I'm sure some TBM would explain the great differences between Joseph Smith and a guy like this but what else would one expect from a devoted follower? For me the similarities are much too close for comfort.
"The followers, the complaint alleges, were coerced into sex with Raniere out of devotion or fear of public exposure."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/ ... izing-pen/
Self help guru....similarities?
Self help guru....similarities?
"There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily."
"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light."
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"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light."
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deacon blues
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Re: Self help guru....similarities?
How bizarre. I noted that he uses material from Ayn Rand. She was a bit of a cult figure herself. She was a brilliant thinker, but got carried away in my opinion.
God is Love. God is Truth. The greatest problem with organized religion is that the organization becomes god, rather than a means of serving God.