Just one last thing I would like to add. I am not claiming that Baranco was a saint. He was obviously involved in a lot of lawsuits and confrontational situation, which resulted in him being "creamed" by the court system on multiple occasions (there is no reference anywhere to a lawsuit that he won) and it seems that a safe assumption based on that , is that he enjoyed a "good fi
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Guys, First off I want to thank the administrators for merging the two threads. That is a nice piece of forum wizardry. Reading some of the new posts here, it seems clear to me that the thought of having a courteous and respectful conversation on this issue, driven by objective information, was a bit delusional on my part. Since I have no desire to engage in forum wars, I am going to ma
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

First off, I want to say that I have found much of value on this site in general, in fact I have quoted one of the RickRoss threads in my own expose of self-styled "guru" Andrew Cohen, on my blog: I want to start a new message for the following thread: In order that it not get lost in the shuffle, as I am finding much misinterpretation of otherwise accurate information in this
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"