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iamateacher

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55. Marianne Williamson did not channel anything
Tue Jul 30, 2019, 05:00 PM
Jul 2019

And her books are loosely based on The Course in Miracles, emphasis on the loose.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
who???? pangaia Jul 2019 #1
I had heard of her, but not before she declared she was running. bearsfootball516 Jul 2019 #2
Same here ... mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #12
No, you are not alone. I've never heard of her either. blueinredohio Jul 2019 #3
No, I didn't know who she was either. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #4
Exactly this. How did she even get the placement? I'm not suggesting anything nefarious, it's just dewsgirl Jul 2019 #9
Probably conned enough fans of woo and crystals into contributing $1 apiece The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #11
Blasphemous! mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #14
I had never heard of her either. I am unexcited by these comradebillyboy Jul 2019 #5
She gave me a palm reading once. Funtatlaguy Jul 2019 #6
I had never heard of her. rownesheck Jul 2019 #7
And I sho don't know where she's been ... (nt) mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #16
All of you must not have followed Oprah in the 90s SoCalNative Jul 2019 #58
Same here...never heard of her. EOM TruckFump Jul 2019 #8
Never heard of her and still wondering how DeBlasio got on there...LOL. n/t monmouth4 Jul 2019 #10
LOL dewsgirl Jul 2019 #20
I think it was love at first sight for many people dalton99a Jul 2019 #13
I dunno know about love but I'd consider maybe some collaborative energy work ... (nt) mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #19
First I heard was the day she announced her candidacy. MANative Jul 2019 #15
Same here, and I wish I had never heard of her. DavidDvorkin Jul 2019 #17
She good for comic relief customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #22
You May Not But Apparently, Plenty Have Me. Jul 2019 #18
I would suppose customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #21
I remember her Clarity2 Jul 2019 #23
I like her idea about creating a Department of Peace. Our gun/military madness is out of hand jalan48 Jul 2019 #24
Kucinich was pushing for a Department of Peace. thesquanderer Jul 2019 #25
I didn't know this, thanks for the info. I'm glad to hear her repeating the idea. jalan48 Jul 2019 #27
Marianne and I were introduced briefly on a space ship in 2011 True Dough Jul 2019 #26
LoL dewsgirl Jul 2019 #37
I can't even read about close encounters BootinUp Jul 2019 #49
Those skits will become classics! True Dough Jul 2019 #50
She's well know outside of DU. She's written 4 best selling books. she ran for Congress Autumn Jul 2019 #28
We have so much hate in this world that people are shocked by love. IronLionZion Jul 2019 #29
WHat I Don't Understand Me. Jul 2019 #30
I just assumed she wasn't a Democrat watoos Jul 2019 #34
She Can Be Plenty Tough When She Needs To Be Me. Jul 2019 #40
She's a new age hippie woman, not a politician IronLionZion Jul 2019 #42
I am the OP, I wasn't bad mouthing her, just dewsgirl Jul 2019 #38
... Me. Jul 2019 #41
.... dewsgirl Jul 2019 #45
No, but hasn't she been big with Oprah? TreasonousBastard Jul 2019 #31
someone posted about some horrible beliefs of hers JI7 Jul 2019 #32
I Think I've Heard She's Anti-Vax Me. Jul 2019 #43
Had heard of her, but only vaguely. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #33
Yes. NurseJackie Jul 2019 #35
I had never heard of her before either. CanonRay Jul 2019 #36
I've read all her books, so, yes, I have known about her for decades. MoonRiver Jul 2019 #39
I thought she was an actress. Might have confused her with Marianne from Gilligans Island aikoaiko Jul 2019 #44
Me too.♥ dewsgirl Jul 2019 #48
She's definitely famous if I knew about her. I just didn't know HOW famous until now... Hekate Jul 2019 #46
Marianne Williamson did not channel anything iamateacher Jul 2019 #55
2016 Williamson was Sanders/Stein HRC the same as Republican. Corrupt, a war monger. silentEcho Jul 2019 #47
No. But the internet's full of famous pop culture names I've never Hortensis Jul 2019 #51
nope.. samnsara Jul 2019 #52
Here, after appearing on PBS NewsHour question everything Jul 2019 #53
Never heard of her Moral Compass Jul 2019 #54
I went to school with her, so I've casually followed her career. catrose Jul 2019 #56
She sounds like a good person, a bit quirky, but nice. dewsgirl Jul 2019 #59
I think she is a good person (not to be construed as an endorsement for president) catrose Jul 2019 #62
I worked in a bookstore in the 90s Starry Messenger Jul 2019 #57
I was a teenager, I was never into any of it, but remember the New Age movement dewsgirl Jul 2019 #60
I had not. I find her to be interesting, although BootinUp Jul 2019 #61
No. I had not either. I want to see her Dept of Children ecstatic Jul 2019 #63
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