An American Horror Story

A great many people have little enthusiasm for being free and autonomous. Such a prospect terrifies them! Most want to “have a place,” to be a piece of the “in” swarm, to be in the place where the “activity” is. They need to hitch their wagon to a “cause,” to a religious or political master – a idea that will in any event, loan a feeling of direction to their generally hopeless reality. Thus, many are ready to end up as “genuine adherents” to a political or religious cult!

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Passover Daze

Season Of Hysteria
By Bob W.
On the Pasadena campus, as they approached the Passover and Daze of Unleavened Bread, you could almost feel the tension in the air. It was a time of anxiety, worry and fear. If we had only looked to what Jesus Christ did for us at the cross, this time of year would have been less fearful and more enjoyable. We would have been more thankful for being set free, in stead of looking inwardly and facing a time of self condemnation, pity and spiritual self flagellation. The way we observed these days was really a time of spiritual grieving and beating ourselves up for what we were not, and that was we were not perfect in the eyes of HWA or his, not Christ’s, ministry. What we were in the eyes of God did not seem to relate to the pressures of the moment, we were just too focused on ourselves and our humanity.

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