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Page 200 of White Noise Keywords: "your," "frightening," "somewhere" tikk <trash@tikk.net> wrote in message < > > The new Scientology? > This week's cover story in the Village Voice supports the argument that > ... > "Everything in Kabbalah is about correction. We all need to be > He grew more disheartened as the weeks progressed. "I found the classes > ... > "I said, 'What are you asking me for?' He said, 'I'm asking you for your > ... > There are other claims. Don't feel well? Simply meditate on a Hebrew > "I went to one of the free meetings and they said if you do this and Ida J. Camburn Back
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From: idaj007@aol.com (ida j. camburn)
Subject: Re: Frightening similarities between Kabbalah and Scientology terror tactics
Date: 12 Aug 2004
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
> Scientolanon wrote:
> > http://www.apologeticsindex.org/k05aa.html
> the Bergs may have learned a thing or two from Scientology:
> http://villagevoice.com/issues/0432/ellin.php
> corrected," says Green, who is 36 and not Jewish. "The message they give
> is much like the Bush administration—'If you stick with us, you'll be
> safe. The world is very scary.' "
> were kind of mediocre, very pop psychology, New Age-y: 'You're in
> control of your life, it's your own fault, if you have a cold it means
> something's wrong spiritually.' "
> money,' " Green recalls. " 'If you make a huge donation you could get a
> certain number of Zohars printed up and dedicated to you or a family
> member or whoever you want.' I said, 'What about donating to another
> worthwhile place?' They said, 'If you donate to somewhere else it's just
> perpetuating all the chaos in the world. Volunteering is good but money
> really makes the difference.' " Disgusted, Green left the center and
> hocked his Zohar on eBay for $350.
> letter. (In his book The 72 Names of God, Yehuda Berg promises that by
> meditating on the appropriate letter, you'll "bring more money into your
> life, ignite sexual energy and passion, meet your true soul mate and
> radiate beauty to all who see you.") Should illness befall you, well,
> you either needed to learn that lesson or you're simply paying a karmic
> debt.
> this you won't get cancer or sick," recalls Rachel Bernstein, the
> community education coordinator at the Cult Hotline and Clinic here in
> New York. "If you go to all the classes and make a donation and you get
> cancer, that's because when you were scanning the Zohar, you were not
> truly feeling it in your heart. I thought, 'This is a perfectly
> well-defended organization. If it doesn't work, it's your fault. You did
> something wrong.' "
Is the same Rachel Bernstein who lived in Los Angeles and was such a
wonderful help to those involved in cults from l977 on? If so New York
is fortunate to have her with them.