Sex abuse and silence exposed DND brass told of rape of boys by Afghan allies By David Pugliese, The Ottawa Citizen September 21, 2009 OTTAWA — Army staff and National Defence headquarters officials were told in 2007 that young boys had allegedly been sexually abused by Afghan security forces at a Canadian base in Afghanistan, but the concern at the time was that the incident migh
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

QuotedsmThere is no such thing as genuine petitions online. They have them in the UK.
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

QuotedsmIs this "petition" at the Care2Connect community? activity. No - it is Care2.com This is not a gay community as you could have easily found out. QuotedsmGay cults do this kind of thing all the time. It is not a 'gay cult' - period. QuotedsmNAMBLA, for example. You equate 'gay' with 'boy love' as promoted by NAMBLA - this is not valid.
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Please create a genuine petition then, preferably online. ST.
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

SEXUAL ABUSE OF BOYS IN AFGHANISTAN The ISLAMIC Quoran / Koran prohibits male with male sexual activity. Indeed boys / teens / men are murdered / stoned to death / pushed half dead over a cliff / hanged for any perceived or remote inclination towards being gay. YET MANY TRIBAL AND GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS IN AFGHANISTAN INCLUDING THE POLICE ARE INVOLVED IN PAEDOPHILLIA AKA THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

The ISLAMIC Quoran / Koran prohibits male with male sexual activity. Indeed boys / teens / men are murdered / stoned to death / pushed half dead over a cliff / hanged for any perceived or remote inclination towards being gay. YET MANY TRIBAL AND GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS IN AFGHANISTAN INCLUDING THE POLICE ARE INVOLVED IN PAEDOPHILLIA AKA THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF YOUNG BOYS. THIS IS THE CORRUPT CULTU
Forum: Clergy and Therapy Abuse

Day 4 Sunday - Graduation We were told to attend the fourth day being "dressed for success". There was dancing when we came in as well as after each break. We had been given homework to do a "completion" or reconciliation of a past relationship. People shared their experiences of contacting parents and other relatives to heal old wounds. There was also sharing fr
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Day 3, Saturday - What are YOU pretending not to know? I did not get a good night sleep Friday night. Opening up the subconscious will keep you awake. I had a feeling of anxiousness for getting there on time Saturday morning. Boy were we trained good. I knew all of this consciously yet could do nothing about it. After driving around the parking garage looking for a space I ran to
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Friday Evening - Psychological Breakdown The second evening starts again at 7 P.M. By this time the class is trained to get to their seats when a particular piece of music is played. The agreement is to be in your seat and ready to begin when the music ends. However a major traffic jam into the city has caused several people to be late myself included. This is a trainer's dre
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

The content on this site was the work of the late Jan Groenveld. The LGAT Experience Having recently done an LGAT "Basic" course I thought I would take the opportunity to write about the experience. LGAT stands for Large Group Awareness Training. Most of these have their roots in a course called "Mind Dynamics" which was taught in California in the late 60s and
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Found this free ebook about dangerous manipulative cults too: Dangerous Persuaders
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

With regards to HAI's sponsored School Programme, also see: Free E-book On Behavior Modification Industry
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Here's a free book about organisations and how they influence unwitting people: The-Hidden-Persuaders Its a classic. The author has received death threats for revealing the secrets.
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

A lot of concern is raised in these forums about rant, untrained amateurs applying psychotherapy on unwitting participants. This is especially so with Mankind Project (MK) on their New Warrior weekend after which there has even been suicides. Then there is the situation engineered by James Ray which resulted in a number of deaths caused by the appallingly run sweat lodge experiences.
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Mankind Project Mankind Project 'New Warrior Training' weekend - 1 Mankind Project 'New Warrior Training' weekend - 2 Mankind Project 'New Warrior Training' weekend - 3 Mankind Project 'New Warrior Training' weekend - 4 Mankind Project 'New Warrior Training' weekend - 5 Women Within ========
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

