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Date Posted: 18/01/10 5:21:04pm
Author: Danny
Subject: Re: nothing changes
In reply to: Billy 's message, "Re: nothing changes" on 18/01/10 10:48:31am

>>>Yet another satisfied customer.
>>>
>>>Well done! I think you've got it all in one.
>>>
>>>People keep coming on here saying things have
>>>changed..doesn't sound like it to me.
>>
>>no, you are right: fundamentally, the spirit and
>>psychology of it has never changed. The same need to
>>control people's lives, to make them think the same,
>>make them question their own thinking and if necessary
>>compel them to change it, and ever after to have to
>>"check things out" with elders before saying or doing
>>anything.....forever worried that they might be
>>thought not to be following the party line.
>
>Yes the need to control is still there ive been asked
>a while back why i would not consider moving back to
>community.
>With the amount of people living outside of the church
>it can only be a good thing.

If everyone moved out of community and lived a more conventional life how would the church make money to survive and carry on it's work ? Wouldn't people controlling there own assets and destiny make a big dent in income and leave a gapping big hole ? You will either need to have a few members giving up everthing or alot of members tything to survive or go cap in hand for charity money risking losing independance and some control. The numbers don't stack up.

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>>>>Yet another satisfied customer. >>>> >>>>Well done! I think you've got it all in one. >>>> >>>>People keep coming on here saying things have >>>>changed..doesn't sound like it to me. >>> >>>no, you are right: fundamentally, the spirit and >>>psychology of it has never changed. The same need to >>>control people's lives, to make them think the same, >>>make them question their own thinking and if >necessary >>>compel them to change it, and ever after to have to >>>"check things out" with elders before saying or doing >>>anything.....forever worried that they might be >>>thought not to be following the party line. >> >>Yes the need to control is still there ive been asked >>a while back why i would not consider moving back to >>community. >>With the amount of people living outside of the church >>it can only be a good thing. > >If everyone moved out of community and lived a more >conventional life how would the church make money to >survive and carry on it's work ? Wouldn't people >controlling there own assets and destiny make a big >dent in income and leave a gapping big hole ? You will >either need to have a few members giving up everthing >or alot of members tything to survive or go cap in >hand for charity money risking losing independance and >some control. The numbers don't stack up.
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