NickleandDimed Wrote:
> Then, easy to
> say. The responsibility falls on G&M. They
> presumably gave the order. That excuse used
> by Nazi leaders during their trails. IMO obeying
> orders doesn't eliminate responsibility.
No, it doesn't, NickleandDimed. But I've observed how G & M would hide behind others doing the dirty work...so mentioned what should be obvious. A lot of what Statton put me through--me having to attend six services a week & turning pages for the organist/pianist, heading up all the maintenance at the church--just a non-stop grind--was (according to him) in accordance to G & M's wishes. Of course I was a bit resentful toward him, but also noticed the desperation he had...and others leaders...to do almost anything to please those at the top. We had a little chat about it before he was officially humiliated/pressured out of the fellowship. The mind-control was heavy stuff, and in his own way, without being too specific, he expressed remorse at channeling their ways.
p.s. according to ancestry.com, I'm part European Jew. And if things don't go my way in this discussion, I may have to start inserting H*tler into the conversation :)
> Then, easy to
> say. The responsibility falls on G&M. They
> presumably gave the order. That excuse used
> by Nazi leaders during their trails. IMO obeying
> orders doesn't eliminate responsibility.
No, it doesn't, NickleandDimed. But I've observed how G & M would hide behind others doing the dirty work...so mentioned what should be obvious. A lot of what Statton put me through--me having to attend six services a week & turning pages for the organist/pianist, heading up all the maintenance at the church--just a non-stop grind--was (according to him) in accordance to G & M's wishes. Of course I was a bit resentful toward him, but also noticed the desperation he had...and others leaders...to do almost anything to please those at the top. We had a little chat about it before he was officially humiliated/pressured out of the fellowship. The mind-control was heavy stuff, and in his own way, without being too specific, he expressed remorse at channeling their ways.
p.s. according to ancestry.com, I'm part European Jew. And if things don't go my way in this discussion, I may have to start inserting H*tler into the conversation :)