Were they near the A, C and E trains or the 1, 2 and 3? Last year they were near the transfer point between the S/N/R and the 1/2/3. Also, complaints can be sent online: www.mta.info > Contact Us
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If a member of a cult is harassing you, try sending this Cease and Desist Letter/Order to them and the local police to establish a paper trail. This one has been used extensively against the Opus Dei cult: This CEASE AND DESIST ORDER is to inform you that your and the Opus Dei cult's harassing and intimidating actions against my fellow Catholics and I has become unbearable. Such anti-s
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QuoteToni However, I believe the guidelines for this message board prohibit discussion of politics. Previous political discussions have been cut short. I agree, I don't want to discuss politics, just how cultic psychology is being used and applied in our political system and society currently.
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Couldn't help notice some more evidence recently from an AP article: Facing angry criticism and challenges to his authority in Congress, President Bush on Saturday unapologetically defended his administration's right to conduct secret post-Sept. 11 spying in the United States as "critical to saving American lives." Since October 2001, the super-secret National Security Age
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Whether or not one has doubts about the facts surrounding the events of Sept 11, it would seem that post-Sept 11 America has, in many respects, taken on many aspects of a cult. As many of us know, cults can range in size from 2 people to millions throughout a nation. Consider some of the aspects that make up cults; many of them would fit with the atmosphere of post-Sept 11 America: - Absolu
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Sorry Rick, we may have to agree to disagree about this. The physics simply are not consistent with a collapse due to structural failure. Running through the numbers indicates that the Towers went into complete freefall, consistent with what happens to buildings that experience controlled demolitoins. The fires that were burning were small and relatively cool, not nearly hot enough to melt
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If I may be so bold, it might be best not to use her views on 9/11 as a determinant as to whether she is in a cult or not. Many people here in NYC feel that what happened that day has not been properly studied or explained, including the Fire Dept. Applying basic physics to the collapse of the World Trade Center indicates that both buildings went into complete freefall. The only way that build
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Hi all - Just wanted to relate 4 cults seen recently recruiting in NYC. They all seem to be gearing up since it is the holiday season. 1. Nation of Islam - seen handing out their "newspaper" called The Final Call in front of Port Authority Bus Terminal, Friday, Nov 18 at about 6 PM 2. Falun Dalfa - various places around Manhattan, once again with people tied up in tortuous
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Kabbalah is a cult masquerading as a branch of Judiaism. They are very active here in NYC. Matt
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Disclaimer: I am a practicing Catholic. History can be at times, somewhat murky and difficult. Some historical notes about the current Pope can be found below. It should be noted that the current Pope is not tolerant of dissent within the Catholic Church and is rigid in his approach to spirituality. I do not think this is healthy for any mainstream faith expression. He is also known to s
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Just a quick thought - perhaps you can speak to an imam of a mainstream and tolerant Islamic mosque in the area to speak to the person involved. Since the imam would be learned in Islam, their argument would hold more weight. I am assuming that the person is involved with a Nation of Islam-type of cult. If so, it is my understanding that mainstream Muslims consider these cults as detrimental t
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Scientology cult is back recruiting in NYC subways for the holidays. Appears to be a repeat of last year's recruiting drive on the subways. Saw them on Saturday in the 34th St-Penn Station B, D, F and V passageway leading to the 35th St exit. Same setup as last year - "Stress Test", free Dianetics books and tables. Each year around Christmas, Hanuakkah and New Year's,
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In support of Rick, one example of extreme Jehovah behavior is that tremendous numbers of Jehovah cult members are to be found throughout the NYC subway system, holding up their cultic magazines and staring people down in an attempt to recruit them for hours on end, day after day. Subway stations are meant for transportation, NOT for cult recruitment. Their presence creates a very intimidating
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Hi all - Recent Opus Dei cult news stories below. Cheers - Matt - Picture of a Cilice - Picture of a cilice, an Opus Dei torture device, digging into the skin of a person's leg. - # The Current, Part 3: Opus Dei - Catholic Church watchers, members, and critics alike are eagerly anticipating the publication of "Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of
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Bonnie - The "creating your own reality" term sounds very much like one the Landmark cult uses. While we are responsible for ourselves and our own lives, there are certain realities we must face and work through - difficult co-workers, relationship issues, family problems, career difficulties, business problems, etc. Admitting and facing these issues is not judging someone else or
