tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post6272590379611441487..comments2024-03-12T11:58:24.510+13:00Comments on Otagosh: Mythmaker: Of the Tribe of BenjaminGavin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-9198714058193770212015-12-18T11:09:24.869+13:002015-12-18T11:09:24.869+13:00Part of the flawed HWA/WCG methodology that became...Part of the flawed HWA/WCG methodology that became painfully obvious to me, years after the fact, was that members were discouraged from, or outright forbidden to read and consider any alternative exigetics, or interpretation from third party sources. Quite a number of these alternatives were well put together, and had considerable merit. But, based on Loma's dream, and HWA's supposed Apostleship, members were denied entire layers of depth in "proving all things". Honestly, when some of these alternative schools of thought were even acknowledged, generally a ridiculously over-simplified version might have been mentioned over the course of a few sentences in a sermon, and even then they were generally portrayed in a mocking way. Members whose studies led them to a different understanding either soon left, or received a crash course on Church authority. Long term membership was based on being figuratively beat up, and stuck. No such thing as personal due diligence or due process from the ministry.<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-59105549849248932782015-12-18T01:20:22.475+13:002015-12-18T01:20:22.475+13:00Yeah, it's amazing isn't it:
1 Cor. 7: &q...Yeah, it's amazing isn't it:<br /> 1 Cor. 7: "But to the rest speak I, not the Lord.." A rare moment when Paul is 'offline' and doesn't have it directly from Jesus (it must be nice). Which begs the question 'Why should we believe HWA/Paul when they are 'online' to Heaven?'. Just because Loma had an 'experience' of talking to Jesus? And while she's got him on the phone, might as well get a freebie and ask him if it's okay to go to Movies. Jesus' answer: "Oh you'll have no time for that, you'll be too busy globetrotting for photo-ops with Celeb's even more corrupt than yourselves like Ferdinand Marcos". Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-72317318567031331762015-12-17T11:17:52.324+13:002015-12-17T11:17:52.324+13:00It is beyond credulity that you would question the...It is beyond credulity that you would question these two "chosen vessels" in whom GOD has poured the hidden wisdom of salvation.The Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327459017793489626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-13817155895740699472015-12-16T20:06:34.756+13:002015-12-16T20:06:34.756+13:00"..Paul described himself as 'of the trib..."..Paul described himself as 'of the tribe of Benjamin'.."<br /><br />HWA claimed he was descended from King David to boost his credibility, it's how charlatans work. So very close scrutiny is called for in the writings of such 'divine intermediaries'. Pretty soon we inevitably start finding slip-ups, contradictions, plagiarism... Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.com