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In Reply to: Re: religious scams and control issues posted by ex-member on June 16, 2002 at 14:37:43:
Hey, NOT in San Francisco, even though I do live in the general Bay Area! :)
Anyway, I would not call the Hare Krishna's "pagan" just as I think they are not more pagan than Gary or Zerby or God knows how many people who are closeted pagans and we do not know it. I think only God knows who's "pagan" and who's not, after all. :)
I do get your point about the guy chanting, but honestly I don't think the chanting all night for ONE sexual act is a sign of more conscience - (Honey, can you stop, I would like to SLEEP now :) LOL -- I think it is a sign of cookiness and BAD need for therapy, just as I thought that praying and tongues during climax was the cookiest thing!
In fact I venture to say I would like to have a whole page devoted to talk about weird sexual practices in 'cults' that claim *others* sexual practices or mores are weird. You gotta be kidding. I mean when you look at it from the outside they all seem to belong into an asylum. WC, can we have a page called "The asylum lounge?"
Some sort of bar called the asylum when we can have margaritas and wine and talk about some of this very funny stuff. :)
I just wanted to highlight how WEIRD those extremes can be while they are both touted by proponents as sure ways to attain some sort of more spiritual state.
Nice to see you here, too.
