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The Church of Scientology says allegations it is using Adelaide as an off-shore base for its international operations to avoid paying tax are "offensive". An investigation by Channel 7's TodayTonight reporter Bryan Seymour alleged to have uncovered a ploy used by Scientology to dodge tax obligations in the United Kingdom and eight European countries.
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Neither Christa nor myself are trolls. She's right; if you want a private conversation that you can moderate your way, then that's what Yahoo! Groups is for.
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I agree with Christa. If you are looking for a private, "Catholics only" discussion then this is not the place.
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QuoteshaktiCESNUR is not a cult, but TFP is and a very dangerous one at that. I do not know if it is a "Front", but it is very weird to see a TFP member like Introvigne professionally involved in defending groups that are as "anti-Christian" as they come. Not to mention the guy is a proponent of vampirism! Do a search on "Massimo Introvigne vampires". Not very "
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QuoterrmoderatorOerlikon: ACORN is not a "cult." Please don't post links or comments that are off topic again. Understood.
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Australian police know where doomsday cult leader is hiding: Also:
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ACORN has been described by some as a type of cult operating within the Catholic church. The above article is about ACORN. Former ACORN members and other leftist critics often describe ACORN as a cult - a movement which exploits its own members while demanding of them a fanatical, quasi-religious devotion. "They're a curious cult, that's what ACORN is," comments Bob B
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QuoteBlackhatA funny thing happened on the way to the forum.... Don't you love farce? My fault I fear. I thought that you'd want what I want. Sorry, my dear. But where are the clowns? Quick, send in the clowns. Don't bother, they're here.
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I have no idea what the Deep State is, and posted about it hoping that somebody could explain this.
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Unless you stay on topic and discuss the Jesus Christians and it's "apostle" (or at least matters more directly related to these) you are more or less functioning as a mere "internet troll" at this point.
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QuoteBlackhatQuoteBlackhatWow, you must be lucky to have a friend like that.... (Invoking Aussie Rules #1, TDP...) What is the rule you refer to, and what means "TDP"? Blackhat: do you have any specific knowledge of Dave McKay, the cult known as the Jesus Christians, and/or of their past or present activities? This is the topic of the thread. Unless you stay on topic and di
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QuoteBlackhatMalcolm wrote: QuoteQuote(from Oerlikon)It seems that the exJC site is fuelled by the RR site, rather than the JC site itself. Hmm...that IS an interesting observation Zeuszor SO, the question on everyone's lips, Malcolm, is why did you call Oerlikon "Zeuszor"? Indeed, Malcolm. My name is Oerlikon, not zeuszor. We are two separate people, are friends who
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...according to experts of the Turkish world, the killing of Mgr. Padovese shows an evolution of organizations of the "Deep State" being the first time they aim so high. So far they had targeted ordinary priests, but now they have attacked the head of the Turkish Church (Mgr Padovese was president of the Episcopal Conference of Turkey). At the same time, their actions are becoming more
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It looks like Blackhat is already doing some investigating of her own...again. I think it's ironic and hypocritial of her, as she is one of the ones that is always going on about protecting individuals' privacy, yet is so active herself in trying to find out who posters are. And now Cait's jumped aboard, too. Personally, I was actually hoping that this thread would go quite fo
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The article covers: · The errors in the way that The Da Vinci Code portrayed Opus Dei · The history of Opus Dei and its founder, Josemaria Escriva · The rising power of Opus Dei in the Catholic Church · The political influence of Opus Dei – including the Republican establishment in Washington · The cultic practices of Opus Dei: underhanded recruitme
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Catholic sites on cult-related controversies: www.unitypublishing.com/NewReligiousMovements/ For the record, Unity Publishing is not a mainstream Catholic apologetics ministry. Almost all bishops, and the vast majority of priests, would not support some of these perspectives. On another note... Former priest John Paul Lennon says the Legion of Christ is a dangerous and ul
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How well do you know your Moon? ""How Well Do You Know Your Moon" was started in order to inform the world, as well as members of the Unification Church, of the history, rituals, activities and current events of the so-called "Movement". We are voices of those opposed to the cult for the manipulation, lies, deception, and hypocrisy of Moon and his church."
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TFP and the CIA: More connections:
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Massimo Introvigne is a member of T.F.P., and also is founder and director of Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR). CESNUR is essentially a T.F.P. front organization. I have heard T.F.P. described as the "Catholic Al-Queda." T.F.P. would very much be worth your looking into, in my opinion.
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Do you know of a group called T.F.P.?
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QuotedsmNo, now thank you for that, yasmin! That one statement alone throws it all into a different level. What a diabolical method" that "choice"! McKay's group just went from "cult" to "terrorist cult" in my estimation. If you look around that forum (as another contributor here so aptly pointed out), you'll notice how nobody ever seems to refer to
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Personally, I'd only recommend XJCs to you if you want to get involved in what amounts to an "ex-member cult." I tried registering an account there weeks ago, and so far have received no response.
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This was apparently posted by the St. Petersburg Times, but I couldn't find the newspaper link. Part of their ongoing series exposing the cult to daylight: That latter link also include videos, additional material and part two of the story.
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