Theos-Talk Archives (January 2002 Message tt00436)

Dear Brigitte,

It was kind of Larry to give us some background on LDS, since we are 
bandying the name around without any other documentation about it. 
I would feel better if a Christian Scientist would weigh in, 
after having their name inserted among my words, me, who knows 
absolutely nothing about Christian Science. You probably won't get
anything further from me about devil or antichrist. Not my favorite 
topics at all. I was responding to others when those words crossed
my keyboard, in one of those late-night fits of literary impressionism. 

As 
for my background, liberal protestant church in childhood, a few years 
liberation period, then found theosophy, some 30 years ago. Yes, so far 
that still is "most of my life." Organized 
religion just didn't offer substantial enough answers to my 
questions. Theosophy offered me the tools to figure things out for 
myself, which is what I like. 

Sorry everyone for the boring personal stuff, but Brigitte asked for 
the truth. Hard to resist.

Adelasie

bri_mue wrote:

> Adelasie, first all, Larry F Kolts mentions he has been 35 years an 
> active Mormon, what is your religious background ?
> 
> Don't tell me its Theosophy, because with expressions like "the 
> Devil" and "The Antichrist" I simple wouldn't believe you if you'd 
> tell me you where a Theosophist most of your life. Will you tell us
> the truth ?
> 
> Brigitte
> 
> 
> --- In theos-talk@y..., "adelasie" <adelasie@s...> wrote:
> > Dear Brigitte,
> > 
> > You have gotten confused, I fear. In scholarship, attribution is
> > important. If you have forgotten who said what yesterday, how shall
> > we trust that you are historically accurate about things that
> > happened 150 years ago?
> > 
> > In the paragraph below, I said the first sentence in one post.
> > Someone else said the next three sentences in another post, and I
> > said the last three sentences in a third post in response to a 
> > different person. 
> > 
> > A word to the wise,
> > Adelasie
> > 
> > On 27 Jan 02, at 7:32, bri_mue wrote:
> > 
> > > Adelasie: " We need not submit to the machinations of this force 
> which
> > > seeks to confuse and destroy. Could you consider the possibility 
> that
> > > confusion and destruction are dangers that come to the movement 
> from
> > > within, more than from without? From excessive faith, rather than
> > > excessive doubt? From those who intend to protect Theosophy from 
> the
> > > devil.- I always wondered what that term "antichrist" means? That
> > > which is not the Christ? That which is opposed to the Christ?"
> > >