These bunch of juvenile lunatics seem to be an amateur off shoot of the American College Greek fraternities and sororities. For many years these have been hazing vulnerable freshmen and young women at US Colleges, Universities, High Schools, in the Military, and in many (most?) sports teams. Many young people have died due to the heavy hazing that they've been subjected to as 'pledges.&
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Heh, heh - I heard via the ex-MKP grapevine that someone reported them to the Scouts and they got kicked out of their usual venue in a place called Stone in Staffordshire. Apparently they had used a Senior Scout Camp for their antics for years. However one weekend one of the scout leaders / parents saw a bunch of naked men running around in the woods and complained. All their bookings were then p
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Where have we heard all of this before? My (very) weird weekend with the naked woodland warriors who travel to remote England to 'reclaim their masculinity' By Tom Mitchelson How our man found himself with 65 naked men chanting, drumming - and screaming their rage against women to 'reclaim' their lost masculinity... ============ Tom signed up to the ManKind
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Link should be: Schools shouldn't endorse psycho-fests The role of educating children has justifiably broadened over the years to include more than the basic three R's, but encounter-style seminars that leave students emotionally drained should not be part of it. Especially not to turn a profit. It is alarming that nearly 300 Seattle Public Schools students have alread
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Concerns: === "...Of course I question the money and time being spent on something like this when we’re supposedly short of money to the point of cutting education, but… whatever. Seems like more useless self-esteem BS. But take a look at the handbook for Challenge Day. Here are some things that caught my eye.
Secure a private room · It must be free from interruptions
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Has anyone here been involved in Challenge Day or attended one of their workshops? If so how was it for you?
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Now the Challenge Day organisation is petitioning for acceptance: But have you seen what the programme costs?!!! Challenge Day Price Sheet The Challenge Day youth program is $3,200+ per day* for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years, and includes: - Pre-program coaching - One six-hour program for a maximum of 100 youth and a minimum of 25 adults - Two trained Progr
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Human Awareness Institute and Challenge Day share many common principles, beliefs and goals. Challenge Day requests that this 'connection' not be spoken of outside the HAI community due to sensitivity about programs for schools being associated with workshops on love, intimacy and sexuality" (Editor: HAI Community Journal (HCJ), Nov/Dec 2002). Jeff Parrett, a current member
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Challenge Day: Bringing Transformational Workshops to a School Near You. By Frank Schwerin, MD Challenge Day is a California-based corporation that according to its handbook, "provides youth and their communities with experiential workshops and programs that demonstrate the possibility of love and connection through the celebration of diversity, truth and full expression" Th
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Yet another LGAT org. based on the principles behind the Mankind Project has surfaced in the UK. Any thoughts??
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Arizona man charged over three sweat lodge deaths A motivational speaker has been charged with manslaughter over the deaths of three people who fell ill during a meeting at a Arizona sweat lodge. James Ray surrendered to police at his lawyer's office and was taken to jail. The deaths occurred at a retreat at the Angel Valley Retreat Center, 115 miles (180km) north of Phoenix,
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

QuotezelloI would appreciate knowing whether currently the Level 1 confidentiality agreement is still something that is orally presented at the beginning of the workshop or whether it has a written form now so the applicant can see it before showing up for the workshop - something to read at registration/signup time. Don't know, I think that at all of the sessions I've been on there h
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Level 1 is quite benign, a bit like a supermarket 'loss leader.' But once sucked in persuasive pressure is then applied to do levels 2, then 3, then 4, etc., up to level 8. From levels 3 onwards is when the opportunities for sex becomes available in the so-called Room of Love ("barriers are available if you want"). But at lower levels sex can and does take place in the
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Smile! You've got cancer Cancer is not a problem or an illness – it's a gift. Or so Barbara Ehrenreich was told repeatedly after her diagnosis. But the positive thinkers are wrong, she says: sugar-coating illnesses can exact a dreadful cost. If you had asked me, just before the diagnosis of cancer, whether I was an optimist or a pessimist, I would have been hard-pressed to ans
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

I'm curious about the rule of "no sex with initiates for at least 6 months." The corollary being that sex is OK between the members of the leadership team and older initiates at any time. But I've met similar rules with other straight LGATs including tantra groups, that is with mixed gender LGATs, so such a rule is not unusual. But I'm curious as to why there shoul
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"