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Old 11/08/05, 09:24 AM
 
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How to start your own Cult:
1. COME UP WITH A BELIEF SYSTEM.
Be vague and please don't give a specific date for Armegeddon.


2. MAKE YOURSELF THE MESSIAH OF YOUR RELIGION.
Just say you're a messenger and you hear voices.


3. GO TO CALIFORNIA TO GET CONVERTS.
They'll believe anything over there.


4. FORCE CONVERTS TO LOSE THEIR IDENTITY.

This is essential! Give 'em new names. When you give your converts a new name, you become their "father" in a sense.


5. GO TO EXTREMES WITH YOUR CONVERTS.
It's hard to think right when your body is going through all kinds of changes, and you don't want them thinking right when you start preaching



6. DISASSOCIATE CONVERTS FROM FAMILY.
You don't want any embarrassing "rescues" when you're preaching on the mound, do you?


7. BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
Pick away at any weakness you see in their psyche. Everybody has some kind of insecurity, so have "confessional" so you won't even have to do any guessing work trying to figure it out.


8. GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT.
Money + Sex + Control = Power. You don't have to be a mathmatician to figure that out. Work on getting control first, it's the easiest to get if you have just a bit of charisma. Money and sex always come together.


9. GET GUNS.
you gotta be well armed for Armageddon, right?


Realize that you have a Basken-Robbins variety of what kind of cult to make. You can base it on UFO's, some obscure Bible passage, a statue of a fat guy, your dog (but you'll have to teach it tricks), somebody who died a long time ago ( Elvis, etc.), somebody still living (Jodie Foster, Elvis, etc.), whatever! That's the fun of it!
that is so funny. And so true. A great friend of mine lost his son, and his grand child lost her hands in the fire in Waco His name was James Riddle. it all started in a small seven day adventist church in the mountians of NC. 3 of his kids with there kids fell for David. His 2 daughters got out in time. His son was returned to him 3 years later and there were only a few bones. His grand daughter lost her hands at age 14. I guess there are alot of people looking for something and someone else will provide it, even if it is not good for them, and in the back of there heads they know it, some will still go for it
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Old 11/08/05, 10:05 AM
 
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"3. GO TO CALIFORNIA TO GET CONVERTS.
They'll believe anything over there. "


Ah, so true. I lived in a commune in northern CA one summer in the late 60's. Finally got kicked out of it when I started criticising things. The Big Kahuna who ran the place (ex drug dealer) also didn't like me missing his nightly maharishi chant sessions. So out I went, after being releaved of my car and other worldly stuff.

Oh well... half the world's population are dumb, the other half morons.
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Old 11/08/05, 11:40 AM
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OWB: You are right, you can't buy 1/4 acre for $20K in WV; you usually have to take the 2 acres and make believe it is smaller. I have only seen expensive home lots in gated communities for that kind of price.


And the word you are searching so hard to define for me is COVENANT not CONVENT. I happen to understand both words fine, thank you. You still seem hung up on the convent. By any chance, are you catholic?
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Old 11/08/05, 11:42 AM
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Old 11/08/05, 02:23 PM
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thats what I wanna do. pay half what I did for my 80 acres to buy a postage stamp sized lot where a landlord can tell me I cant have large animals. Yeah, I'll get right on that
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Old 11/08/05, 05:07 PM
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yeah,

you would if you could get into it for $3500......instead of whatever your 80 costed you.
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Old 11/08/05, 06:26 PM
 
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thats what I wanna do. pay half what I did for my 80 acres to buy a postage stamp sized lot where a landlord can tell me I cant have large animals. Yeah, I'll get right on that

Hold on here, are you saying that you paid $3750 * 2 = $7500 for your 80 acres?
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Old 11/09/05, 01:08 AM
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yeah,

Sound good to me. I wanted in on that deal. Lock me in for $225K worth of land at that deal per 80. lol. I will put the money in escrow tomorrow.

I think Michiganfarmer was not understanding what the program would be about.

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