I would suggest that you read Cults and Consequences. All churches are cults, according to the criteria of what constitutes a cult. There are certain similarities between all cults and even the church (regardless of what faith you practice) was created by the belief in Jesus (as God's son), Buddha, Mohammed, etc. And they all conform to the criteria. Why anyone needs a religion to live
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Lest anyone think otherwise, Sterling Management Systems is a front for promoting Scientology (Scn) with the help of WISE. I was a staff member for quite a few months and had my pay docked in order to make payments to WISE. The clients brought on board were pressured to use Scn techniques and verbiage. I have graphs showing how much I had earned and how much I actually received. The two
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