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Looking at the quotes cryophil posted, I don't see how they are at all examples of brainwashing. Martin Buber adapted a Hasidic tradition for his book, Or HaGanuz. Theophany can occur very dramatically, with thunderings and angelic declarations, but more often God's light reveals itself through the way people live. I've bolded a portion from p. 39 of a different book of Buber's, the Ten Rungs. Abraham Joshua Heschel called this the immanence of Gods through deeds. It is one of our most direct encounters with Him. Knowing God comes from following his way, growing in love for him and others, leading to a testimony, that is, a witness. THis is what the church articles were talking about.

Brainwashing, what a cheap shot. Are you sure you want to come across as shallow and gratuitous?

All you really need to do is find out which books they use.

Abraham being one of the noble and great ones kind of scotches the notion that it is entirely or even predominantly to do with these latter days.

Both of those series have Italian.

The MTC uses language books written by non-members, like the 501 Verbs series. This is the French one. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CEkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2F501-French-Verbs-Easy-To-Learn-Alphabetically%2Fdp%2F0812092813&ei=9ACXT_7QC6jmiAKFvvDiDw&usg=AFQjCNHQenod9c0X1OCwXA7Jt4ATHwJXew&sig2=Rjv3Sc7htoLJbRFVdM5JrA Don't know what grammar book is used, but this comes from a good series of books, though it isn't quite for beginners. Using French: A Guide to Contemporary Usage - Ronald Ernest Batchelor, M. H. Offord - Google Books

Or, it could be really simple, "only" in this case refers to a special status as the beoved, in other words, Isaac is uniquely beloved. Levenson's "The Death and Resurrection of the Beloved Son" is an amazing study of the status of a beloved son and its ties to sacrifice.

Yes, they do exist and even though they should not negatively impact your testimony, unfortunately they can and do affect it.

Shepherds were out almost the whole year round, exceptions being shearing and lambing.

The Greek word monogenes was not used in a literal sense, but meant one of a kind, or dearly beloved.

I'm not a geologist, but I am 28 too. I feel the same way about the past. There is such a thrill to it.

The author of the book of Revelation used gematria. 666 or 616 are numerical values for different spellings of Nero's name.

Is she going to spend the entire evening with her arms crossed like that?

Not I. Where would I keep one and how would I keep it in food?

Fun to see the Burton quote. I read a lot on him in my highschool years (yes, even the Fawn Brodie biography) and it was cool reading his impressions of Utah. This is a nice summary. When Brigham Young met Richard Burton - Arts & Entertainment - The Independent The entire work is available here. The City of the saints and across the Rocky Mountains to California - Richard Francis Burton - Google Books

...or give me death!

I served in Russia, we were allowd to meet with the older ladies alone

In other words, you want everyone to watch your movie, give you thoughtful commentary, yet you refuse to comment on your own, erm, masterpiece.

No thanks, I'd rather have my tongue beaten wafer-thin with a steak tenderizer and then stapled to the floor with a croquet hoop.

De Mortuis nihil nisi bonum is a great principle to follow, but as porn exploits the living I find it rather more deserving of our outrage.

Helmer, please be so kind as to elaborate on what you were trying to say with this movie.

I can think of a few that were far worse. The Armenian Genocide, the destruction of Galician Jewry in WWI, the Russian Civil War, WW2 and the various ethnic cleansings in it...

And that is merely by looking at the picture.

I didn't bring up poor grammar to my history teacher either ("to not" appears frequently), even though he would mark down students' papers for their grammar.

Going by my experience living in America, I would be surprised if he didn't dangle participles.