Body ThetansXenu, also Xemu (pronounced /ˈziːnuː/[1][2][3]) was according to Scientology founder and science fiction writer L.

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A secretive group known as The Fellowship, or "The Family," is one of the most powerful Christian fundamentalist movements in the United States. The Family's devoted membership includes congressmen, corporate leaders, generals and foreign heads of state.

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They are stepping forward — from Dallas and Denver, Portland, Las Vegas, Montana — talking about what happened, to them and their friends, during their years in the Church of Scientology.

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A Jew for Jesus who demanded kashrut supervision from the Chief Rabbinate won a Supreme Court decision on Monday likely to spark another confrontation between the nation's highest legal arbiter and the Orthodox rabbinical establishment.

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Looking to the Lord in Hard Times? Be Baptized and Repent! Tips on Identifying Small Cults

It seems like only yesterday that I visited the small cramped office of the Pastor. Books, papers and torn envelopes were everywhere you turned and there wasn't much room to turn there.

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The AWARE steeplejackers and their deep connections to Joel's Army and American dominionists

Thanks to a few Singaporean friends (who shall remain anonymous), I had become aware of a disturbing development--an attempted hijack of a major women's NGO.

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AWARE: Proof that sometimes the good guys win.

A few days ago, I had reported onhe steeplejacking of AWARE, a women's NGO in Singapore (which effectively operates as *the* major NGO that focuses on women's issues); the rough equivalent of what happened in the US would be if (for instance) the National Organisation for Women h …

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A Steeplejacking of a Women's NGO In Singapore: A rare glimpse at how Joel's Army groups work in practice

Just in case people thought dominionism was a problem restricted to the US or Australia or Canada: Dominionism is unfortunately a global problem.

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DEAR BILLY GRAHAM: Why do people get involved in cults? My cousin has gotten involved in one, and no matter what we say to him, he refuses to listen. He says we are the ones who are in the dark, and he alone in our family has found the truth. — S. McM.

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James Dobson has resigned as chairman of the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family.

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Rick Warren *directly* uses Hitler Youth, Lenin, Cultural Revolution as models for Joel's Army

Over the past few weeks, I've written about a particular aspect of Rick Warren that has so far seen very little formal media attention--his extensive connections to groups and persons connected to the "New Apostolic Reformation" aka "Joel's Army", a particularly virulent "Christi …

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Rick Warren's Connections to Joel's Army

Nearly two and a half years to the day, I wrote an early article detailing Rick Warren's connections with Paul Yonggi Cho nee David Yonggi Cho--a figure who is practically at Ground Zero regarding the continued perpetuation and promotion of what has been termed "Latter Rain", evo …

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Redefining Freedom - Totalitarianism and Cults

{NOTE: Published with permission from an anonymous author's unpublished writing, some notes added.} A propagandist, oppressive regime, mind-controlling cult, a or even the mind games of a sociopath in their relationships, the rule is the same:

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Rick Warren's Dirty Dominionist Secrets

Let's just say that I am not terribly happy regarding Barack Obama's recent choice for inauguration pastor--none other than Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, one of the largest megachurches in the US.

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On appropriate and inappropriate methods of protest vs. dominionism

The readers of this diary all know by now that--to put it very mildly--I am not one to sympathise with dominionists, and in fact could be described politely as being Mad As Hell about dominionists targeting kids in particular.

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Los Angeles police say a security guard at a Scientology building has shot and killed a sword-wielding man.

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What Distinguishes Cults from Religions?

Some people believe that there is only one religion, or *way of life*, and all other belief systems are cults. Is the difference between religions and cults merely a matter of size or secrecy? Perhaps all religions begin as cults.

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Recently resurfaced audiotapes show the dangers of an arrogant man with great oratory skills and a blindly devoted congregation.

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A true Halloween horror: Sarah Palin's extensive connections to Joel's Army

It's generally the tradition that people do like to be scared around Halloween--originally a festival meant to drive away the monsters of the night, we now celebrate all things spooky and monstrous.

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So you've decided to join a cult.

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Problem: You are an ugly, obnoxious sociopath shunned by society, even those parts of it with really low standards like the music business, BUT you still want to get laid.

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"Seven Mountains" and the "Joel's Army" plan for takeover

In yesterday's post, I went into some of the initial detail on a statement given by Thomas Muthee in the infamous sermon where he "annointed" Sarah Palin and also claimed to literally run a traditional religious practitioner out of his home base.

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Thomas Muthee's "Seven Mountains" and coded messages

Today's diary is--and yes, I know, this is a shocker--NOT going to be about Sarah Palin. At least, not directly.

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Wicca. An Overview.

Wicca Founder: Unknown 'An it harm none, do what thou wilt.' This article is the second in a series of articles regarding Non-Mainstream Religions, or 'Cults' as they are often called. For the past forty years or so, I have followed the Wiccan Rede.

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Palin, TrooperGate, RapeKitGate...and Joel'sArmyGate

Over the past few weeks, folks on the Internet have turned up an impressive amount of info re Sarah Palin's questionable judgements--including scandals involving the Alaska State Police (now known as "TrooperGate") and similar hijinks with the Wasilla PD, info re Palin trying to  …

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