03-04-2002 03:49									#1
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So what are some good cults?

Cults are pretty funny. I would just join and laugh at everyone. I'm watching this old 20th century program on the history channel. I was so young when all of that stuff happened in the 70's and 80's. I just don't remember much of it. They had the guy from India who built an entire town in Oregon. And then the Korean guy Moon. Funny stuff. It's amazing how gullible people are. It makes you wonder how society even exists and doesn't fall apart.

And then the deprogramming scene. That was really funny. Kind of like that simpsons episode which is one of my favourite simpsons episodes.

I suppose you could say the U.S. goverment is a cult. This is the glue that keeps society together. Because I can't understand how millions of gullible people can form a society. The U.S. goverment tells them what they want to hear, and things run fairly smoothly. You could also say the Catholic church is a cult . They keep things running fairly smoothly as well.

Are there any web sites for cults that would be fairly amusing. I know I shouldn't laugh at these people, but I am not a good man. I'm a bad man, a very bad man

note: the cults I mentioned above didn't involve mass murder. I'm not that insensitive to the poor people that were murdered. Well maybe a little

	03-04-2002 04:18									#2
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It's my understanding that the most popular cult in the world revolves around worshipping an awfully-nice fellow who was nailed to a tree around 2,000 years ago. Perhaps that's a good place to start.

	03-04-2002 04:20									#3
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been there, done that

amazingly I grow tired of laughing at regular religious folks.

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	03-04-2002 04:28									#4
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Why people would want to join a cult anyway is totally beyond me. I agree with the World Union of Deist's definition of a cult:

"...any organization that encourages people to believe or act without reason."

So therefore, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, etc. are all cults. All have the intent of mind control over the masses. All of them fear individuality and free will.

	03-04-2002 04:55									#5
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As is Deism (at least in a lot of its flavors)

	03-04-2002 05:04									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Zhu Yuanzhang As is Deism (at least in a lot of its flavors)

What exactly do you mean? Though I am a buddhist (a philosophy, not a religion), I still agree with some of the points Deism makes about 'Revealed Religion'. How is it that Deism (again, philosophy and not religion) robs people of their free will and individuality?

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Amen.

	03-04-2002 05:08									#8
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yeah but they don't exist anymore.

same with that cult in san diego that wore Nike sneakers. They don't exist either.

I'm not too interested in cults that preform murder, suicide, or other violent acts. I do have some moral values after all.

	03-04-2002 07:55									#9
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Become an Episcopalian. They don't call us "Whiskey-palians for nothing!

Down in this part of the South there are still alot of folks who consider Roman Catholicism a cult. I still occasionally see bumper stickers that say:

I'm a CHRISTIAN
-not a catholic

Go figure it.

	03-04-2002 08:01									#10
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Religion is voluntary - it only robs me of my free will if I join. If someone makes me join a religion, they are robbing me of my free will, not the religion.

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quote: Originally posted by LordAzreal How is it that Deism (again, philosophy and not religion) robs people of their free will and individuality?

Never said that, merely that it "encourages people to believe or act without reason" (ie believe in God for "without reason").

	03-04-2002 10:03									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Guynemer It's my understanding that the most popular cult in the world revolves around worshipping an awfully-nice fellow who was nailed to a tree around 2,000 years ago. Perhaps that's a good place to start.

I love your sarcasm.

He was not nailed to a tree -- he was tied, then nailed to, and then erected upon a large cross.

And if you used the word nice sarcastically, he really was one of the least corrupted people that existed. That is just part of my belief.

	03-04-2002 10:38									#13
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quote: Originally posted by MrFun I love your sarcasm. He was not nailed to a tree -- he was tied, then nailed to, and then erected upon a large cross. And if you used the word nice sarcastically, he really was one of the least corrupted people that existed. That is just part of my belief.

Why on Earth would I be sarcastic about that? Jesus (if he did exist) was, by all accounts, incredibly nice.

My point was that the distinction between "cult" and "religion" is awfully hazy. Indeed, I get the impression that most people define "cult" as "every belief other than my religion."

