tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post471450911561991731..comments2024-03-29T02:10:13.737-07:00Comments on Chain The Dogma: Secret letter claims Family International leader caused deadliest air crash in historyPerry Bulwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-14995149328421377722014-08-10T14:25:02.438-07:002014-08-10T14:25:02.438-07:00This cover headlines a tract describing the experi...This cover headlines a tract describing the experience of a girl who, disgusted upon seeing King David coming out of an orgy wearing “nothing but a little loose linen loin cloth,” condemns David for indecent exposure. David gets very angry and insists he did it in glory of the Lord, who made him king of all, and says from there forward he will be even more vile. And then God smites the girl and Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-85568129372933665272014-08-10T14:24:51.469-07:002014-08-10T14:24:51.469-07:0015 Jesus was supposed to return in 1993. When he d...15 Jesus was supposed to return in 1993. When he did not return in 1993, it was because he wanted to give the Family more time to grow.<br /><br />16. Rape provides a female the opportunity to witness to their rapist, and anyway she should have offered it freely, because providing free sex is a good way to convert people to the Family.<br /><br />17. “Keys of the Kingdom” are powerful words you Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-25968912408028401952014-08-10T14:23:44.266-07:002014-08-10T14:23:44.266-07:00THE BIZARRE AND TERRIFYING PROPAGANDA ART OF THE C...<b>THE BIZARRE AND TERRIFYING PROPAGANDA ART OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD</b><br /><br />By Blake Butler, VICE August 6, 2014<br /><br />The Children of God movement was founded in 1968 in Huntington Beach, California, by former pastor David Brandt Berg, known to his followers as Moses David, Mo, King David, Dad, and Grandpa. Essentially a communist cult founded around banding together to proselytizePerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-69680882520714715822013-07-16T12:27:23.170-07:002013-07-16T12:27:23.170-07:00Comic books are another media form that can be use...Comic books are another media form that can be used to present, discuss or critique religious ideas, says Toby Johnson.<br /><br />“I think it’s especially interesting to see how their presentations are directed to young audiences and serve as introductions to new ideas through these stories,” he explains. “In some cases, comics may even act as instructional texts for young readers, presenting Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-90034386606012734152013-07-16T12:27:14.467-07:002013-07-16T12:27:14.467-07:00Cowabunga! Religion and Comics Connect at Comic-Co...<b>Cowabunga! Religion and Comics Connect at Comic-Con</b><br /><br />UC Riverside graduate students to examine religious presence in comics and webcomics at renowned international conference<br /><br />By Bettye Miller, University of California Riverside Today JULY 15, 2013<br /><br />RIVERSIDE, Calif. — American popular culture is filled with religious references, and comics are no exception, Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-66473719973684988432012-10-09T12:34:19.162-07:002012-10-09T12:34:19.162-07:00continued from previous comment...
In the same bo...continued from previous comment...<br /><br />In the same book, Fuqua advocated for expelling Muslims from the U.S., saying it would solve what he described as the "Muslim problem." Fuqua, who has been backed by the state GOP and is seeking a comeback, has found himself under attack by Republicans since his comments surfaced at the same time it was reported that state Rep. Jon Hubbard (Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-58805372273566606982012-10-09T12:33:55.940-07:002012-10-09T12:33:55.940-07:00Charlie Fuqua, Arkansas Legislative Candidate, End...<b>Charlie Fuqua, Arkansas Legislative Candidate, Endorses Death Penalty For Rebellious Children In Book</b><br /><br />By John Celock, The Huffington Post October 8, 2012<br /><br />Charlie Fuqua, the Republican candidate for the Arkansas House of Representatives who called for expelling Muslims from the United States in his book, also wrote in support for instituting the death penalty for "Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-55645617156557132772012-09-05T10:59:16.809-07:002012-09-05T10:59:16.809-07:00continued from previous comment...
