QuoteSparkymidwest.momma; As we both (sadly) know, as long as money is flowing ($$$) from insecure men (and modern society has made a TON of them) then this abomination will continue. To all men out there thinking of the MKP... "You are all MEN. Pay attention. You do NOT NEED to "play injun" (apologies to native americas) to be a man...YOU ARE ALREADY!" Thank you
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QuoteThe AnticultMKP ManKind Project also needs be exposed as abusing the native american traditions for profit. MKP uses the native american and other traditions as a FIG-LEAF to hide behind. When in fact, MKP runs the powerful and dangerous LGAT wilderness seminar techniques, and conceals them behind their faux sweat-lodges, and other perversions of sacred traditions. MKP uses these sacred t
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Okay, Sparky, I'll bite--why do you think Gary Null is a villain out to line his own pockets? I need a little more than "I just don't like him" especially when he correctly identified amalgams as the source of my declining health.
Forum: Celebrities associated with "cult-like" groups

I pretty much stopped watching Oprah, save for a handful of times, after her appalling callousness towards a woman whose husband had been killed. Her husband was a sheriff's deputy who was killed by some thugs. It was caught on his cruiser's video camera AND OPRAH SHOWED THE ENTIRE THING on her show. Then, when the poor woman began to cry, Oprah asks if she's "okay"?
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Sparky--linky no worky.
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(sigh) I haven't been here for awhile, and I hoped, hoped, that this cult had been put out of business. I am sad to see that it is still preying on the vulnerable.
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QuoteI am sorry for the ones who latch on to say it's this or that outside of their control that has damned them. I really am. I used to play that victim role as well, and it served its purpose. Then I realized I have a say in this life of mine. Now that I've stepped up to the plate and take responsibility for my life, it looks a whole lot different. Don't pity me. I don't w
Forum: Multi Level Marketing and Commercial Schemes

I noticed the progressive mag that publishes an ad for ManKind project is still running the ads...after it was brought to their attention that this group is harmful. What does it take? Anyone?
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QuoteThe only reason the Abraham-Hicks material is selling like hotcakes is because we all, down very deep, have one common desire: to be happy, to feel LOVE. This equates to different things for different people. However, that's the bottom line, at the end of the day. And their material puts the process in the hands of the person who desires, rather than saying the power is outside of you.
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I've read about *Christians* taking Indian children from their parents to force them to become Christians. In Dave Boyd's book, Rolling Thunder, he stated that the Mormons were still doing this as late as the 70s. I don't know if they are still at it today.
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Oh, and about Oprah--I also was a loyal fan for years--until the show (several years back) where she showed the actual video of a sheriff deputy being murdered by thugs. The deputy's widow was in the audience. She was visibly upset and Oprah acted clueless when she approached her and asked if she was "all right". I started to see Oprah in a whole different light after that episo
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QuoteI was disappointed to see that The Secret is being shown at The Women's Rights Information Center in Englewood, NJ. This is a nonprofit that supports low-income women, single moms, elderly women on fixed incomes, displaced homemakers, etc. The programs have always been excellent - mostly geared towards housing and employment. This year though, The Secret has slipped into the self-improv
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Daytripper, you sound like you are on the way back to your true self. It is very difficult to break free of a controlling and abusive parent--they are, after all, supposed to take care of you and have your best interests at heart. My own experience growing up and yours, speak otherwise. Parents can be selfish and self-centered and jealous and all that you mentioned. They can shoot you down if
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I am so glad, Scout, to read that someone has paid attention to the outcry. I can only hope that the U.S. wakes up and also begins to take action against this group.
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I tried to change my email, but the message came back that it was invalid.
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For those who want to know, there is a blog on MKP at: echidneofthesnakes.blogspot.com.
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Birds2--I echo Cactus--get out of that relationship now! His mother not only sounds like she's a brick short of a full load, she also strikes me as someone who could possibly harm you or your child.
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The more I read about this group, the scarier they are to me. Their methods are set up to put the person off balance, questioning their very core of beliefs and made to feel they are wrong if they do not follow the groupthink. And it's done in a very subtle way so that a person doesn't see it coming, imo. I think any psychiatrist who would recommend this group either doesn't k
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I would have to echo Sword's post. I have known several mental health professionals and of those, the majority have had severe childhood abuse/trauma, and it colors their view of what is healthy. And yet...they are given such authority with little accountability...
Forum: Clergy and Therapy Abuse

First, I want to say that I agree that Scientology is a cult, BUT I want to say that mercury poisoning could be related to Jett's autism. Its' especially alarming that he seemed to be normal at first, and then slowly degraded in communication abilities. This is typical of children who have been poisoned with mercury laced vaccines. And the only way to get it out is to chelate it.
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Ginah, I've posted two replies, but I must have timed out on them, so I'll make this quick. I am still waiting to get my required posts in so I can communicate directly with you. Thanks for answering--and yes, this thread has been so informative, but it takes me hours to go through it. Just log back in. Backspace to your post. It should still be there and you can post it.
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I would like to know more about this, also, as my ex has done this with my daughters. I cannot comprehend how one parent can brainwash a child away from their mother.
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Sorry.
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Ginah, I received your PM. I can't reply back as yet because of the rule. Thanks, MM
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First I want to say thank you for coming here and posting on this cult. I stumbled onto them when I saw an ad for them in an otherwise progressive monthly mag. When I saw the word "initiation" it concerned me there was something wrong with the warm, fuzzy feeling of men sharing. When I first googled MKP, in April, I was even more alarmed. Their webpage (which they have since chang
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I am really concerned about this cult. I would like to paste bits of what your experiences have been on a blog. I wouldn't identify where this came from, but only that which you have posted, to shine a light on the dark nature of this cult. May I have permission to do this? I think it will truly help put at least a chink in the machinations of these predators. Thank you. Best wis
Forum: Former Cult Members and Affected Families

IMA survivor-- I received your PM, but am unable to reply due to not having ten posts online. I don't know whether the cults are related, but I can tell you that "New Life' churches all sprang up like daisies around the same time. I'd rather not say which state I'm in, only in the Midwest. And not in Iowa.
Forum: Recovery from Destructive Cults and Groups

I was really saddened to read your post. Telliing you that you will be punished is a way to control you. Please know that God/Higher Power does not punish people. Bad things happen for a reason, but not for punishment. An all-knowing, all-loving God/Higher Power knows you are not perfect and you're going to goof up. And it's okay that you goof up. We all do. Trust your inner
Forum: Destructive Churches

I did not belong to this group, as I recognized them as a destructive cult when a friend I had known many years joined. My concern now is with my daughter, whom my ex has brainwashed into believing she needs to attend Word of Life Bible Institute in New York. It sent warning bells off when my daughter mentioned it was "out in the middle of nowhere". I went on their website and
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