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People join cults because they want friends, basically. And it's pretty friggan easy to get in a cult, and exceedingly easy to get out of one. Far from hounding you to stay, they want you to leave if you have problems, so you don't infect the others.

What kind of cult do you want to join, Dissident? You could join the Scientologists, but that costs massive amounts of money. Just about any town will have some kind of CHRISTIAN church, no denomination, that claims to be the only true Christian church. There are any number of Eastern cults you could join, such as the Natural Law Party. There are UFO cults, people who believe they were abducted by aliens. There are poltical cults, like the two I was in. There's the military. There are even psychological cults, like Synanon.

Just pick the type of cult you want and do a search on the internet, you'll find it.

Keep away from the Cult Awareness Network. It was taken over by a cult, the Scientologists, in order to keep them from talking about he Scientologists.

	03-04-2002 13:22									#15
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err I don't really want to join a cult. I just want to laugh at them. I'm not nearly gullible enough to join a cult. In fact I may be the least gullible person I know. I learned the hard way early in my life after loaning money out.

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I was going to suggest you pm Vel about the joining the Bavarian Illuminati ( ) but that's probably not such a good idea.
Those who laugh at THEM aren't usually laughing long ...

	03-04-2002 19:34									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Guynemer Why on Earth would I be sarcastic about that? Jesus (if he did exist) was, by all accounts, incredibly nice. My point was that the distinction between "cult" and "religion" is awfully hazy. Indeed, I get the impression that most people define "cult" as "every belief other than my religion."

That's where you're wrong --- you're making a huge generalization that has no foundation by saying that.

More and more people of any religion have come to respect other people's religions, since they all believe in the same God -- just in different ways.

I am a non-conformist Christian in that I do not belong to any denomination, yet I see all types of organized religion as legitimate, not merely as a kooky cult.

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Cults have one purpose only: to suck you dry of all your money.

If you want spirituality go to the church.

Pater imon o en tis ouranis etc

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quote: Originally posted by Dr Strangelove Become an Episcopalian. They don't call us "Whiskey-palians for nothing! Down in this part of the South there are still alot of folks who consider Roman Catholicism a cult. I still occasionally see bumper stickers that say: I'm a CHRISTIAN -not a catholic Go figure it.

I've never seen that anywhere, and consider the remark slanderous.

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Why join a cult when you can start your own and make lots of $$$?

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One of the scientologist b@stards once said:

"If you wish to make a million dollars, make your own church."

Also I hate cults, cultists or anyone who freely chooses to associate with such weirdos. Partly because they have caused mass murders across the world and are quietly planning their "new world order"... When you think about them just look at the ordinary 1$ bill - you will see they have already took over the American economy, the most vital thing in a nation...

	04-04-2002 00:31									#23
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quote: Originally posted by SlowwHand I've never seen that anywhere, and consider the remark slanderous.

It don't matter what you consider it 'cause its real. Mind you this is Falwell/Robertson country. The worst is a guy named John Ankenberg. He's got a weekly show on CBN. I seem to recall his list of cults as follows: Roman Catholics, Mormans, Jehovah's Witnesses, Scientologists, Unitarians and the Unification church. If you listen to either of the other two guys long enough though you're bound to here him go off on a rant about the "catholic cult".

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quote: Originally posted by paiktis22 Cults have one purpose only: to suck you dry of all your money.

That's true of some cults, but not all. The military has no desire for all of your money, (unless you're a tax payer). It does wish to inculcate a specific belief system in you, however.

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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara That's true of some cults, but not all. The military has no desire for all of your money, (unless you're a tax payer). It does wish to inculcate a specific belief system in you, however.

Yeah ok but it doesn't brainwash you SO much

	03-05-2002 04:14									#26
	I wanna join a cult Got spare money?

You can worship me.

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quote: Originally posted by MrFun He was not nailed to a tree -- he was tied, then nailed to, and then erected upon a large cross.

How'd he get erect while nailed to a cross?

Divine Intervention!

	03-05-2002 04:20									#28
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Here you go Diss:

http://www.subgenius.com/

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The Church of the Subgenius is not a cult. It's a hoax, pretending to be a religion or a religion, pretending to be a hoax.

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I know, but it has the funny stuff Diss wants.