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i lost all respect for tom brennan when - after i had been writing about my own problems with schizophrenia on the forum for years - he wrote that book - then used a split face photo variation of a fantasy cartoon caricature i made and had been using as an avatar for years - as his front cover picture... .... .. he said he had nothing to do with it and no control over it .. ..and that it was just a coincidence - all of it being the work and the decision of his publisher.... ....jeri massi wrote a book with the same title... all either of them did was prove they know nothing about schizophrenia....This is a post from our friend Tom Brennan. I could repost the same post and substitute Southern Baptist everywhere he uses Fundamental or I dependent. Can someone here say what those mean?
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He'd have to articulate what those doctrines are. Otherwise, this is a meaningless statement.Can someone here say what those various ‘doctrines mean?
Dress standards, CCM, KJVO. I’d say that pretty much sums it up.He'd have to articulate what those doctrines are. Otherwise, this is a meaningless statement.
But it gets a lot of amens and park-it-right-theres.He'd have to articulate what those doctrines are. Otherwise, this is a meaningless statement.
He used something YOU created on his front cover and says he had no control over it?!! I don't know the man, but I've been looking into publishing. It sounds like the man is lying. On top of that, he doesn't know the definition of schizophrenia.i lost all respect for tom brennan when - after i had been writing about my own problems with schizophrenia on the forum for years - he wrote that book - then used a split face photo variation of a fantasy cartoon caricature i made and had been using as an avatar for years - as his front cover picture... .... .. he said he had nothing to do with it and no control over it .. ..and that it was just a coincidence - all of it being the work and the decision of his publisher.... ....jeri massi wrote a book with the same title... all either of them did was prove they know nothing about schizophrenia....
brennan also named me once in a thread where we were supposed to post one thought about another forum member - and he posted that i was unchurched..... apparently he didn;t know anything about me either.... . so it doesn;t surprise me to see him once again attempting to wax eloquent on something he is ignorant of.....
He used something YOU created on his front cover and says he had no control over it?!! I don't know the man, but I've been looking into publishing. It sounds like the man is lying. On top of that, he doesn't know the definition of schizophrenia.
I'm sorry, Aleshanee. Do you ever read Ann Voksamp's books or blogs? I love the way she writes about the world we live in, the misunderstandings, anxiety, mental illness and God's grace in the midst of all of it. I listen to her voice on Audible as she reads about it all. I find it very comforting. I hope you will, as well.his was a photograph of man with left and right sides of his face taken at different times and with different expressions.... mine was a cartoon caricature of 2 sides of the same face.. (my face)... with drastically different appearances...(good and bad sides)... ..he says my avatar did not give him the idea for his book cover and that his publisher came up with that idea on his own...... ....i don;t know if he was telling the truth about that or not but it still upset me..... he had seen me and interacted with me on the forum for several years already by that time .... ....on top of that a lot of people had commented on my avatar picture saying they didn;t like it... and that i should only use the good side of it.... i don;t remember if he was one who commented on it like that or not.... ....but eventually i stopped using it because i didn;t want people to think i wasn;t working hard to overcome and control real schizophrenia.... .which i was... and still am to this day.... ...
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He'd have to articulate what those doctrines are. Otherwise, this is a meaningless statement.
I’m sure as far as Tom is concerned there is some context to it but he posted the meme as a stand alone post. I saw it on my newsfeedI like to tell people that I am more "Independent," more "Fundamental," and more "Baptist" than ever but the way I define IFB is far different than the way they define IFB in Hammond, IN and other so-called "IFB Meccas."
I would also assert that many so-called "Independent Fundamental Baptists" are none of the above but I digress.
Context is therefore key in order for me to make a fair and accurate assessment of Tom Brennan's statement. A friend of mine has read "Schizophrenic Christianity" and was raving about it. His background is similar to mine and I think we are fairly close to being on the same page.
i never heard of her until now... .. i looked up her website and information... ..but i can;t listen to podcasts and even have difficulty with most talking type videos.... . i didn;t read enough to see what her personal experience with mental illness is but i can tell from her lifestyle and testimony of what personal experiences/achievments that i did read - to know that her experiences and her world is very different than mine....I'm sorry, Aleshanee. Do you ever read Ann Voksamp's books or blogs? I love the way she writes about the world we live in, the misunderstandings, anxiety, mental illness and God's grace in the midst of all of it. I listen to her voice on Audible as she reads about it all. I find it very comforting. I hope you will, as well.