Not something that I wish to get involved in. CEI has its own Scientology archive no need to expand or include another domain name. Sad that Andreas has passed away. He was a great guy, though I never met him face to face, his work regarding Scientology is impresive. Rick
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Maryjane: Please don't make genralization and accusations about cult vitims. It comes across like victim bashing. It's much beter and far more useful to disucss the predatory practices of cult leaders who are actually to blame instead.
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Maryjane please stop the extreme posts about people dying and suffering. It's over the top. gatis please stop personal attacks.
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Sorry about that, but I tried to be fair. But in the final analysis a troll is a troll. Totally off topic and sef-indulgent, self-serving behavior. Either pontificating, ranting or going on about himself. No one here needs to be subjected to that crap.
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XKrishna has been banned.
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It's fair and on topic to discuss Tulsi Gabbard, due to her involement with Chris Butlern and her family's long time involvment.
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This message board is not a platform for your rants about unrelated topics. Find another message board to rant on that features politics, social issues you are interested in etc. This message board is here for people to discuss cults and cult related issues.
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XKrishanL Stop dominating this thread with your posts.
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XKRISHNA: You frequently create conflicts. Stop or you will be banned.
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RUN_FOREST_RUN; Thanks for the feedback. You are not going to be banned.
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Drop it. This board is NOT about Texas or politics. Cease and end the petty squabbling. Hopefully this won't end in banning, but if it continues it will.
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RUN_FOREST_RUN, Please refrain from posting about politics here.
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XKrishna, Insulting other people on this thread will not be allowed. And this is not a place for politics. Please stop or you will be banned.
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XKrishna, Be very careful in your discussion about victims. Trance induction through meditation can be a tool used by predators to lower the defenses of targeted victims, making them more vulnerable and suggestible through such things as "guided meditation." Many cults have historically used such techniques to prey upon people. Also, let's not get into politics at this
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Inanna33: See Do not post "contact information," which includes a specific street address, POB address, etc. You might share that information through the private messaging feature, but don't post such information on this thread publicly.
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OK. Share what you think will be helpful.
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No one person can or must dominate this thread. Please cease overwhelming this thread.
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Dave McKay appears to be a narcissistic, opportunistic con man. Self-obsessed grifters can always rationalize why they must soldier on indefinitely. McKay has been around a long time and he seems to be in love with himself. Something tells me he cannot imagine a world without his blessed being.
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Let's not go off the deep end with alarmist comments and speculation.
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XKrishna, Please refrain from causing arguments here. You are on the edge of being banned.
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SomewhereInMiddleAmerica: You did not read the links. The archives about Landmark and its training would take many hours to cover. The Cult Education Institute archives about Landmark are in-depth and quite detailed. As you may know it's one of the largest archives about Landmark online. But you have no genuine interest in facts or historical context, just your own "experience,&qu
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SomewhereInMiddleAmerica: Your apologies for Erhard and Landmark ring quite hollow. The questions raised are not "spurious" and instead directly relevant to Landmark and its claims about the efficacy of its training and Erhard's inherent philosophy. Here are some pertinent historical links concerning Werner Erhard's sordid history. See See also And see
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SomewhereInMiddleAmerica; The questions asked don't require any in-depth knowledge of Landmark or first hand personal association with its founder Erhard. If Landmark is an effective way to resolve personal issues through its training why didn't it work for the creator of the Forum Werner Erhard? And if Landmark's claim that it substantially improves people's lives i
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SomewhereInMiddleAmerica; Assuming you are genuine and not someone working for Landmark online I have a couple of questions for you. 1. If the Landmark philosophy and its curriculum of courses are so effective what happened to Werner Erhard? Divorce, family estrangements, years in seclusion, staffers that were abused. If his philosophy is so meaningful why didn't it change him or his l
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IMO Wikipedia is a little bit culty, but not a destructive cult. My own Wikipedia bio (Rick Alan Ross) went through years of edit battles and ultimately it was found out that cult members were editing it and using Wikipedia as a platform to attack me. Since then the bio has been largely locked down and frozen with no new additions reflecting my work, such as helping to put away cult leader
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XKrishna, Please stop going on and on lecturing everyone. This thread is not to be dominated by an single person. If you continue you will be banned from the board. .
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Wow. Daily Beast has an article up with cult allegations about Liani Shanti. See
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