NoMinorChords: "All I can say is that was not my experience."? Not much of a defense. But that is all you can say given the sordid, troubled and well-documented history of Lifespring. Whatever your experience was the historical facts concerning Lifespring are easily accessible for anyone interested to read. Again see Many people were badly hurt by Lifepring training.
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Dear Righttofight-- That's a pretty grotesque experience - I can understand why you're both pissed off and wary. All I can say is that was not my experience.
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Hey No Minor Chords, I took this training 10 years ago. At the time it ruined my life. Lawsuit against my ex for getting me into this, restraining orders against a felon they encouraged to attack me, destroy my cars, thrown out of the MITT owner's office because I confronted her for being duplicitous and interfering in my personal life. You have no idea how destructive these training
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NoMinorChords: It seems that you have come here exclusively to defend Lifespring, which is a company with a sordid history of bad press, complaints and lawsuits. See Lifespring made very serious mistakes. But the Ross Institute has not identified Lifespring as a "cult", so that is a false argument. Lifespring is an LGAT (large group awareness training) that downloads a phil
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NoMinorChords: It seems that you have come here exclusively to defend Lifespring, which is a company with a sordid history of bad press, complaints and lawsuits. See Lifespring made very serious mistakes. But the Ross Institute has not identified Lifespring as a "cult", so that is a false argument. Lifespring is an LGAT (large group awareness training) that downloads a phil
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I just saw this thread after posting elsewhere on the site. My apologies for reposting, but I think it's relevant to the discussion. I was a longtime subscriber to The Skeptical Inquirer, am a current subscriber to Scientific American, and have a T-shirt with the Carl Sagan quote, "I don't want to believe - I want to know." I am <allergic> to New Age Woo Woo. Nonethe
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I was a longtime subscriber to The Skeptical Inquirer, am a current subscriber to Scientific American, and have a T-shirt with the Carl Sagan quote, "I don't want to believe - I want to know." I am <allergic> to New Age Woo Woo. Nonetheless, I took the MITT Basic, Advanced workshops (both 5-day) and 4-month Leadership Programs and consider them to be useful. Most of what I s
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I know the video is a bit long ......but I enjoyed every frames It a tragedy mix with a comedy ......Tulsi born and raise and meried in a destructive cult ... a meglomeniac guru who told her to go to war ..... Jagad guru living safely like a modern homophobe ...germophobe in Lanikai ocean front mansion......with a WAI LANA wife that distribute her husband nail clippings as precious prasa
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This link explain it even better VERA dear .......it is shocking and absolutly undemocratic and Mitt Romney the Mormon cult member is getting more of that money than OBAMA The Mormon church is the RICHEST CULT in the world ...as it ask 10% of the gross of each member salary to be a member in good standing (wonder where BUTLER got his 25% idea ?) That super cult would do anything
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Quotedabcult 1 Scientology stories of ZANU coming on EARTH with oter extraterstial beings millions ago on a 747 look a like plane and destroying civilisations of the times 2.Joseph Smith (who seal to himself 23 brides to be with him in the after life ) being the one to restore the truth church of Jesus Chrish ......and now the church is rebabtising millions of dead people in absentia thin
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That movie the "master " as the Scientoly church up in arms In an interview on CNN Steven Hassam (cult expert ) confirm that many of the scentology brainwashing teckniques are accuratly depicted ....Mr Hassam confirm that the church is at the present loosing a lot of members due to the recent publicity ...TOM CRUISE arrange marriage .....John Travolta a gay lman that as been mascarad
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(CNN) -- In case you haven't noticed, this election season is awash in money. By the end of July, Mitt Romney had widened his cash advantage over President Obama by $62 million. Romney has also been raising more money than Obama in the last three months. If Romney continues to outraise Obama, does it mean that he will win the presidential race? Can money buy elections? Historically, the
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Namaste About 5000 people have viewed my videos ...and exposing Mike Gabbard...as a virulent anti homosexual hypocrite Catholic will always stand and hopefully will let people know what this man and and the cult he belong to .Tulasi is now talking about being a vaisnava ...going to India ...serving the Indian community .......that was all absent only months ago ...WHERE WE AN INFLUENCE IN TH
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The vaccination to religious cults is knowledge. The difference between few decades ago and now is that the vaccine is more readily available to everybody. For that reason alone, religious cults should be irrelevant or are contained by now; Ideally, they should be dead. Just like the small pox virus. Easier said than done ...The mormon church is one of the fastest growing church in the world
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Quote: Nichijew The reality is that you believed and trusted these men and women who are blind to truth. Ignorance of the Law is not an excuse. Even if all the leaders meant well, their religion and philosophy has no power to awaken them to the harm they are doing to others. Nichijew, are you implying that you have special access to the "truth", while others don't, or am I ju
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According to the article below Oprah is losing her influence. If this is true, then this could potentially effect the new age/self-help market as she has been a huge promoter of new age mumbo jumbo. Personally, I'm not so sure she really is losing her influence given that her two shows in Toronto sold out as rapidly as they did, but hey, what do I know? Oprah left off Time’s ‘Most
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Personally, I think that an open "Mormon" has as much chance of winning the USA presidency as does an open Scientologist, an open Jehovah's Witness, or an open Satanist. It can't happen. I could be wrong. (I would prefer voting for an open "Rationalist")
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Furthermore, this forum is NOT POLITCIAL. So when a major (USA) politician enters the scene who has a religion of question it is a fine line to walk to post on this within forum rules. Again...DO NOT POST POLITICS. Stick to Mormonism and mainstream America. Thanks.
