QuotekagekiEither way I still don't believe that somehow gives them the right to establish an occupied territory as you imply. OK, so what justified Islamic conquest of what was formerly Israel in previous centuries? If we are going to go back in time, where does one draw the line? Do you support Jews having their homes and land, which was stolen from them, in Muslim countries returned to
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QuoteMoishe3rd Believes the United States will not exist much longer because there is no mention of the USA or a country like the USA in the Book of Revelations. "It sounds pretty generic to several evangelical denomination" Unfortunately, that is kind of true. I think we would need more specific information than that. Many protestant churches believe in that stuff.
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Quote"kageki" What about WWII and the Holocaust? Even if we are to believe everything about the "official" historyQuote Yeah, I knew you'd show your true colors eventually. You are not an "earnest skeptic of Israeli policy who loves all people". You are a holocaust denier. Thanks for clearing that up!
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QuotekagekiQuoteshakti On the money. This is just another fool with an internet connection who sees no difference between flat-out nazi propaganda and legitimate critiques of the US and Israel. Judicial-biz is a classic fascist website with only one purpose: blame Jews for all the world's problems. The jihadists are the number one problem in the world today, and the US should mainly be
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>Hezbollah, Hamas and most Arabs still have a problem with the existence >of the state of Israel along with the numerous human rights violation that >Israel commits. They "have a problem" because Mohammed had a problem with Israel and Jews because they did not accept him as a prophet. This stuff goes way back before '48. If Muslim countries (and
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QuoteMoishe3rd All of your posts excuse any peripheral agreement that Arab/Islamic fascist death cult terrorist Jihaddi might be murdering scum with the qualifier that "what about....?" And then you proceed to post silly or inflammatory information on your perceived grievances against Jews or the US or whomever... On the money. This is just another fool with an internet conne
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Assuming that you are referring to an offshoot of SetFree, the group run by Phil Aguilar, here are some other discussions from this board... From what I know, SetFree is kind of like Calvary Chapel, but with more of an emphasis on teeth-challenged, biker methheads than Calvary, which has its own assortment of fringe characters. Sorry, no offense to bikers, just methhead bikers... I
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Quotemxkitty. Books like the Tibetan Book of the Dead, the Egyptian Book of the Dead, fascination with astrology, Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, theosophy, Gurdjieff, Sufism, Egyptology, numerology, and divination of various kinds. It's not any one of these interests singally that is an indicator, but when you see several them in one house, I'd take a much closer look. Y. While it
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QuoteCult-ivatorAs ambiguious (no spell check) as his writings are, my interpretation of his preachings are about dominating and even injuring the weak, the lesser, without guilt and without objection. Prey on whatever you can get away with preying on. To me, that is very cult-like. While I think it is unfair of you to attack someone for using Nietzche as a handle, there are many problematic as
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Quotef0rTyLeGzI'm a crime buff, and I skipped through half a dozen cults in the 60's, 70's and 80's. I watch the crime tv shows and Nancy Grace wierdnesses, and know in my heart that a Rick Ross TV Hour would truly grab the world's attention. Islamists are cults. And how and why people are drawn into cults, and give away power (even their lives) because a cult lead
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QuotemyownsoulI would just like to add to the above post that I am very interested in hearing from others who have become disenchanted by Ammachi or the organization, have lost loved ones to this cult and am also interested in the stories of former devotees. There is very little of this type of thing online because many who have spoken up have been threatened by the organization or its devotees.
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QuoteMartinHsorry, Rwinters, of course it was Obi-wans quote ... I referred only to the information, I am sure readers recognize that you are against LGTAs. Yes, I think your intention was obvious. Rwinters, don't be so rude next time. But thanks for your opinions, otherwise.
