Did any university ever give him an honorary doctorate? Hard to imagine the commencement speech.
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Thanks, all. The link was weird in that it just turned into a downloaded word document, but that was fine. I've got the book and sent it to my Kindle. Read the preface. Pretty good writing. Sounds like a cross between scholarship and religious writing. Yes, it seemed pretty legit. Glad to hear several of you agree to its accuracy. Looking forward to Vainglory. Yoko Ono's husband?! S
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Thank you very much, paleface. Looks like just what I'm after.
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Are there any good books on the history of the LWF? I was a member as a child, and I have a load of personal memories, but I don't actually know much about what the church was about beyond what went on in a few of the churches, mainly Redlands. I'm interested in learning more about John's earlier life, his movement from "regular" preacher to founder of the walk, and how t
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I know our church was boozy as can be. Being "radical" was encouraged. I'm sure you were just right for the job! Ha, ha.
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Nice to meet you, Cloudwatcher. I like your user name. Thanks for the powerful evocation of how the church made you feel worthless. I could totally see that in my mom, this constant anxiety and desperate attempt to better please the powers. Crazy stuff. Do you remember the song that went, "the fig tree that bore no fruit is gone.."? That stuck with me all these years, since I first hear
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Thanks, Apostle Dog. I look forward to learning more, too, and to participating in this forum. Yes, I do find it interesting and weirdly encouraging how many posts there are on the LW. Nice to meet you.
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Hi Friends. I was a child in the walk, in Redlands mostly, in the late 70s (starting with Fallbrook) and early 80s. As bratty, rebellious teenager, I one day refused to go to church again. Part of me knew what was going on there was wrong, that my mother was being manipulated and that the whole thing was pretty scammy, at best. On the other hand, I knew some very decent and sweet people in the ch
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