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Former Governor Mitt Romney is a well respected Mormon (LDS). I know that "Mormonism" is NO LONGER considered a cult, but it is a "questionable" religion of fairly recent origins (1820's). Does anyone see his religion playing a role in the US presidential race? Personally, I am apolitical here. This is NOT a political thread. Do NOT post your personal poilitical op
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Very good stuff and totally true. I would get help after visiting one of these things. I was in a thing called MITT in LA run by a fat, ignorant, mean Dutch hairdresser. It's comical. But very sad. She would berate people with no money who put their rent payment into doing the seminars. "Why don't you go find the money to move ahead? Do you want to be losers all your life?&qu
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Nitty Gritty on Arousal and the Hazards of Attributing Agency to Onself When One is a Target A few Google searches What has to be kept in mind is how often perpetrators of assault not only betray trust and boundaries but also, all too successfully, con the target to take on self blame. And, this mess is aggravated because those victimized are often willing to inflict turnarounds
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That's pretty accurate. What's your point? When you go from this beginning phase to the advance phase, the screw tightens. It becomes more rigid and more closely aligned with your "word" is your commitment to bring in bodies to the LGAT. Beginning phase almost seems like fun games. As you move forward in this process, the road narrows. They put more emphasis on living
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Well, I've been a part of this web site for 7 years. I can tell you from my experience with LGATs, if you have a love one involved. Someone close. Let them go. They're gone. I know it sounds harsh but these LGATs are like terminal diseases. Best thing is to get treatment for yourself like I did years ago. There is cult treatment for those affected by relations in cults. In
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This is a sick organization run by a whacked out fat Dutch woman who use to be a hairdresser. If you are coerced then document it. Send a certified letter to your employer. When they fire you have a wrongful termination suit.
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Happyguy - did you go to the training? I was coerced into it as well...
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RE: "I too, and many of the Christ Family fell back on celibacy, No Sex and had 2 children." That's a third of the CF mission statement -or set of keys, no? What else have you fallen back or waffled on? I bet you own some things like an oven mitt or a cell phone, or a computer I'm guessing? So wildly delusional to consider yourselves saints. You're waffling like
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Just say "no - I choose not to do that training". An employer cannot force their workforce to parttake in such a training as MITT or whatever LGAT they try to promote. The bad part of it is that you may have to quit your job. But please investigate here on rickross and other places. I have never heard of MITT before but my suspicion is that it is an offspring of landmark or sc
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Trust me, MITT is alive and well on Fiji Way. I have recently had the misfortune to be coerced by my place of employment to take thier 5 day "training". There is no way out of it. If you know of any tips you could give me, I'd really appreciate it. I don't want to come out of this thing damaged. Thanks alot.
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QuoteGeneZTruthtesty said... It's quite possible that political powers that be within the USA, paid Thieme to teach as he did. For political persuasion of christians within the United States." Everyone read that? At first I could not believe my eyes. Well, one thing you admitted by that. He would have had the respect of those in power. Cults do not get that k
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In today's paper. Humorous. Stop the insanity, Tom. You can't handle it. Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Here is something you can do. Set up that nifty little Flip Video camera you got for Christmas just over there next to your couch. Now, plop yourself down in front of it and have a friend sit just off to the side and then both of you slam about nine shots of vodka fol
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