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Hi - 35th and which Avenue? I will try to do a quickie recon of the area to see if I can pick up any information. Keep in mind the Opus Dei cult is based on 34th and Lex and the Jews for Jesus cult is around 31st and Lex, so it might be tied to one of those. Matt
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Found an NYC Kabbalah cult center: 155 East 48th St, bet 3rd and Lex. It is about a 6 story building; brand new. Matt
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Quick note on the Jehovah Witness cult. I was doing a temp job in a mailroom in midtown Manhattan a week ago and was working with a guy who had been there about 2 weeks. This woman in the office started talking to him one day about the Jehovah cult, starting the recruiting process. As soon as she left the mailroom, I gave him the RickRoss.com site to let him know that they were bad news. He t
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Here are some selected parts of the article with regards to the Opus Dei cult: A pitched battle is shaping up between reformers and traditionalists within the U.S. Catholic Church. On the one side are businesspeople like Boisi and former baseball commissioner Fay Vincent. They have few if any disagreements with the Pope on matters of dogma. But they are openly defiant of the Church authorities
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Opus Dei cult mentioned in Forbes article on Catholic Church: Matt
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Hi all - Tony Robbins cult is coming to the NYC area on Sept 16. While I do not have much research on him, it appears that his "seminars" are strikingly similar to Large Group Awareness Training (LGAT) sessions used by the Landmark cult. The language he uses sounds very similar in many respects to the Landmark Forum, since it is vague and psychological double talk. And from what I
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ha, ha, ha - well, perhaps they are attracted to the special energy vortexes that are created by large piles of cash. :-) Cheers - Matt
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Hi all - Few recent Opus Dei cult articles, including their involvement in the CIA leak case and the attempted coup of Chavez in Venezuela. - Here Ron Jacobs explores the dangerous distortion of Jesus’ message in another wing of Christianity, the Catholic cult Opus Dei. From gnn.com. (August 24, 2005) Does Bob Novak owe his uncanny capacity for secrecy to the right-wing Catholic sect
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Bonnie - Like you, I used to think that there was something about my hometown of NYC that drew cults here in high numbers. But now I have come to the conclusion that whether it is NYC or Sedona, the thing that attracts cults in high numbers is only one thing - money. If there is money to manipulated/forced/coerced/stolen from members, the cults will be there. While cults do exist in poorer
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Jews for Jesus cult NYC address: 109 East 31st Street New York, NY 10016 USA Phone: (212) 683-7077 Fax: (212) 683-2661 If you need to send them a Cease and Desist Letter if they are harassing you: The local NYPD precinct to cc: it to would be the 13th: Be sure to use FedEx Ground when sending it to the cult.
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Hi all - The Landmark cult's address in NYC is: Landmark Education 317 A West 33rd Street New York, NY 10001 Phone: 1-212-824-3300 Fax: 1-212-824-3333 They used to be in the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. The current location is a storefront in a new building down the block from Penn Station and Madison Square Garden. It apprears that they have a small reception area
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Keep in mind, that the Cease and Desist Letter is a warning that the person's behavior is what *you* consider harassing behavior - not them. It is difficult, but not impossible, to prove harassment, but it is a possible to have a documented paper trail that you have informed the cult members that the totality of their behavior is, in your opinion, harassment. And it is your opinion that co
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Hi all - Just to let you know, the Falun Gong 2 foot cages/crucifixions are back on the streets of NYC again. Saw them on 42nd St, near Grand Central. If I recall correctly, they were in front of the Phillip Morris/Altria building. It appears that they are back with the warm weather. To be honest, it looks like that the people who are in the cages, tied up hand & foot and standin
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CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Welcome to this special report on the eighth anniversary of HARDBALL. Opus Dei, it‘s a controversial, some say a secretive, even cult-like part of the Catholic Church. For others, it a spiritual way of life. Tonight, we lift the rock on this doctrinaire religious group with insiders and critics alike. For the next hour, a HARDBALL special report, “Inside Opus Dei.
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Hi - This Cease and Desist Order that I wrote up to deal with the Opus Dei cult might prove helpful. Also, the Legal Disclaimer at the beginning might be useable. Peace, Matt Sample Cease and Desist/Anti-Harassment/Restraining Order/Letter for use Against Opus Dei Operatives Updated July, 2004 LEGAL DISCLAIMER: The links and/or information on this site are provided for research, ed
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