To Bobby (You Know):
Despite your interlinear attempts at antagonizing me, I refuse to indulge your craving. However, I am going to continue to disagree with you wherever you substitute "witchhunting, scapegoating, mudslinging" for simple and honest truth, reason, logic and facts.
I do not worship the other creatures at this or any other forum. The only collective effort found herein is a unilateral conformity to oppose manmade interpretations, legislation and traditions disguised as a modern-day "vox-senatus, vox-deus".
It's simply not tolerated as acceptable. I am not concerned with the personal affairs of other humans, nor does it affect the exercising of any personal faith I own. I do not consider myself "theologically" enlightened, nor "spiritually" enlightened" any longer. I once did, as a pioneer, and I was obviously mistaken.
The habitual repetition of scripted dogma, minus scientific and historical evidence is debilitating and stigmatizing. The guilt based peer pressure to publicize and advertise paranoia and fear does not induce love, but promotes competition, and low self-esteem resulting in chronical depression. Just look at your pioneers and older ones and then the miserable children.
It does not require a "PhD" in psychiatry/psychology or sociology to notice the long-term effects of cult-like group dynamics and self-denial.
No, I am not enlightened Robert. If the light that shines in you is really darkness, then how great that darkness is.....
I am not enlightened, but I am a free man. I am ashamed of the tone in your responses and the direction you are pursuing. Obviously, the depth and pressure is affecting you to some degree. RELAX, it's only life!
I am worried about you, since I was under the impression your true motivation is to impart understanding, engage in productive dialogue and assemble facts and material before arriving at conclusions. Lately, you have been rather hasty and tempermental and presumptuous.
How unusual for a joyful, happy servant? Again...RELAX!
Now, we are not disciples of men, but prisoners of our own thoughts and slaves to time. No one is excluded, not even you.
The FDS docrtrine is on very shaky ground. Financially, there are problems and the youth are disappearing. Scandals and expositories concerning the inner circles in the GB & various committees only prove that organizationally, the WTBS is not much different than a business.
It is a hard and difficult task to face, when americans have tried so many times in history to blend religion and business, like AMWAY, or the PTL or the 700 Club, the Masons, and now the WTBS is falling in line in the same categories.
You will face some crucial decisions, my friend. Attacking and accusing us will not masquerade your bitterness, anger and final disappointment. We feel for you and hope for the best!
