Excommunication Forthcoming!

[Off-Grid Artist]

About an hour ago I reached out to the father of the family from which the character assassination originated. I wasn't sure if he had a hand in any of the things which have happened to us, or if it was his daughter (my age) and her husband acting alone.

He did confirm that he was a part of that decision-making. I consider him a good friend, he's about the age of my father.

I explained how I was confused about so many of the men who had taken stances in the past that polygyny is legal. He heard that I'd told my pastor that he was "in favor" of polygyny, which isn't true. He has stated that he sees it as Biblically legal. Many of them who are attacking us now have, privately.

He was polite but he didn't really want to talk to me and he was repeating that they did not want to associate with us any longer.

I asked him if he would consider a request and when he said maybe I asked him if he would be willing to sit down with me some time in a few weeks and look at the text message record between us and the old lady friend which kicked this all off. She was really excited about all the polygyny discussion for about a week before she got weird and started making weird suggestions to me.

I told him about the outsider pastor who sat down with us a few weeks ago. Their 20-something children are betrothed to each other so they know each other. I told him that Eli suggested to me that I call him personally. He said he'll see him tomorrow (it's Pesache tomorrow) and so he's going to investigate what I said about Eli telling me he thought I was being treated incorrectly.

Not sure what I'm trying to achieve anymore. My character has been slandered across state lines and through many churches. Eli's wife told me that they had a network to warn each other about predators. I just want to be able to have a fair hearing. I haven't broken any laws, hurt anyone's feelings, or approached anyone off limits, and they're all telling everyone that I'm a child groomer who brainwashed my wife. I've broken no Torah instructions but they're all character assassinating (which is a form of murder), and giving false witness.

I have a bunch of copies of that "Man and Women in Biblical Law" book so if he agrees to meet with me in a few weeks then I can give him one of those, and he's a voracious reader. And he knows that it's lawful too so he would read it.

Tomorrow my wife and I are leading a Pesache feast for somewhere between 30 and 50 people who are Christians new to Torah. So, life goes on.

 

[frederick]

I haven't broken any laws, hurt anyone's feelings, or approached anyone off limits

Facts don't matter in regard to polygyny.

they're all telling everyone that I'm a child groomer who brainwashed my wife. I've broken no Torah instructions but they're all character assassinating (which is a form of murder), and giving false witness.

Because this is polygyny, they are free to break God's Holy Law.

Not sure what I'm trying to achieve anymore

It's standing for the truth and righteousness in the face of error and sin.

Hang in there brother, the rewards are eternally worth the struggles now

 

[Off-Grid Artist]

Thanks Frederick,

Okay I have another update if you can believe that!

Around about the same time as I was on the phone finally talking to that man (the father) tonight my wife was at Walmart getting last minute supplies for Pesache. It turns out she ran into the other outside pastor and his wife (the two who finally gave us an audience three weeks back) and it was friendly. She asked them a lot of questions about food prep for tomorrow.

I had mentioned to the father that Eli the pastor told me to call him. That was almost exactly at the same time my wife was talking to Eli at Walmart about 50 miles from here. And tomorrow he'll be asked about us by our other friend.

God is working in our life.

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The other thing I would mention is that the day after that meeting with Eli and his wife, I left town for eight days and dealt with a bunch of issues in my hometown including my sick (dying?) mom, a funeral for man who was a great inspiration (and a horrible role model) to me in my youth, and really eight days of God putting me in situations in which I had to confront who I used to be compared to who I am now.

God was directing me incredibly strongly through that series of adventures for eight days, and it was VERY overt. It was a whole week of spiritual experiences one after another. So when I left home to go back there, I was in a really negative mindset and not at peace because of the character assassination. But when I returned I was full of confidence and felt very strongly that God is backing me right now. I don't know what all this is for, maybe one day I will.

 

[frederick]

Thanks Frederick,

You are welcome. So much of what you describe i can fully empathise with. Over time I've learnt not to be afraid about being upfront with people regarding who I am and what Scripture says. If people have a problem it's with what God says; it's the message they don’t want to deal with, so they shoot the messenger. You sort of have to get accustomed to being that messenger.

 

[Heavens Declare]

You are welcome. So much of what you describe i can fully empathise with. Over time I've learnt not to be afraid about being upfront with people regarding who I am and what Scripture says. If people have a problem it's with what God says; it's the message they don’t want to deal with, so they shoot the messenger. You sort of have to get accustomed to being that messenger.

Over time, I have learned to be very afraid to speak out what I know, in the office environment. Believe me, I have had to learn the hard way!

 

[Off-Grid Artist]

Tonight instead of assisting with and supplementing the Passover dinner ceremony, I was asked to lead it.

It went very well. Probably two hours long or more, most people in that crowd did not know what to expect. My wife made some huge Exodus papercraft dioramas at the last minute, and I had already prepared the entire event on paper including the Bible verses on printed sheets. My wife had to wrangle two babies while she directed three young grandsons of the host in their serving duties.

Interestingly the few really devout older people who were there tonight are certainly part of the social circle - albeit on the edges - who have heard all the character assassination stuff. I know certainly one of the older ladies did. So this would be the first time since that drama went around and suddenly I'm being asked to lead their most important ritual.

I really feel like Yahweh is rocketing us along right now.