QuoteI have a question for LGAT survivors. When you were in the LGAT, how did you delude yourself that you were seeing positive results in your life from what you learned? Or possibly, in retrospect there were some positive results, although they are miniscule in comparison to the harm? Did objective reality, like the amount of money lost or the relationships you lost or damaged, come int
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I think you can also ordain others, with their permission, including cartoon characters, famous dead people, non-famous dead people, your pet cat, and the like.
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David R. Hawkins: Using Applied Kinesiology, this crap must calibrate at over 990 in order for it to be able to calibrate other crap.
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Hilarious! I have a book called Planet Simpson, about the Simpsons of course, and Homer is believed to be the ultimate example of Zen. He lives in the moment, he doesn't plan for the future or worry about the past, and he doesn't place value judgements on things like personal ignorance and such. Fred Mertz though. Never would have thought of him! Who next, Al Bundy?
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Hah! Clowns. I tried to join. I filled in my name as Wendy Testaburger, answered questions like "Favourite Presidential Cabinet Member" as "Paris Hilton" and "Favorite Mineral" as "Pyrite", and so on. In the essay they request of potential members, I suggested this was a great new conspiracy. I told them I'd felt that all the old conspiracies we
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No, really, the site can't be serious. In the "Join Us" membership section they ask you for things like your name, address, phone number, FAVOURITE JELLY BEAN FLAVOUR, FAVOURITE ISOTOPE (!!) and so on. Nah, this has to be a joke. They also comment on their page "Our Mission" that on this flat earth, Europe is in the middle with "parts of Africa hanging over th
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He used hundreds of mirrors and a few burlap sacks?? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! :lol:
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... then when you're finished watching the link from question lady (above) you should watch the follow up, here: This link and the one from question lady are about David Schirmer. For those of you who are fortunate to be unfamiliar with The Secret, Schirmer was the one who claimed all you had to do was to quit "seeing" bills in your mail and instead start "seeing"
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zeuzor: Yes, thanks for that link! I don't know why I'm always surprised by stuff like that, when I've seen, heard and read so much, but there you go. Quite a jaw-dropper.
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Yikes! I didn't want to be definitive in my accusation 'cause I had nothing to back it up -- until now! Thank you for that update. I'm disgusted that sort of thing was allowed to go on for so long.
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I've never actually set foot in the place nor do I know anyone personally who has; however, if you use the search function on this website you'll find some stuff, although not a lot. I DO have a "book" published by BJU which is a text and teacher's manual entitled -- get this -- "Science Teaching for Christian Schools". (I may have the exact wording incorrec
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Good grief. Yet another version of "The Secret". This stuff has been swirling through "literature" and "religion" for hundreds of years. Apparently its principles work for the people who wish for money then go and write, and sell, this stuff.
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How did all the fresh water organisms -- fish, weeds, algae, various microorganisms -- survive the increased salinity of the "Flood", as the oceans must've blended into the fresh water bodies? How did the salt water organisms survive the decreased salinity as the fresh water fell from the sky? How did Noah manage to get the infinite amount of bacteria and microorganisms onto th
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Tea tree oil, otherwise known as melaleuca and obviously present in most (if not all) Melaleuca products, has been shown to cause hormonal imbalance in boys. Young boys between four and ten years were being brought to their doctors with the complaint of breast growth. Tea tree oil and lavender oil were both found to be the culprits and once their use was discontinued, the boys returned to norma
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"New Wage Spirituality"! That's so perfect! I wish I'd thought of it! I feel the same way; I believe in some aspects of that lifestyle but the GREED and BS and power-tripping is really something else. I have been a Reiki level III for seven years now and I can tell you, the whole business about "money is energy" and "you are disrespecting the Reiki ener
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This is an "old" post but I thought I'd throw in my two cents about the Apostolic church. Checking out the link that GraphicQueen had provided was a real trip down memory lane, with 25 years to cushion the blow. These clowns were my first introduction to religion. I became inexplicably interested in God and religion at a very young age while being reared in an athiest househ
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Too bad tattoo artists aren't held to any level of ethical behaviour. This woman who tattooed the followers with 666 should be forced out of practise (practice? sp?). Although there are "artists" out there who will do stupid things like that, the responsible ones would send people with such requests out of their shop. Even if she does happen to be a follower, she should still
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Good grief! I had considered Waldorf when finding a school for my youngest, but I decided against it. Good thing I did. Thanks fo posting this. This will come in handy for my friends who are currently "school shopping".
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