Thought for 9/11. We just passed the 14th year remembering 9/11. Despite the tragedy, our laws and social politics are still hostage to the guaranteed rights of religious freedom, which is fundamental – as long as we are guided by the Constitution, everyone is allowed freely to live by conscience and his/her chosen doctrine. But as far as awareness is concerned in regards to those that abuse and exploit the above rights (more often from newer and smaller religious groups like SIF), we have not progressed.
Funnily enough, a politician who is deeply involved in a religious cult boldly called up Pres. Obama in regards to a cultic Islamists, ISIS. Her Hinduness Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii Representative to the U.S. Congress dismissed party protocol, dared to challenge the President to drop down political correctness – identify ISIS for what they really are: Muslim fanatics driven by ideology. The Gabbards are like the Jacksons (Michael’s family) of Hawaii. They are famous for the wrong reason. Father, Mike Gabbard and now daughter, Tulsi, both tried hard to deny being members of controversial Hare Krishna cult, when in fact they are one of the royalties. When people in the know voice this out, they are denounced religious bigots. Lately, Tulsi acknowledged finally.
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Contributors to this forum share the same premise that by definition and practice, religious cults are dangerous. There’s no agenda in this forum but genuine concern and to help create awareness about what it is like psychologically to get brainwashed and the pain that causes to people around, more often, family members, because most of us are former members and have suffered a great deal for simply believing in the divine.
If people believe in the divine, that’s their problem; that falls within the constitutional fundamental rights; but those rights cannot be absolute – it cannot be above, let’s say the rights of a child and the separation between the church and the state. Why is it bigotry to question the excesses of the “divine” when it is obvious they exploit, manipulate and destroy people and families; and have political agenda?
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What we argue has nothing to do with institutionalized religion. In fact, we've been calling out the Butler cult to come out in the open – discuss openly and intelligently what they pride themselves with as absolute and superior knowledge, but so far those they sent or who volunteered to engage this forum, have nothing but embarrassment.
No one here has all the time in the world and patience to discuss religious doctrines, but to persuade anyone that there should be a distinction or awareness, that between institutional religions and religious cults, more often the dangers are with the latter.
We hold a very important and valid issue that laws and politics often ignore. Our fight is specific to the Butler cult, but the fight is a microcosm of the whole cult issue. 9/11 is a reminder of that. It does not happen all the time, but when it does, it's always brutal; oftentimes, the children are the victims, then it tears apart our collective humanity, only to be forgotten again.
If you're a parent and is not disturbed by the video below, political correctness then may have replaced religious cult as the new menace.https://youtu.be/BCzxIcY8rRQEdited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/13/2015 01:03PM by dharmabum.