Quotemindconcernsounds ridiculous. Why would you want or need to connect to your pet psychically or spiritually? "I sense my cat needs some food, and this is a sense beyond seeing that his bowl is empty and he's eating my muffins from the cabinet..." LOl! :lol: George Carlin described cats as "pillows that eat and shit!"
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QuotefireflyQuoterichardmgreen Despite all of this, Xian slave owners used to justify their treatment of blacks with the Bible claiming that negroes were the descendents of Ham the son of Noah who's skin turned black because of a sin they committed against Noah. Please also note that many many christians were also among the abolishonists (sp?) who brought about an end to the slave trade, a
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QuoteGraniteDavid, I have questions too, and specifically about that Children's School of Excellence, its founder, and its connection to JZ. Do you know her? Don't tell me that the "What the Bleep" freak has a school for children!? Anyone remember "Children of the Damned"? I died laughing in the movie when she spoke about how when a man se
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I too am interested in current info regarding this cult and how a cult thrives even after it's leaders have been exposed as frauds. How do they carry on without a charismatic leader?
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

QuotemindconcernWhat's this have to do with cults, sects, and new religious movements? Nothing. It's someon's plug. Ignore.
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Ah, another atavistic religious resurgence! Have we learned nothing!?
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Quote"CityGuru"I'm sure many of you have heard of the celebrity guru known as the "Laughing Yogi", Mahatma Anand Guru Yogi Ramesh. He runs the Universal Temple of Yoga and Inner Peace. quote] Even the name of his temple is funny! Hey, I'd plunk down $15 bucks to see him at the Comedy Store!
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Quotemedic8edYep. He's a charlatan, alright. But you have to admire the guy at least a little for having the to post pictures of himself with wax statues while claiming they are the real thing. It's very sad that folks are desparate and lonely enough to fall victim to this spiritual predator -- but the sheer audacity of this guy posting those pics is just plain laughable! Sever
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The laughing yogi is a Youtube favorite! He's more of a parody on himself than a serious cult leader. He's paid by corporations to get burnt-out, outsourced, Indian office workers laughing when they are stuck in cubbies doing telemarketing for American companies. He figured out a way to make money by making people laugh. He belongs to the "fake it till you make it&quo
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I was just wondering if there are any studies or statistics that show that cults are on the rise? (Cults, as defined on this website by Rick Ross Institute criteria). There just seem to be more and more splinter groups in every major religion that qualify. No great religion seems to be exempt. Also, does any one really know if people are leaving the major faiths for new religions in d
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How were you able to deprogram yourself?
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