Quotejoseyi have never met the princess and i do not know about her school other than the generalised media aol link given above. i do by strange conincidence know that her training was as a physiotherapist and that the body work she has been trained in is part of an in depth training that takes i believe 4 years of intense work , partly with the intention that all therapists will work with a
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OSLO (AFP) - A school newly created by Norway's Princess Maertha Louise for students who wish to "get in contact with (their) angels" was due to open on Thursday at an undisclosed location because of the clamour it has caused. ADVERTISEMENT The project has been criticised in the Scandinavian country where some have called for the 35-year-old princess, a devotee o
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QuoteBlooms The woman beside Kalki Bhagawan is called Amma (Mother), not to be confused with Ammachi or Sri Sri Mata Amritanandamayi ( the hugging Saint I believe is a genuine realized being). Blooms What do you mean the hugging saint is a genuine realized being? If thats your view then the follower's of other gurus can also same the same since your claim is also one of faith and not
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Check out this website. From his ridiculous claims it seems we do not need real medical research anymore !! He has a cure for Aids and Cancer it seems !!
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Quotel33tz33tCult: Object of such devotion. Every church has a strong devotion to god or who/whatever else they worship, So wouldnt every church be considered a cult? :shock: Irrespective of what a dictionary says, all types of religious blind faith is as good as a cult.
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You can try to twist my words as much as you want, but I'm too intelligent to let you get away with it. I never said it's okay to treat anyone poorly, but the bottom line is that everyone will be treated poorly until the end of time. Do you deny that? How is this any worse than the way Americans raise their children? If you have children, how is it any worse than how you raised your c
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QuoteskippypbQuoteflyingspurQuoteskippypbI don't know... if we start calling anything that harms a child's mind abuse, then every child has been abused. Children are fragile. I don't see how this goddess thing is as bas as verbally tormenting a child. Lots of children are spoiled and then hit life's harsh realities and they all turn out okay. Notice that the girl is happy righ
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QuoteMyOwnMasterDear BoardMembers: To begin, it is, of course, taboo to criticize a person's religious beliefs. The problem, however, is that much of what people believe in the name of religion is intrinsically divisive, unreasonable and incompatible with genuine morality. It is very unfortunate that my marriage ended because of my ex-spouse's deep involvement in Supreme Master Su
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QuoteskippypbI don't know... if we start calling anything that harms a child's mind abuse, then every child has been abused. Children are fragile. I don't see how this goddess thing is as bas as verbally tormenting a child. Lots of children are spoiled and then hit life's harsh realities and they all turn out okay. Notice that the girl is happy right now, and not the fake &quo
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Thanks for the replies. First off that was a question not a statement :)and I did not mean abuse as in physical violence or ill treatment. But making a minor believe that he or she is divine and treating her as such, like in this case is a great childhood? Sorry, I don't see it like that. She is going to have to live the lie all her life don't you think? Also there are plenty self s
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Another form of child abuse and evidence of sheer stupidity??
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QuoteObi-WanI've just stumbled across this forum while Googling for some research I'm doing. I've been alternating between Laughing out loud and appalled at how far over the edge some people are. Some of you are rabid conspiracy theory freaks who speak way beyond your knowledge. You wouldn't drive way faster than you could see down a winding road unless you were a stupi
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