I saw the old commercial that said, "You meet the nicest people on a Harley." We discussed this in my Marketing Management class when I was going for my Master's degree in business.
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QuoteMaynardQ: Why do women love jesus? A: Because he's well hung! roflwaffles! I think we should keep quotes on the up and up here and not devolve into sexual innuendo.
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QuotesanebikerQuoterichardmgreenQuotesanebiker Wanna put me on TV? It won't be that good for ratings since I'm such an advocate for free thinking and personal responcibilty. Actually, you're the type of person that a lot of people would like to see. Someone once said, "If I only reach one intelligent person..." Thats the tack I take on this board. And there'
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Quote"sanebiker try a swift kick in the n*ts or a restraining order.[/quote Unfortunately, it isn't that easy. People have to mobilize and psychologically that can be difficult. The rabbinic establishment doesn't usually have this type of problem because Orthodox Judaism stresses marriage at an early age and MOST orthodox Jews would never even touch a member of the opposite se
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QuoterichardmgreenQuotebeckerthats exactly what I wanted to ask??how did you deprogram yourself?? I wonder if it's similar to how I decided to leave Ben Yishai and later on th Baal Teshuva Movement, Carlebach and Chabad. Hickman was pointed out to be a fraud when I found out that he ripped off a speech from the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The BT movement usually is a flop, the statistics are very bad
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Quotebeckerthats exactly what I wanted to ask??how did you deprogram yourself?? I wonder if it's similar to how I decided to leave Ben Yishai and later on th Baal Teshuva Movement, Carlebach and Chabad.
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I was very occupied while being in the Ben Yishai cult. But the group went sour and I had to move on. I can't believe that it's still in business. I knew Gary Coons, Hickman's successor and some people wanted me to date his sister, Darlene. It was many years ago. I am involved with a Presbyterian Church and they helped me find a new place to live. The church has given me s
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Quotesanebiker Wanna put me on TV? It won't be that good for ratings since I'm such an advocate for free thinking and personal responcibilty. Actually, you're the type of person that a lot of people would like to see. Someone once said, "If I only reach one intelligent person..." Thats the tack I take on this board. And there's loads of us here.
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QuotesanebikerQuotekinggeekI am a member of Holy Trinity Church which Jack McConnell is destroying. He has used me and other members of the church in order to fulfill his financial and emotional needs. Jack is a user and abuser who must be stopped. Several of the members of the church have called for his resignation but he refuses to leave. Can someone shine some light as to how we can get th
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Interesting idea: Got any data? Where are they "leaving in droves", in America?? Europe??? Israel???? Certainly not out here in the rest of the world, if "drove numbers" means anything and missionaries aren't just lying. Church attendance is down all over the country. My church used to have 3 services on a Sunday about 40 years ago comprising some 1,300
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Quotepauliztarza"There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD
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QuotepauliztarzaSuppose kids are playing football in your street and ball breaks your window. They come in and say "We are sorry", turn and start to leave. What would you tell them ? I'd call their parents and make them pay for the damages. But what does that have to do with this being an anticult site? I am still wondering why you have posted this here.
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Quotepauliztarza"There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD
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Admor = adoneynu - our father, morenu - our teacher - rabbenu - out rabbi. It's a term used especially among the Chasidim.
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