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> When do you see him if he is always at church or working/sleeping etc? Umm, didn't you read her post? That is part of the problem, she hardly sees him because all his time is spent with Calvary. Way to miss the point... >You mention AA and the Starbucks thing. Is your boyfriend in drug or >alcohol rehab or is the coffee thing an afront to you? Like she said
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QuotestarfishIt's time for the mainstream media to take notice: Osel Tendzin: Michael Lyons a.ka. Dr. Mohan: Tibetan Monk Rapes Woman in Amherst, MA Christopher Hansard Sogyal Rinpoche Geshe Michael Roach Chögyam Trungpa Kalu Rinpoche Umm, while I am as skeptical of Tibetan buddhism as you are, you might want to back these things up a little bit more before
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QuoteexImpactQuoteseawanThe Secret makes use of some "ancient" theories and although it far from "accurate", but I see the "positive" side of it. But, logic is built upon a premise and conclusion format. Your term "far from 'accurate'" actually means WRONG. If you conclude a "positive" from a set of statements you yourself admit to being
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QuotestarfishHello All, I'd like to get together an article that can be published in Mother Jones, the New York Times, Shambala, and other Buddhist interest publications. Does anyone want to write an article about Mohan's cult and the abuses to women in Tibetan Buddhism? What Hollywood Buddhists are trying to cover up? Why Tibetan Buddhism can be a dangerous cult for young p
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Quotequestion ladybers and friends understand and to warn others about destructive paths. Mr. Ross and the people in this forum are taking action to expose lies and manipulation. They aren't just sitting around visualizing the disappearance of greedy con-artists and power hungry gurus. BTW, you sound more than a tad negative yourself. I agree and thanks for the beautiful post. "
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QuoteEtopiaO ...Now what about all of this “It’s a money making scheme, it’s a con etc”. ....Would you listen to someone preach about wealth when they are living in a cardboard box under a bridge? ....If you experience another having a problem – THEY attracted it through THEIR thought. ...Blessings and light, Cean :D To address some of these points.... 1. Truly enlightened
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QuotemxkittyThere may be a connection between government mind control experiments and this cult. I have suspected so for years and I'm gathering more information for corroboration of this theory. One of the Sonoma cult's members told me (when he was very drunk and probably should have kept his mouth shut) that The Group is connected to Bohemian Grove, which is just as creepy. G
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QuoteDayDreamerBearing in mind how long HAI has been going there's not a lot out there. For those of you who didn't have time to go the link posted above, I found this part the most interesting. Didn't know much about Dale previously. Stan Dale was born in the Bronx and grew up fat and friendless on 23rd Street in Manhattan. At 16 he played Louis Braille in a radio dram
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QuoteBlessed to be a blessingHaving known a few people that went through the Teen Challenge program, I see that it is remarkable in its success. I will have to look it up, but I recall an extensive study that was done by a secular researcher that found Teen Challenge had recidivism rates that were incomparably low compared to any other program. I will get back to you when I have time to look up t
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Quoteicouldiwill 2. Who is a breatherian "leader"? Who has seen any of these people eating whoppers? Breatharians: Liberated From Food, Drink And Good Sense Dr. Dean Edell Posting Date: 06/13/2000 Original broadcast date: March 10, 2000 It's hard to believe that a no-food, no-water cult known as "breatharianism," is still around and breathing. Actually,
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QuoteicouldiwillWell, we've been waiting to hear from someone who already joined these people but no replies yet. Are you on the March batch? If you are PLEASE let us know what's the story once you are there. The fact is people seem pretty confused about what this enterprise is really about. For me and my friends around it's just a nice job offer on a nice island and nothing to do
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>the tax is( Jizya ) in arabic langauge the root meaning is >compensation,the derived >meaning,which became the technical >meaning,was a poll-tax levied from those who did >not accept Islam,but >were willing to live under the protection of Islam,and were thus >tacitly >willing to submit to its ideal's being enforced in the muslim State,
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QuoteAbc Islam respects all religions,moreover,it tells you do not accept anything till you shake its fact,and you have to worship God by knowledge not just following the others like a robot...Islam is knowledge. Thanks. I am willing to discuss Islam and I would agree that there is only one true Koran. Maybe we could discuss certain verses that seem to go against the notion that the Koran i
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QuotevaidyaQuoterichardmgreen regarding the issue of anti-semetism and criticism of israel, it is the israelis and their jewish supporters that have made israel a religious issue, Absolutely false. What do you think motivates Hamas, Hezollah? Secularism? Are you kidding? Israel allows freedom of religion within its borders, gives women rights, allows gay parades. These kinds of freedoms barely
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QuoterrmoderatorThis sounds like a series of conspiracy theories. What news reports have been published about this? Rick, while I appreciate your skeptical attitude towards “conspiracy theories”, this one just happens to be conspiracy fact. UNPO website with map, showing the basic plan. Note the main targets are a) the region around the Caucasus, with the intention of destabilizing the C
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QuoteBatmanDo you have any information on the group called "Art of Living" ? A few of my friends have joined this group and I am somewhat worried about any such group which claims to know "paths to happiness" and all ... Thanks a lot, Cheers :) One of the key things to remember about Art of Living is that it appears to be in cahoots with Western intelligence efforts, lik
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QuoteThe Anticult I hope someone has the original Wiki info, and then just posts it all here, and perhaps Rick Ross can put all that info on a permanent webpage. That's why I hate Wikipedia for this type of stuff. Those fanatics will work 24/7 for their Leaders. Yes, while Wikipedia is useful at times, religious fanatics are constantly on the watch. This is particularly true with the issue
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QuotekathQuote While Robbins won his defamation suit, plenty of other info seems to have come out that wasn't contradicted by Robbins victory. Yes it's strange how little criticism there is of him on the net as a whole. What other info from the trial would you highlight, that Robbins' camp didn't deny? I've looked through bits of the trial documents, but am fi
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