I think the real issue is that anybody can sue anybody. If you don't have the time, resources and/or money to defend yourself, then the other side wins....
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jonathanjohns96
Aug 4, 2010 5:20 am
Note: This is an old thread that I am resurrecting. Yesterday, I accidentally ran into a lady from India whom I know a bit. She is a very intelligent lady from...
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al_radzik
Aug 16, 2010 2:17 am
I can't believe Rich Smith is still posting on a.r.e.! The guy lives in Hawaii, one of the most beautiful places on Earth and he's still at it with his posting...
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jonathanjohns96
Aug 26, 2010 2:03 am
There is something that I have been thinking about a lot lately. I have no idea if it has ever been discussed before. I have had a basic knowledge of the...
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jonathanjohns96
Aug 26, 2010 2:16 am
A tiny paragraph was accidentally left out. I also pointed out that this was why Darwin "stole" the initiation records. He needed them for his planned...
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jonathanjohns96
Aug 26, 2010 2:57 am
3 year old figures out history of Eckankar. Finally! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM35grvNkss...
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jonathanjohns96
Aug 28, 2010 6:07 pm
Al, Thanks for you comment. It does help me keep things in perspective. What I have been experiencing lately is that I am having a very significant realization...
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jonathanjohns96
Aug 29, 2010 4:45 am
Here is a cross-post from some of my comments on a.r.e. (the Google Group alt.religion.eckankar). I thought I made some worthwhile comments about how Eckists...
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jonathanjohns96
Aug 29, 2010 5:05 am
I would like to make a comparison with Christianity. As an example, let's say I was at a Christian church service, and then after the service, but while I was...
7854
thomasl
thomaslee40
Aug 29, 2010 4:21 pm
I was surprised to hear that Harold had mentioned the book Journey of Souls by Michael Newton. If Harold is recommending the works of Michael Newton, this is...
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David Osborn
panfluteman2000
Aug 29, 2010 5:43 pm
Hello Eckankar Truth All,     This is David writing you. Like you all, I am also a former Eckist. To be frank and honest with you, I was getting...
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jonathanjohns96
Aug 30, 2010 9:54 am
Thomas, Thank you for your continued interest in this subject. You may have heard the news about Klemp endorsing Michael Newton's book over at the Google Group...
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jonathanjohns96
Aug 30, 2010 10:07 am
David, Thanks for your post. It makes me feel good that my recent posts about the Darwin-Harold feud and about how how Eckists constantly check their thinking...
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jonathanjohns96
Aug 30, 2010 10:30 am
All, I would like to say something about where I heard about Michael Newton's book. Believe it or not, it was recommended to me by a member of Eckankar. And...
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David Osborn
panfluteman2000
Aug 30, 2010 4:42 pm
Hello Jonathan,     Yeah, I understand your point about online therapy, and appreciate it. But a major implicit, but not explicitly stated, point of my...
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jonathanjohns96
Sep 5, 2010 3:10 pm
This is a cross-post from my own message board about Eckankar and other things: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/58PastLives/message/577 Shortly before my leaving...
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al_radzik
Sep 5, 2010 4:09 pm
It's hard to define a cult so I prefer not to comment on that aspect of Eckankar. What I find to be unique about the path is the lack of depth and meaning in...
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David Osborn
panfluteman2000
Sep 5, 2010 4:11 pm
But December 17, 2010 hasn't come yet! Was that just a typo, and you really meant 2001? ...
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jonathanjohns96
Sep 5, 2010 4:37 pm
Dave It's a typo. it was supposed to be December 17, 2008. Jonathan...
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jonathanjohns96
Sep 5, 2010 4:49 pm
Here is another cross-post from my own message board. I pretty much had to post here using Rich-text format. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to follow. ...
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jonathanjohns96
Sep 5, 2010 5:07 pm
Al, I've mentioned many times about how I feel that HK has dummied down Eckankar over the years. It almost seems as if his main goal is "Don't offend anyone."...
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jonathanjohns96
Sep 5, 2010 5:35 pm
Here's another cross-post from my personal message board. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/58PastLives/message/581 <../../../../58PastLives/message/581> By the...
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jonathanjohns96
Sep 5, 2010 8:07 pm
Here is another cross-post from my message board. It explains in detail the events that took place when I resigned from Eckankar. When I resigned from Eckankar...
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harrisonferrel
Sep 5, 2010 10:41 pm
This presents no problem at all for Eckankar for two main reasons: 1. Eckists are committed to the lies of their cult, so any kind of conflicting information...
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harrisonferrel
Sep 5, 2010 10:44 pm
Eckankar is really such a joke that it deserves a featured headline in The Onion. Being out of the cult for many years now, I find the beliefs, claims and...
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avonblue1212
Sep 6, 2010 4:53 am
Here's another "claim": the upcoming "spiritual new year", October 22nd. Ford Johnson did some great research on this. It's Paul Twitchell's birthday. Sure,...
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avonblue1212
Sep 6, 2010 9:54 pm
I always found it ironic the way eckankar claims its followers are taught to not worship the personality of the master but instead to recognize the inner...
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al_radzik
Sep 8, 2010 5:10 pm
I agree...and I love the Onion! In my short stint with Eckankar back in 1985, one of the many books I read was Tiger's Fang. I initially thought it was quite...
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David Osborn
panfluteman2000
Sep 8, 2010 7:28 pm
Hello Al,     That may have been your experience and perception of things, and there may be a lot of truth in what you say. Perhaps for many, perhaps...
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tygerpurr
Sep 10, 2010 6:05 am
You are absolutely right on! I recall reading Tigers Fang and some of the other fictions with that feeling of maybe I had found my true place where physical...
