refiners fire
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Unseen Unheard Unknown
by refiners fire ini see that extensive excerpts from sarah hamilton byrnes book unseen, unheard, unknown are online.
this is a most excellent book detailing sarahs life within the great white brotherhood cult run by her mother.
this cult is a most notorious australian group that hit the headlines in the 80s when it was discovered that medical practitioners were involved in a church that, basically, illegally fostered children out to the cult.
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The GB you have when there isnt a GB
by refiners fire inanother of those classic wt articles from the golden 70s:
wt december 15, 1971: a governing body as different from a legal corporation
quote ..on friday morning, october 1, 1971, the legal corporation known as watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania held its annual corporation meeting, all seven members of the board of directors of said society attended and had a part in the program presented.
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Are the British Smelly?
by refiners fire innow of course, i, being british myself by birth do not believe the british are smelly or dirty, however, i must tell our british brothers that there is a recurring stereotype about the englishman that is held by australians.
they pull it out of the hat like a white rabbit, constantly.
"poms only have a bath once a week.
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How to start up your own cult
by refiners fire inbecoming a cult leader is not as tough as you might think.
all it takes is a little charisma and some insecure, feeble-minded followers.
the reasons you might wanna become one are many -- it pays well (and all of it tax-exempt), you get lotsa nookie, you can get other people to do your laundry, etc..
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Disunity among Apostates.
by refiners fire inyou know, in the year and a half ive been here i have certainly noticed that personal conflict flourishes among the apostate/ ex dub major players (and not so major players.
) consider the irrepairable conflict between our simon and herr steinhaug and his band of norwegian major players.
consider the relatively recent bill bowen war on this board.
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When Prophecy Fails - Part 2
by refiners fire inconcluding festingers observations of prophetic disappointment with a flying saucer cult in 1956.
the major period of expectation spanned 4 days, from 17th december when the faithful expected to be airlifted from the back garden to safety by flying saucers thru 21st december when the city and surrounding countryside would be inundated with floodwaters with total devastation the result.
the saucers were predicted to arrive at 4pm on the 17th..nothing happened:
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When Prophecy Fails
by refiners fire inthe scenario.
leon festinger, a young psychiatrist, and a group of his henchmen (students) joined a flying saucer cult that predicted a catastrophe.
they joined as observers and recorders to see whether its predictive pattern and method of dealing with post expectation disappointment fit the pattern for the cognitive dissonance theory festinger was researching.
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A Fireside chat with the Pastor
by refiners fire inpastor russell says:
odium attaches to the study of prophetic time by reason of past misapplications of it by "second adventists" and others, and the consequent failures to realize the events expected to occur at stated times.
p astor russell then goes on to explain the consequences of these recurring predictive failures.
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Why cults hide their old publications.
by refiners fire inhere is a classic example of why it is that cultic religions find it necessary to conceal their old publications from the scrutiny of the membership.
this example is from 7th day adventism, but i assure all readers it is a classic and well worth the reading.
still, it is necessary to lay out a little background to the speech i will be quoting from before proceeding.
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Illnesses, thanx and apologies
by refiners fire ini see that priscilla has posted a thread about my wifes situation , sigh, you cant tell anybody anything without it getting around and becoming public knowledge.
im not one to wear my heart on my sleeve or seek public sympathy for my problems, and i planned on saying nothing.
im viewed as a hard man and must preserve my reputation.