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Revealing the Truth to People (false signs and wonders)

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Taz
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Message 14 of 25 (356114)
10-12-2006 9:25 AM 		Reply to: Message 10 by jar
10-11-2006 6:17 PM

Re: Change churches
jar writes:
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The problem is that he just stopped using that example. He did NOT speak out to the members and tell them the truth, and did not start a class and sermons on critical thinking and bullshit detection.
This very fact tells me that the pastor himself is dishonest and aims to deceive. He knows now that someone among the sheeps are not as gullible as the rest, so he can't go on using the fake examples. He also doesn't want to stop deceiving so he is now passively deceiving people. If someone calls him on it, he'll simply say that he knew about it and stopped talking about it and that he couldn't help what these other people believe.
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It's deception by not telling a lie but doesn't correct the audience either when they assumed the wrong conclusion.
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Taz
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10-12-2006 9:27 AM 		Reply to: Message 13 by Phat
10-12-2006 8:32 AM

Re: What you need to ask yourself
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Thats why the council of many is a good thing.
Phat, I completely disagree with this statement. I'd prefer the judgement of an intellectual/academic over the judgement of 10 hicks and hillbillies any day. And yes, I have been in direct contact with these people before. They read at a fifth grade level and they believe the weirdest things.
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