NOM

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/

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.