But things hav...continued from previous comment...<br /><br />But things have changed. It is not that there are not still thousands of new religious movements to be found around the world – there are. Inform, the government-funded organisation that provides information on minority religions, has on its files over a thousand new religions that are currently active in the UK. But most people would be hard pushed Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-56273610379237386302012-09-05T10:59:00.901-07:002012-09-05T10:59:00.901-07:00Did the Moonies really brainwash millions? Time to...<b>Did the Moonies really brainwash millions? Time to dispel a myth</b><br /><br />Eileen Barker, The Guardian UK September 4, 2012<br /><br />The death of Sun Myung Moon has brought back to mind the panic that swept through the west in the 1970s and 80s. Moon was just about the last surviving charismatic leader of the "cults" that, it was widely declared, threatened to undermine our Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-91057900711276136182012-06-01T12:42:24.170-07:002012-06-01T12:42:24.170-07:00continued from previous comment:
If I may paraphr...continued from previous comment:<br /><br />If I may paraphrase Robert Spencer, plenty of folks are calling out the atrocities of Islam; why aren’t those same people shrieking about Christianity’s pro-genocide bent? And slaughter of those they don’t like is becoming increasingly popular a message among the Christian right. A couple of weeks ago, North Carolina Baptist pastor Charles Worley told Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-5568103327476656462012-06-01T12:41:25.363-07:002012-06-01T12:41:25.363-07:00continued from previous comment:
‘Come now,’ you ...continued from previous comment:<br /><br />‘Come now,’ you say, ‘They’re just teaching a Bible story. Nothing wrong with that. It’s not like they’re teaching Numbers 31, the slaughter of the Midianites for the same reason, where God told Moses to let the men “keep as wives” (that is, rape) all the virgin girls. This is a horrible story, sure, but they’re not teaching children that God wants all Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-2655426275328212132012-06-01T12:40:02.258-07:002012-06-01T12:40:02.258-07:00Christian fundamentalist Good News Club promotes g...<b>Christian fundamentalist Good News Club promotes genocide of nonbelievers in public schools</b><br /><br />by Mike Daniels, Secular News Daily May 31, 2012<br /><br />As if fighting tooth and nail for the right to teach creation myths as scientific fact weren’t bad enough, evangelical Christians are now promoting the genocide of nonbelievers as their god’s will. And teaching it to elementary Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-73774535572320126822012-04-05T14:34:42.040-07:002012-04-05T14:34:42.040-07:00continued from previous comment:
Herzog Hospital ...continued from previous comment:<br /><br />Herzog Hospital sits on a steep, sun-baked hill on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Its sprawling grounds are dotted with tall cedars and aromatic olive trees. Five floors below the main level is the office of Pesach Lichtenberg, head of the men’s division of psychiatry at Herzog.<br /><br />Lichtenberg is 52 years old and thin, with glasses and a neatly Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-47641579668895894232012-04-05T14:34:24.224-07:002012-04-05T14:34:24.224-07:00The Jerusalem Syndrome: Why Some Religious Tourist...<b>The Jerusalem Syndrome: Why Some Religious Tourists Believe They Are the Messiah</b><br /><br />By Chris Nashawaty, Wired February 17, 2012 <br /><br />Shortly after his 40th birthday, the life of a man we’ll call Ronald Hodge took a strange turn. He still looked pretty good for his age. He had a well-paying job and a devoted wife. Or so he thought. Then, one morning, Hodge’s wife told him Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-49221584620654955302011-12-22T17:33:56.300-08:002011-12-22T17:33:56.300-08:00Much of conservative religion is like an induced O...Much of conservative religion is like an induced Obsessive Compulsive Disorder<br /><br />Driven by the pincers of the mytheological heaven and hell . And their personalization in eg the devil satan etc.<br /><br />Tbe basis of all OCDs is fear and anxiety, strong enough that it spills over into other areas and creates all kinds of irrational problems.<br /><br />For people who have been brought SteveMD2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08708307604209488249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351157433332256814.post-49396779606055585452011-11-18T10:33:36.747-08:002011-11-18T10:33:36.747-08:00Fascinating stuff. I've read "Jesus Freak...Fascinating stuff. I've read "Jesus Freaks" and most of the xFamily website's contents...the COG/Family International story is almost too weird to believe. It shows what happens without reality checks...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com