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Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Thanks for giving this discussion a free bump up :)
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Past discussions of Ching Hai, her cult and her lucrative chain of Loving Hut vegan restaurants on CEI message board: (Select 'all dates' when searching CEI message board -- some discussions go back over a span of 10, sometimes 20 years!) Reddit can be a source of information but must be used with caution. One allegation from someone saying they are a former LH employee
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There's material on this message board about Brahma Kumaris. For searches to cover the 22 years of the CEI message board, select All Dates when running your search! CEI Group Information is the place to go and see if there are articles from legal records and news sources.
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Lawsuit filed against Yuba County ‘cult’ By Robert Summa / rsumma@appealdemocrat.com Dec 19, 2023 Updated 13 hrs ago QuoteThe Fellowship, according to the suit, used different practices to achieve this undue influence. “These practices subjected, and do subject, a prospe
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That took guts. You had a marvellously strong sense of dignity/agency at such a young age. Let's hope more survivors step out and speak out.
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

Wine-Making Sect Allegedly Enabled Guru’s Abuse ‘Lovefests’ ‘UNCONTROLLABLE COMPULSION’ Jennings Brown Updated Dec. 17, 2023 3:21AM EST Published Dec. 16, 2023 10:22PM EST
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New podcast investigates abuse accusations at the NorCal cult that pioneered natural wine 'Revelations' pulls back the curtain on Fellowship of Friends By Joseph Bien-Kahn Updated Oct 27, 2021 8:11 a.m.
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FORMER MALE MEMBERS OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF FRIENDS, A HIGH CONTROL GROUP (A.K.A. CULT) LED BY ROBERT EARL BURTON, FILE LAWSUIT ALLEGING SEXUAL ASSAULT SLATER SLATER SCHULMAN LLP, ATTORNEYS AT LAW MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2023 CONTACT: MACKENZIE JOHNSON (310) 341-2086 MJOHNSON@SSSFIRM.COM
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Bivolaru's mistake was to operate in France. The French government takes cult activity very seriously -- due to the nations history, the French authorities understand that ideas have power and the staggering power of charismatic leaders -- direct experience with Louis XIV, the murderous Robespierre, architect of the Reign of Terror, Napoleon and Hitler.
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The Secret Life of Swami Muktananda by William Rodarmor 1983 Coevolution Quarterly Archived information about Siddha Yoga and SYDA Yoga (successor to Siddha Yoga) can be read in Cult Education Archives here: O Guru, Guru, Guru by Liz Harris, New Yorker Magazine 1994 (Corboy: According to the Leaving Siddha Yoga website (accessed December 2 9:47 am PST) Quote"This is th
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Contextual information for our readers: Baba Muktanananda was guru and leader of Siddha Meditation until his death. He is alleged to have sexually used numbers girls and young women. After Muktananda's death his two co successors were Nithyananda and Chidvilasananda. After a succession struggle, Gurumayi Chidvilasananda ousted Nityananda and became leader of the successor organization
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Thank you for reminding me, and our readers, of this very important point. That New Vrindavana was not part of IsKCOn at the time these events took place.
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Wow Thank you for this! We need to be reminded of Keith Ham and the horror he unleashed. The Indian patriarchal framework Prabhupada set in place had no corrective mechanism to restrain Keith Ham after he took charge of his part of ISKCOn after Prabhupada's death.
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In the French legal system, there's no presumption of innocence and no bail. M. Bivolaru will remain out of circulation for awhile. When arrested, an accused person stays in custody while one or more magistrate judges investigate the case -- after which they decide whether the person is released or the matter goes to trial. If so, the accused remains in custody. Additional coverag
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Orgasmic Meditation Cult’ OneTaste SUES Netflix For Defamation Over Documentary Claiming Former Employee Ayries Blanck’s Rape Claims Are False Daily Mail November 29th
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A Silicon Valley ‘Orgasm Cult’ Has Been Sued for Sex Trafficking A former employee for OneTaste alleges she was forced to have sex with potential investors and other members of the group BY EJ DICKSON and Cult Education Institute archived information about One Taste here:
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Many cults recruit through our friendships and family ties. Persons we already trust are devastatingly effective recruiters. I got entangled in a situation with a cult affiliated therapist - and I was no sucker. I had above average awareness of cults and studied social psychology as an undergraduate. Despite this I got entangled with an abusive therapist for these reasons: *I was a
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Reflections and a reading list by a former NKT devotee. Buddhist Bullshit
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Psychologist Alexandra Stein has an approach to the experience intentionally cult leaders intentionally produce. Here's an earlier post on the topic of 'Fear Without a Solution'.
Forum: Clergy and Therapy Abuse

This is one of the best things that's been written by someone on this message board --- THANK YOU!
Forum: Clergy and Therapy Abuse

Dear Dr Hamilton, was not planning to bug you again. 2013 when we won the World Series, I danced in the streets and had a bacon wrapped hot dog. Today in Reddit SF they discussed the crackdown on the bacon dog vendors. Found this: ohxpolitan 14 hr. ago Mission Dude I met in a bar said he went to buy some drugs in the TL once, this was around 2015. Smoked some meth with the dudes a
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What do Croatians think about Braco the supposed healer? Posted by u/boisosm 1 year ago What do Croatians think about Braco the supposed healer? Pitanje | Question Just watched a video talking about this supposed healer named Braco that cures all problems with his gaze. All he does is stare at audiences or the camera and it’s somewhat popular in the US and Western Europe. He’s appar
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Going forward let's see if the Facebook group has as good or better protection from trolls than the this discussion thread:) The exposes really began 5 years ago when a single brave individual stepped forward. xivoparig Here's the post that launched thousands of views:
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Religion: Anglesey dad fears Buddhist group brainwashed son September 28th, 2023 Corboy note: After the Covid shut down, NKT and other such groups are out there today looking for new fresh bodies. NKT posts fliers for meditation classes. Do background research on the history, the leader and financials of any group offering meditation classes, especially if they are free. It cos
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Religion: Anglesey dad fears Buddhist group brainwashed son
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Quote. And I guess they will do everthing to keep up their Nydahlism universe, they will cling together. That is what they were always practising instead of buddhism. Cultus of personality emphasize Sangha. The other two jewels -- Buddha and Dharma get lip service only.
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Of politics and demons Nicholas Johansen - Feb 18, 2017 / 9:00 am | Reddit discussion here:
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Look for Diamond Way spin offs --- various teachers and lamas setting up their own businesses. Some may state they are Diamond Way lineage. Others may hide this. Rule of thumb: Does any teacher (and sangha) emphasize Buddhist teachings --- or is the focus on the personality and whims of the teacher?
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In 2005 Landmark sued Rick Ross and tried to obtain the names of those discussing LEC on this message board. The suit was dismissed with prejudice. Here's an earlier discussion on this message board of methods reportedly used in Landmark (LEC) to train graduates to ignore anything one says except "Yes"
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