VoxVeritasVita Das Wrote:
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> Instead we have accusations hurled at us for
> speaking the truth and we are called religious
> bigots on many blogs and forums.
The Haribols are obviously capitalizing on the politically correct trend among social justice warriors that religious tolerance means you’re a bigot if you criticize a religion, especially non-traditional ones, like Islam, or in the case of the Science of Nonsensity, Hinduism, if they are even “Hindus” as opposed to the reality that they are a “cult” by definition and practices. What’s so hypocritical about the trend is, if you’re a Christian or Jewish, anyone can shit in your mouth.
We should not be bothered by the “bigotry” card, it’s an old trick meant to quash open debate. The truth is, for more than a decade’s existence of this board, Jagad Screwball’s minions have nothing to defend their beloved guru with from valid inquiries. It’s because of this forum’s existence that they are discredited but still choose to live in denial. The cult thrives because followers willfully play the game and genuinely enjoy the obvious lies. It has nothing to do with God or even the guru. They need the guru to go on with his weirdness because they enjoy the game and the hippie-dom. I bet, even if God himself comes down from heaven to disown Jagad Screwball, the followers will still choose the game. That is the very definition of mind-control, has nothing to do with hypnotism or magic spell. Mind-control is simply a switch to a new set of values that is so addictive it rationalizes and justifies weirdness.
True, public forums are impossible to police. We are perfectly imperfect. We will never could tell, who is the plant from genuine posters. The fact is public forum is just that, criticisms are all valid, but serious seekers understand and the truth will resonates with them one way or another. Readers will take us with a grain of salt but we will still be quoted for the gems that we post. I was blindsided by Flashlight on Roaches. If true, that was unfortunate. Most people here would rather keep this board pretty credible and bullet-proofed from moral degradation. Why? First, we can’t be the people we criticize, it would be hypocritical if you’re worse; second, the world we represent is the real one, be bold and unapologetic about it, never level down with bat-shit crazies; and lastly, if someone heeds your call (to leave the cult), you have the moral obligation to at least give comfort and support, not leave that person out in the cold or throw under the bus.
That said, no one is squeaky clean. We try our best to become students of the issue, co-learners from our past experiences and apply those learned lessons from past mistakes to ourselves first, then to others. We grow as we contribute. This way helps this board worth visiting and become a true source of inspiration, comfort, wisdom and strength, even entertainment, to victims of religious cults, especially the children.
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> Instead we have accusations hurled at us for
> speaking the truth and we are called religious
> bigots on many blogs and forums.
The Haribols are obviously capitalizing on the politically correct trend among social justice warriors that religious tolerance means you’re a bigot if you criticize a religion, especially non-traditional ones, like Islam, or in the case of the Science of Nonsensity, Hinduism, if they are even “Hindus” as opposed to the reality that they are a “cult” by definition and practices. What’s so hypocritical about the trend is, if you’re a Christian or Jewish, anyone can shit in your mouth.
We should not be bothered by the “bigotry” card, it’s an old trick meant to quash open debate. The truth is, for more than a decade’s existence of this board, Jagad Screwball’s minions have nothing to defend their beloved guru with from valid inquiries. It’s because of this forum’s existence that they are discredited but still choose to live in denial. The cult thrives because followers willfully play the game and genuinely enjoy the obvious lies. It has nothing to do with God or even the guru. They need the guru to go on with his weirdness because they enjoy the game and the hippie-dom. I bet, even if God himself comes down from heaven to disown Jagad Screwball, the followers will still choose the game. That is the very definition of mind-control, has nothing to do with hypnotism or magic spell. Mind-control is simply a switch to a new set of values that is so addictive it rationalizes and justifies weirdness.
True, public forums are impossible to police. We are perfectly imperfect. We will never could tell, who is the plant from genuine posters. The fact is public forum is just that, criticisms are all valid, but serious seekers understand and the truth will resonates with them one way or another. Readers will take us with a grain of salt but we will still be quoted for the gems that we post. I was blindsided by Flashlight on Roaches. If true, that was unfortunate. Most people here would rather keep this board pretty credible and bullet-proofed from moral degradation. Why? First, we can’t be the people we criticize, it would be hypocritical if you’re worse; second, the world we represent is the real one, be bold and unapologetic about it, never level down with bat-shit crazies; and lastly, if someone heeds your call (to leave the cult), you have the moral obligation to at least give comfort and support, not leave that person out in the cold or throw under the bus.
That said, no one is squeaky clean. We try our best to become students of the issue, co-learners from our past experiences and apply those learned lessons from past mistakes to ourselves first, then to others. We grow as we contribute. This way helps this board worth visiting and become a true source of inspiration, comfort, wisdom and strength, even entertainment, to victims of religious cults, especially the children.