot-S&D. Also, Spybot's shareware-it's nice to send them a few bucks if they save your machine. Also also, Spybot has an "Immunization" function. Switch that mutha on. Yes, using Mozilla, Opera or FireFox as your browser sidesteps most of those. I just keep IE around as a backup, and use FireFox. Its user interface is VERY similar to IE. FireFox 0.92 is the latest iteration, I hear. The Registry Keys thread has some links, including at least one link to an online virus scanner/remover. Give your system the once-over at least monthly, even if you ARE running an antivirus program.

Those of you who aren't aware of her positions should listen to the audio clips of her, stored at the GSC here....

If he did, I would give him a fair shake. Neither giving him a "free ride" nor attacking him. If he really wanted dialogue but was afraid ("life is fear in the sand of machinery"-JAL with no proofreader, WTRYPSU), he could always use an alias and be anonymous. ========= Personally, I find it interesting that he had time to write up the articles Jeff linked to, but has yet to respond to us. (He might-there hasn't been a huge passage of time, here.)

But, does he know that you.... *reads the last post* ..oh, never mind, then. :)-->

Despair not! Check your private topics instead. I'm very confident that if you follow all my advice, your machine will be much improved, with viruses, trojans, spyware, adware, and other boojums scoured clean off if it. It will take about 2 days to do it all, though. You know, if it's been MONTHS, you should have asked. I mean, there's people who know more about pcs than me around here....

Unless you're having problems, it probably would be better to leave 98 on it. Meanwhile, clean out the drive of trash. Update AdAware and Spybot: Search and Destroy and run them; update your antivirus and run that.

It's not that hard to get in touch with us. Many of us are still here on the GSC. Some of us ARE getting together in places around the US. You can contact some of us privately or publicly, as you see fit. Either way, those of us still Christian can still pray for you.

Hello, John. We've never met, but I've read your books back when. I'd also read your letter sometime after the initial fallout. Please keep the width of your posts a little narrower-most of us don't like trying to read a "stretched screen." I was glad to see you'd reconsidered certain things taken as a given at twi, like the mandatory tithe or losing God's protection, making God a protection racket. Other matters I do not necessarily agree. I understand that in some cases, answering questions will be better served by pasting an answer or posting a precise link, so as to keep from answering the same 5 questions over and over. Some people, having weathered bitter crises, I'm sure, will want to vent a bit and/or ask what you knew and when you knew it. To some degree, I'd think some degree of answer, albeit general, would be in order. Some questions are more comfortable to dodge or duck, but I'm sure you can see this would make it look like you were here primarily to RECRUIT rather than help. I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt on it, but if you act as if that's why you're here, I reserve the right to change my mind. My primary question was already answered. (Jeff posted that letter entirely on his own.) I do have what I feel is a critically-important question and would appreciate an answer here eventually. After reading you say this... I'm very curious what your opinion is on other Christians who never took PFAL, heard of TWI, VPW, etc. Were they deprived of something fundamentally unique and amazing by missing PFAL? Were they secondary in skill as a result of never taking the classes, going Corps, etc.? Are Christians who never take PFAL or equivalent classes second-class Christians by comparison? Also, someone we've heard has put forth that VPW was some sort of "overgifted" Christian, "born with an overabundance of brains and brawn", and "when he walked, the earth shook." (No, not Jeff.) What's your position on VPW? Do you think his account of the snowstorm and God speaking audibly was truthful? Did God really teach him His Word like it hasn't been known since the 1st century? Do you believe that the ex-twi'ers and their students since then have a fundamental advantage over all other Christians? I'm aware that you can consider these the questions of one person. Please keep in mind, however, that MANY people here would appreciate honest answers, without evasion, on those questions. I can respectfully disagree, if necessary, if I'm told outright. I can't be respectful if the only response is noninformative or a dodge. In other words, enquiring minds, including mine, want to know. Please answer as you have opportunity. God bless and take care. WordWolf.

Man, I hope that thing works better than "Catwoman." Fans could forgive it for having nothing to do with the original if it was good. (Like "Blade".) As it is, you don't want to hear the nickname for the movie in certain circles.... I'm waiting for more info on the FF before making any judgements.

*looks twice* Yeah, looks like he answered the question all right. I'm ashamed I missed it, but at least I wasn't alone.

Sky4it, I have the impression that you and I are reading different threads....

I reviewed that page. Please copy the post you meant, and indicate EXACTLY what you thought addressed this question. I shall respond by either agreeing and dropping the question, OR showing that the response was ambiguous and did NOT say it one way or the other. Thank you.

Tecnically, 7/10/04, Jeff's did answer. However, his answer was an evasion, and was phrased ambiguously. It could be taken either way. (See page 1.) Since then, the question has come up (7/17). No answer was given then, when a "yes or no" answer was asked. This may mean that Jeff unintentionally evaded the question the first time, and MEANT to speak clearly, and he has somehow missed all the comments since then in this thread where he's been asked again, or it was said again that he did NOT answer. That would be an innocent mistake and misunderstanding. This may also mean that Jeff intentionally meant, from the beginning, to refuse to impart any answer that was not misleading, and has refused to post on this thread since then to retain "plausible deniability", and claim the first option was correct. Since then, John's been asked also. We're still waiting for an answer from him. When he arrives here and posts himself, I shall also ask him the same question. ============= Mind you, if Jeff is intentionally hiding, then he is hiding one of three things: A) he posted this without asking JAL, whom he is in regular communication with, thus, he did this intentionally leaving JAL out of the loop B) he posted this having first consulted JAL and recieiving his approval. C) JAL specifically sought out Jeff and ASKED JEFF to post this on his behalf. If this is true, then JAL intentionally meant to "sound out" the impressions of people on this board, and deliberately employed Jeff as a "stalking horse" and to allow a certain degree of "plausible deniability" to himself. Whether or not a response EVER comes from Jeff or from JAL, those ARE the possibilities. It thus falls on the readers to determine what they believe- and, in fact, to determine if any response is truthful.

Not that I saw.... ..and to me, that's BEEN my main purpose on this thread. He did not confirm it, he did not deny it, he did not state that he was refusing to do either. Which means one of 2 things: A) Jeff hasn't been around all week or B) Jeff is trying to maintain "plausible deniability" and thus trying to be deliberately ambiguous. Take your pick. Me, I'd prefer to just ask JAL. So, I will, next chance I get.