KBoy, Stop preaching. No one is interested in your personal philosophy or sayings, etc. If you continue your will be banned from this message board per the rules you agreed to before posting here.
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Udumbara: Please don't engage in victim bashing here. If you are intent upon becoming a disciple and risking harm that's your choice, but attempting to dismiss the first-hand accounts of others may make you feel good about your choices, but it serves no useful purpose here.
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ANON541: "never abdicate one's own authority"? Predatory destructive groups manipulate participants deliberately to gain undue influence in an effort to gain authority. They break people down to create self-doubt and engender dependency. "growing up and not being dependent and a baby all or lives"? Again, authoritarian destructive groups want child like depend
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Tmason: No. It's about the behavior and group dynamics of the Living Word Fellowship, The Walk and how its leadership treated people. It's also about the leadership structure and the issue of accountability and financial transparency. People can believe whatever they wish, but they cannot do whatever they want in the name of their beliefs. People posting here are question
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Mara Fiota: Please take a "chill pill" and stop judging people. This thread is not about victim bashing and insulting people. This thread is about asking the question is "Mooji a cult?" Please don't distract from the subject of this thread and review the rules. Personal attacks are not allowed according to the rules that you agreed to before posting here.
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Yes. But a line is crossed when it just becomes preaching without cited specifics regarding Stevens and the Fellowship. Did not see a very focused effort at examining very specific scriptures used and abused by Stevens and/or the Fellowship. It's important to stay focused and within the rules of the board. Personal beliefs is not the subject of this thread.
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kBOY: The rules of this message specifically state no preaching of beliefs. This thread is for discussion about John Robert Stevens and Living Word Fellowship, not your personal views and beliefs. Please refrain from such posts in the future per the rules that you agreed to before you began posting here.
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ANON54: Are you here as an apologist? Please don't denigrate the personal experience of someone posting here.
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clappingtoday: Let's move on. Be careful about your links here in the future.
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NickleandDimes: You seem to trolling this thread. You may soon be banned from this message board.
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NickleandDimed: Gary Scarff had a troubled history of lying and misleading people. Whatever he said must be carefully researched and confirmed by objective outside sources and/or reliable documentation. See Scarff died last year and was a mixed bag at best. I don't know what you mean by "Cult Institute attorney poster." There is no attorney posting here on behalf of th
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NickleandDimed: The terms "brainwashing" or "mind control" are pop culture labels for what is technically known as coercive persuasion, thought reform or the use of influence techniques to gain undue influence. Undue influence is a recognized fact as established by law in courts in the US and around the world. I have been qualified, accepted and testified as an expert re
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Be careful in the future. Personal attacks are against the rules agreed upon by users of this message board.
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mechanizm: Please don't attack people personally on this message board. It's a violation of the rules and rude. YOu have no idea what this person's experience is and have no business attempting to lecture them.
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To whom it may concern, This thread has been up and running for a long time and it has helped many people. Trolling is against the rules of this board and trolls will be banned. Anyone who is trying to cause arguments and agitate on this thread is a troll and attempting to troll this thread. If you are constantly arguing with people on this thread maybe it's time to move on. This
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It won't go up in flames. Because if anyone posts inflammatory comments they will be banned from the board. Just message me and they will blocked and banned if they are attacking people on this board personally.
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To whom it may concern: No one on this message board is allowed by the agreed upon rules to personally attack other members posting here. The topic of this thread is "The Living Word Fellowship, The Walk, John Robert Stevens." Please confine your posts and comments to this topic and do not comment about other people posting here, which is an ad hominem attack. Repeated infra
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This thread is not about Rajneesh aka Osho. It's about the Royal Way. "Osho great spiritual leader"? FYI -- Osho was deported from the US long ago due to his criminal activity. He tried to immigrate to other countries, but was blocked entry, e.g. UK. Finally India allowed him to return when he paid money owed. IMO Rajneesh/Osho used Sheela like a tool and she did everythi
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To whom it may concern: This is a long standing active thread that has provided deep insights into a group that has little information about it on the Web. Please exercise polite courtesy and post within the rules in a reasonable and thoughtful way. Hopefully it won't be necessary to come in and discuss the rules again. People that break the rules will be banned from this message
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Eric Allen Bell: This is a public message board. People post their opinions here. You have posted responses to the posts about you, which is your prerogative and offers balance to whatever criticism is here. No need to post in huge bold colored text. Rather than personally attack your critics it makes more sense and frankly seems more credible to respond directly to the criticism itse
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Eric Allen Bell: Typing in all bold and red seems a bit desperate and over the top. And personal ad hominem attacks are not "brilliant" nor will they "change the world." Obsessing on another person is not healthy.
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acesandates: What is your standing with The Walk now and what do you think about Robert Stevens? What mistakes do you think Stevens made and how in your opinion could the group today address and rectify those mistakes? What do you think is wrong with The Walk that leads to continued complaints about it and its leadership?
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This message board is not a place to post Dave McKay rants. Who cares what he thinks about Wikipedia or his former followers.
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goodtruth: Thanks for that disclosure. So you here to defend Hanson and are his long-time associate and friend. Can you think of anything Mr. Hanson has done that is wrong and/or might be considered a mistake given your 15 years of direct experience with him? Please identify areas that you think he might improve upon.
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goodtruth: How are you associated with the Hanson group? Why are you posting here?
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chooselove: What is your exact association with Don Hanson? Do you have any relationship with him? You seem to be here as an apologist for Hanson.
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I am not aware of any research published in a peer reviewed journal that has reported any neurological effects. That would be something to discuss with a medical doctor. Anything else would be speculation without any basis in credible research.
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Education is the key to overcoming whatever residual effects may linger after large group awareness training (LGAT). See This book has two chapters specifically about LGATs. Others about cultic manipulation. One you understand the techniques you can much more easily unravel the effects.
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Actually there were two "renegade" members shunned by the ISKCON leadership that were murdered. Charles St. Denis, killed in 1983, and Steve Bryant, killed in 1986. What is your point? Seems like you are just trolling this message board again.
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ISKCON has historically shunned people and treated ex-members very badly. In one situation a former member that spoke out was murdered. Very nasty history. Not an organization that I recommend to anyone under any circumstances. There are so many well respected Hindu temples in the US with no such history to choose from so it's not necessary to become involved with ISKCON, which many H
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