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Date Posted: 11:18:04 04/16/11 Sat
Author: George
Subject: Re: GALA
In reply to: Mamusz 's message, "Re: GALA" on 08:52:25 04/16/11 Sat

>>>>>>
>>>>>>Does anybody that has been to the GALA webpage
>have
>>>>>>any doubt that GALA was started by the RLDS church
>>>in
>>>>>>the mid-1980s?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>�In the mid-1980s, a group of gay members of the
>>>>>>Community of Christ (formerly the Reorganized
>>Church
>>>>>>of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) began
>meeting
>>>>>>together in the Kansas City, MO area for
>>fellowship,
>>>>>>support, and worship. In 1987, a retreat was held
>>at
>>>>>>Camp Manitou in Michigan where GALA was formally
>>>>>>organized with the adoption of bylaws and the
>>>>election
>>>>>>of officers.�
>>>>>> >>>>>>href="http://www.galaweb.org/History.php">http://w
>w
>>w
>>>.
>>>>g
>>>>>a
>>>>>>laweb.org/History.php
>>>>>>
>>>>>>�GALA is an association of persons of all sexual
>>>>>>orientations and gender identities affiliated with
>>>>>>Community of Christ. Over twenty years old, this
>>>>>>non-profit organization supports lesbian, gay,
>>>>>>bisexual and transgender persons, their allies,
>>>>family
>>>>>>and friends. We celebrate our diversity and
>>envision
>>>>>>full participation for all in the life and
>ministry
>>>>of
>>>>>>the church.�
>>>>>> >>>>>>href="http://www.galaweb.org/About.php">http://www
>.
>>g
>>>a
>>>>l
>>>>>a
>>>>>>web.org/About.php
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Does everyone �clearly� see why the Community of
>>>>>>Christ has as its objective full participation of
>>>all
>>>>>>GLBT in �all� the ministry of the church, and will
>>>>>>accept nothing less?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Mamusz
>>>>>
>>>>>Mamusz,
>>>>>
>>>>>I don't believe it was started "officially" by the
>>>>>Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
>>>>>Saints. I believe it was definately started by
>>>>>"members" of the RLDS, some of them in high
>>positions
>>>>>of the church. But they have managed to make their
>>>>>agenda official.
>>>>>
>>>>>Lois
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Lois, it is strange and ironic that the first
>session
>>>>was held at "Camp Manitou." Do you know what a
>>manitou
>>>>is?
>>>>
>>>>George
>>>
>>>Isn't that the fish (or mammal) that is mistaken for
>a
>>>mermaid?
>>>
>>>Lois
>>
>>LOL.
>>Lois, it is the "manatee" that is mistaken for the
>>mermaid. A manitou is an evil spirit of Indian lore.
>>It can assume many different forms, from that of a
>>beautiful woman to that of a hideous monster the like
>>of which no one has ever seen before. Peter Straub's
>>well-known novel, "Ghost Story," is actually not about
>>a ghost, but a manitou. Due to time limitations, the
>>movie version with Fred Astaire was shortened and
>>turned into a run-of-the-mill tale of a mere ghost of
>>a mortal. In the book, you find that the manitou
>>assumes human form and lives among people for
>>amusement, but selects certain ones to show itself to
>>and frighten them to death, but only after having
>>driven them completely insane.
>>
>>As Satan can assume the appearance of an angel of
>>light, or can appear as a helpless victim demanding
>>justice, or as his hideous self, I think the choice of
>>Camp Manitou was prophetic. And I cannot quite bring
>>myself to think that the bahavior of the leadership on
>>this issue is anywhere near sane.
>>
>>George
>>
>>"It's not only evil, but it's vain."
>>Peter Straub, in GHOST STORY.
>
>Have you ever noticed how a prophecy gets
>fulfilled without the people or person knowing they
>are fulfilling it? Camp Manitou is a perfect name for
>the place where GALA was established by the RLDS
>members. Second Nephi 12 describes the COC to a T,
>and yet they don't believe it's talking about them.
>You would have to be blind not to see it.
>
>And the mists of darkness are the temptations of the
>devil, which blindeth the eyes, and hardeneth the
>hearts of the children of men, and leadeth them away
>into broad roads, that they may perish, and are lost;
>1 Nephi 3:125
>
>The really sad part is:
>
>And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason
>of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 2
>Peter 2:2
>
>Mamusz
>
>

Mamusz, blindness is endemic to the human race. For instance, the Pope has a miter with the Latin inscritpion iesus christus vicari, meaning "I am, vicariously, Jesus Christ." Yet the passage of scripture that says the antiChrist (or anyone like him, will be in the place of worship, demonstrating that he "is God." The scripture attacks those who forbid to marry (under the post-prehistoric to apostate times definition of marriage.) But no Roman Catholic supposes for a moment that this has anything to do with real life.

CofC priesthood simply do not believe that the scriptures really mean anything, other than as neat little fables for illustrative purposes. If they did believe that the scriptures were truth provided by God, they would not fall prey to the Devil's scheme of convincing everyone that he does not exist.

As Mark Twain pointed out, the eighty year old man rocking on the front porch who thinks he is going to heaven because he isn't committing adultery is severely deluded, because God knows exactly what he would do if he had a single testosterone molecule left.

George

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