Let's see...his mostly female followers call Serge "The One". He claims (and the followers believe) he is the reincarnated of DaVinci. He claims that massaging women's breasts will prevent cancer (talk of a racket) and his 22 year old daughter will "talk to women's ovaries" for $70.00 Yeah. Nothing nutty or cult-like about that!
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QuoteThe Anticult You either have people who are very naive, and believe the superficial content, and are getting scammed. Or you have mini-sharks in training, who see EXACTLY what Tony Robbins does to people, and they want to do it to you. Sadly, most people have no clue of how powerful, manipulative and dangerous guys like Tony Robbins are. Classic Confidence-Man, who is getting away wi
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How many of these burn victims will be told (in someway) that it was their own fault for not having the faith or the trust in Tony to let go and "unleash the power within". Isn't there some lawyer/barrister out there that can bring a serious civil suit against this filthy pig?
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Amazing. Let's hope this gives a big bump in the road for the bastard Tony Robbins. Apparently, he didn't allow enough ash to develop on the coal bed (which protects the skin from the heat) or that the people wrongly believed they had developed some "Special powers from within" and instead of moving quickly over the bed, they stood still or walked very slowly, thereby ne
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I think Paterno has definitely achieved "Cult following" status. I never went to Penn State, but that doesn't mean I can't have an opinion. He knew about the child molestation and covered it up...he then went on and covered up the cover up. He is the lowest of all humans.
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Surprising and excellent damage control from Cruise today in agreeing so quickly with everything Katie wanted. This will stop the divorce from going to court and Scientology being dragged kicking and screaming into the light. By keeping the secrets from spilling out they may be actively trying to stop more high ranking members and even the rank-and-file from defecting. This seems to be
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"Scientology Crumbling: Entire Mission quits" from the Village Voice Blog: It seems the rats are deserting a sinking Sea Org ship....
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With all the hub-bub of Tom and Katie's pending divorce, it is important to remember what the fruit-loops at Scientology believe: a reminder ala "South Park"... ...and, of course, my favorite explanation of Scientology:
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Hi, everyone. Here is a more in depth thread from madison2021 explaining the cult she escaped in better detail. Hope someone can help her here:
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The ringleader in the pyramid scheme is out on bond despite tampering with a government witness. Bello (the ringleader) is beyond arrogant. She seems to believe her lawyer can get her off the hook. In a phone call to the government witness she demanded that the witness (on old "friend") give her back the "Bag of Cash" she was holding for Bello for 7 years. Huh?
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Stephen Shrader, Here is a link further down this forum (to page 100, I think) This shows an active site shedding light on the nefarious Mankind Project. check it out. I would suggest further reading of this thread starting at the beginning. Yes there is a lot to read, but it is riveting. The abject horror many attendees is documented. If you are interested in trying to let aut
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Wow. I only followed some of the Teen Challenge posts lazily. I had no idea they were associated with F.A.G. (First Assemblies of God). F.A.G. is a strange organization to say the least. Jim Jones was a F.A.G. pastor if I am correct. Teen Challenge is active near me and yes, while I am not in PA, I was surprised by the old "teens".
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This is a government link to the pyramid scheme being investigated in Connecticut (USA). This has much more detailed information than was reported in the news coverage links. New information of note is detailed information as to how the "Gifting Tables" were organized and more detailed emails. I don't see how these three ringleaders can get away with this if the inform
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I almost sorry you deleted the Cannes video. Thanks for keeping this thread active...you are doing Yoeman's work.
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Bad Link
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U.S. Government attorneys interview hundreds of witnesses in building their case against the three Connecticut women charged in the pyramid scheme. Amusingly, the three potential-felons are upset at the pressures of the trial hanging over their heads. Funny. I wonder of their victims are "upset". Crooks are stupid.
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What I want to see is how they will spin it when Moon doesn't "resurrect" from the dead as a long ago friend I knew (in the 70's) claimed he would after death. (This friend is long lost to the cult. I don't even know if she is still active or alive). Many of these failed "Messiahs" make such claims, go on to die and not resurrect and eventually it seems the
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Emails could be a major factor in case against the three women charged in the gifting table scheme:
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The "Purplehorror" web site has been taken over by MonaVie. On it, if you scroll down, it has links on how to access your 401k retirement plans to fund your MonaVie pyramid scheme scam. "Lazymanandmoney" appears to still be skeptical but under attack from MonaVie. Both links are listed in postings above. Here is a link about Oprah taking legal action against MonaVi
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FOLLOWUP: A New Haven Grand Jury charged 3 women in the Connecticut Shoreline Pyramid Scheme known as "Gifting Tables". Each has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the IRS; 4 counts of filing a false tax return; 12 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. EACH FACES 20 YEARS IMPRISONMENT & FINES UP TO $250,000 Here is the link to the article, in
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Your boss isn't Andrew Waters, the new head of the cult, is he? Is the cult still going strong after the early death of the cult founder Theun Mares? Frequently these insane science fiction cults go away after the founders death. As far as the YMCA, I've known people fairly high up the management ladder and if a grooming sex-offender creepy "satanic" cultist were made pub
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I read a New York Times article recently (a few weeks ago) that mentions yoga is not good for westerners. The Indians all sit on the ground, are flexible due to their culture. Yoga is nothing but a tad more zealous norm. Yoga can cause serious injury (according to the article) much like chiropractic can, no matter the expertise of the instructor/doctor. I do not have a link to the articl
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Great stuff. I was unaware that White-Haired Paul Crouch is no longer with TBN or am I confusing a Sr with a Jr? I loved to come back from nightclubs with a good buzz on and sit down to watch late-night TV of Gene Scott rambling on about nonsense. He believed a lot of weird things and used that black board /white board to write down the damnedest things. I think he could have found hidd
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I will say one thing, she is as big a hack and PR whore as her dead hubby. I found this (several pages into a Google Search): Flyninja says she is Canadian and the "porn" aspect of her life could be a hoax since searches for her "stage name" and the name of a cited "porn" film come up blank. The Marie Claire (magazine) article is interesting but that is it
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BUMP
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jowhite, there is another thread on this under "Clergy Abuse". You mention that you spent time building "an underground community" with Sagan. Do you mean "hidden" or actually underground?
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Bump
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I should tell you in advance that I looked at the web address that rdayley linked to and found no budgetary reviews for the church and no qualifications of the pastors (like a Phd from Yale divinity school, etc.). How many people attend this church? It looks like only a handful or two from the photos.
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Hi, Toya. Renkin is the founder of Xtreme ministries but now you have a new pastor? Was Renkin forced out by the congregation and the new pastor voted in? Is there only one "church" associated with Xtreme ministries? Is there an annual budget that you all get to look at? Why do you call rdayley "Ron"? rdayley never to my reading uses "Ron" as his mon
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I'll keep my eyes peeled for this new con. Sadly, I know a lot of people in the new age movement who would fork over the money (if they had 2 grand laying around that other new age schemers hadn't already stolen from them). These people boast of having open minds...sadly their minds are so open their brains have fallen out.
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