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lindysalsagal

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25. This is the happy, public side. You don't know the harm they are probably doing to their own familie

Sun Jun 23, 2019, 02:34 PM

Jun 2019

families. If it's pentacostal, then it's biblical,and it's doing harm to anyone who is gay, atheist, lgbt, or of any other religion.

This Healing people crap is a cult, and it's derailing people's lives. All these scams stop working for the individual at some point, and they're left bereft, unable to trust their own judgement, and unable to function. You hand over control of your life to a hierarchy and at some point, when you want to leave, you're burdened with all the fears of hell and damnation and all the controlling poison.

This is far from harmless.

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a modern Church has taken over a small California city [View all] Demovictory9 Jun 2019 OP

Interesting read nt flying rabbit Jun 2019 #1

Another Rajneeshpuram PSPS Jun 2019 #2

Exactly shanti Jun 2019 #8

Agreed obamanut2012 Jun 2019 #15

Frightening. Let's test the power of prayer scientifically. bitterross Jun 2019 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2019 #9

And they lie,cheat, and steal as much as or worse than everyone else Traffic Interruptus Jun 2019 #16

You seem to have a number of stereotypes Clash City Rocker Jun 2019 #27

yup Traffic Interruptus Jun 2019 #30

Hypocritical busybodies who see the devil in everything aren't monsters? Clash City Rocker Jun 2019 #34

It's probably because they are less isolated and have more social support. smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2019 #18

Not at all what I posted about. Your post title is misleading too. bitterross Jun 2019 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2019 #24

The placebo effect is real. It can be a sugar pill or a religion. hunter Jun 2019 #21

Yes, it is. But it's not Religion doing the cure. bitterross Jun 2019 #22

The placebo effect ought to be the most interesting part of a study. gtar100 Jun 2019 #28

its all about the $$. ignores the rich man, camel, eye of needle heaven thing of course nt msongs Jun 2019 #4

The most outspoken critics are evangelical Christians who are deeply troubled.... Brother Buzz Jun 2019 #5

red city gets influx of young, diverse population attending a church with female & male leaders Demovictory9 Jun 2019 #6

If that happened, it would a blue island in a red sea. Brother Buzz Jun 2019 #10

Because the Bethel's are poaching their sheep... Thomas Hurt Jun 2019 #26

Nice scam. dalton99a Jun 2019 #7

now, let's pray CDerekGo Jun 2019 #11

Not seeing the problem. Are they violent, racist, abusive, terrorist supporting? Midnight Writer Jun 2019 #12

The management of the civic auditorium seems to raise some issues n/t Tom Rinaldo Jun 2019 #14

They say the want to take over and the non-Bethel people fear them. bitterross Jun 2019 #20

This is the happy, public side. You don't know the harm they are probably doing to their own familie lindysalsagal Jun 2019 #25

ho hum, another goofy offbeat religious sect stopdiggin Jun 2019 #13

Just the latest example of how harmful religion is and why it needs to be banned. clementine613 Jun 2019 #23

China severely regulates some religions and bans others. hunter Jun 2019 #29

Uh, no. First amendment fan here. GulfCoast66 Jun 2019 #31

This is very real SayitAintSo Jun 2019 #32

Thanks for the additional info. The high percentage of young Demovictory9 Jun 2019 #33