QuoteVodnikQuoterichardmgreenFriday, September 07, 2007 My contention is that cults proliferate because people who have unusual needs have to go to places that provide supports for them that they can’t find in the usual and standard religious groups and civic centers. I am a primary example of this. In my case, my family was dysfunctional when it came to religion. Only my nephew
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Does that include Atheism? By your spelling of g-d, I would think not. However, I'm just wondering. I know I'm knit-picking, but you still spell g-d with a capital G. It tells me that either you're not over what has happened to you, or you're apt to appease the masses, and still religious. Which is it? You know, religion is a political being. Nothing more. Religion, in i
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Quotepauliztarzahttp://www.swaminarayan.org/ Thats what I found on the msn search There are so many Hindu sects. What makes this one unique? They seem to worship a man who was alive about 200 years ago and not any gods like Krishna, Shiva, Rama, or Vishnu. Is this correct? And do they welcome outsiders?
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Friday, September 07, 2007 My contention is that cults proliferate because people who have unusual needs have to go to places that provide supports for them that they can’t find in the usual and standard religious groups and civic centers. I am a primary example of this. In my case, my family was dysfunctional when it came to religion. Only my nephew seems to have been able to ma
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QuotepauliztarzaFine. Just be careful while you are still on earth : if God doesn't accept price for the window you broke, you might be headed straight to godhead absorption you shall not like at all - for ever. I don't know what you mean about a broken window. But I can tell you that today, Sept. 10th is the 9th Yahrzeit of my beloved Princess's passing. How time marches on
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I will not be back until Monday to pursue this dialogue any further. So hang in there.
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Quote"pauliztarza"Christianity is term for religion. Totally opposite to being disciple of Jesus. Please, do not put unsaid words in my mouth. I never mentioned the word "Christianity". It is also insulting for believers in Christ because it implies He led some kind of religious movement, which He did not. How can God Himself lead the religious movement ? qu
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QuotepauliztarzaDo you believe in reincarnation yourself ? I believe that the soul get reabsorbed (subsumed) back into the Godhead after a person's passing. Even Christianity asserts that people will be resurrected on the last day, or Judgement Day or whatever. Years ago, I wrote a paper for the course in Art Appreciation I had to take while at Long Island University and it wa
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QuotepauliztarzaI understand your emphatic attitude towards animals. But, nay, they were not created in the image of God. It seems to me that "Creation in the image of God" is a matter of degree and is not absolute. All of the animals have a type of intelligence that is germane to their needs for survival. I can tell you many wonderful stories about Duchess, Zeus, Princess
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The first Shlomo Carlebach Songbook had that quote in it. You might want to gain some knowledge that his synagogue has on it. They could give you a Jewish perspective at least. (info@carlebachshul.com or .org - I forgot which ending). Judaism makes extensive use of extrabiblical texts (like the Talmud and the Midrash as well as the Zohar, Bahir, Sefer Yitzirah) and commentaries to flesh
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QuotepauliztarzaI understand your emphatic attitude towards animals. But, nay, they were not created in the image of God. Hindu believe in travel of the soul and such belief is founded in Bhagavad-Gita and their tradion. Can you sometimes look at the www.jesus-is-lord.com or www.spres.net and consider other authorities ? Thanks for replying It seems based on what you wr
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QuotepauliztarzaCan you please tell me the line in God's writing where he says he gave an animal a soul ? QuoterichardmgreenA long time ago, I was talking to one of my aunt's about my dog, Zeus who was my family's German Shepherd and his hatred of that relative channeled through me. I believe that all sentient beings have souls and that everything that exists has divine intellig
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This is a mental health movement that started in Australia. Does anyone know anything about it? I led some sessions when I was at the Self Help Center of New Brunswick, NJ some years ago. One of my cohorts claimed it used cult like psychology. Does anone have a perspective of this method?
Forum: Clergy and Therapy Abuse

Shlomo mentioned on a video that I had that he "was working with young people" for about 40 years. Sure, because when people are young they are inexperienced and they have nothing to compare notes with. Shlomo said on The Gift of Shabbos recording that a "little boy, about 14 years old....". Surely, youth is wasted on the young. Several years ago, several
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A long time ago, I was talking to one of my aunt's about my dog, Zeus who was my family's German Shepherd and his hatred of that relative channeled through me. I believe that all sentient beings have souls and that everything that exists has divine intelligence and energy attached to it. Although Zeus passed on in '78, he lives through me.
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

People are leaving Christianity in droves and Judaism is also experiencing similar problems. All of this opens people up to experimentation with new ideas. Often times, people leave one thing to wind up in something worse. I dialogue on this board to help people out and to gain a perspective on how to handle my own, oftentimes dysfunctional relationships with G-d and people.
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