Re: (somewhat OT) will do later...... now I am emotionally wrecked by Wikipedia
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Posted by: Andries ® 03/10/2005, 13:06:16 Author Profile Edit Alert Moderators

I and other have done great pain not to stigmatize cults and NRMs and to highlight their diversity. But somehow it is okay to make very general remarks about critical former followers of cults as if they have somethings in common. The suggestion from some of the articles is that former followers are unreliable and that they want to persecute and discriminate innocent members of minority religions. Some articles suggest that we lump all NRMs together and call them destructive cults that brainwash their members. I resent to be lumped together with people who are on a crusade against all NRMs and their members without discrimination. They don't know and don't seem to understand that many former members (incl. me) suffered deeply and were harmed and sincerely want others not to get harmed. I dunno, may be I should stop with Wikipedia because I find it very stressful. Andries Modified by Andries at Thu, Mar 10, 2005, 13:07:39

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You're emotionally wrecked? --- Cynthia ( Fri, Mar 11, 2005, 01:13:17 ) ( 1099 bytes ) +1 Re: Wikipedia started as a hobby but I tend to gravitate to subject that I am... --- Andries ( Fri, Mar 11, 2005, 16:54:41 ) ( 602 bytes ) link +1 Re: Wikipedia started as a hobby but I tend to gravitate to subject that I am... --- Cynthia ( Sat, Mar 12, 2005, 09:56:50 ) ( 12.3 KB ) +1 Re: (somewhat OT) yeah, rewriting my short essay on "brainwashing" ... --- Andries ( Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 06:46:37 ) ( 943 bytes ) +1 You don't want to communicate, Andries... --- Cynthia ( Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 08:09:47 ) ( 1388 bytes ) +1 Re: Cynthia, how do I get over the cult? --- Andries ( Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 09:52:30 ) ( 84 bytes ) +1 That's a really strange reply, Andries --- JHB ( Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 11:08:10 ) ( 960 bytes ) +1 Re: Of couse it was a learning experience --- Andries ( Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 11:16:42 ) ( 77 bytes ) +1 Re: Of couse it was a learning experience --- Cynthia ( Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 12:09:12 ) ( 1983 bytes ) +1 are you saying you can't relate to Andries' feeling? --- cq ( Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 12:17:36 ) ( 564 bytes ) +2 Fine, cq --- Cynthia ( Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 12:26:09 ) ( 551 bytes ) +1 Well, hurrumph to you too, madam! --- cq ( Tue, Mar 15, 2005, 12:44:46 ) ( 1885 bytes ) +1 Before you go off on a counseling tangent... --- Cynthia ( Tue, Mar 15, 2005, 17:17:01 ) ( 1900 bytes ) Re: only time helps with recovery --- Andries ( Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 15:31:39 ) ( 493 bytes ) link +2 Bobby Fischer figured out the whole con........ --- Lexy ( Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 17:29:49 ) ( 4134 bytes ) link Re: only time helps with recovery --- Lexy ( Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 17:54:34 ) ( 631 bytes ) +1 Re: Hee Lexy the Lurker, nice you are still around (no text) --- Andries ( Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 16:36:07 ) ( 0 bytes )