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     mathew_morrell Junior Member Username: mathew_morrell Post Number: 27 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 12.73.198.156 |
Top 10 signs your wife might be involved in the Ramtha cult: 10. She tries to be coy when digging a hole in the back yard, saying it’s going to be a swimming pool with a 25 foot deep end. 9. Her new friend from Yelm has 38 room mates and lives in a two bedroom mobile home. 8. At night you hear strange hissing noises, then find your wife lying unconscious on the floor suffering from asphyxiation. 7. She gives you music CDs in which you’re unable to hear the lyrics. 6. Her breath smells like goat cheese. 5. The counter on her home page counts the number of days until the Apocalypse. 4. After a fight she tells you to go to the light at the end of the tunnel when you die. 3. She only answers to the name Nefertitti. 2. She says that you’re an illusion and don’t exist. And the number one sign your wife is in the Ramtha cult. . . 1. The new Ramtha tattoo on her derriere. by Mathew Morrell www.kcpost.net | ||
| david_mccarthy Intermediate Member Username: david_mccarthy Post Number: 114 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 216.227.117.179 |
Still Chuckling.... here are a few more signs... The Cult Test by A. Orange http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-cult_q0.html * 1. The Guru is always right. * 2. You are always wrong. * 3. No Exit. * 4. No Graduates. * 5. Cult-speak. * 6. Group-think, Suppression of Dissent, and Enforced Conformity in Thinking * 7. Irrationality. * 8. Suspension of disbelief. * 9. Denigration of competing sects, cults, religions... * 10. Personal attacks on critics. * 11. Insistence that the cult is THE ONLY WAY. * 12. The cult and its members are special. * 13. Induction of guilt, and the use of guilt to manipulate cult members. * 14. Unquestionable Dogma, Sacred Science, and Infallible Ideology. * 15. Indoctrination of members. * 16. Appeals to "holy" or "wise" authorities. * 17. Instant Community. * 18. Instant Intimacy. * 19. Surrender To The Cult. * 20. Giggly wonderfulness and starry-eyed faith. * 21. Personal testimonies of earlier converts. * 22. The cult is self-absorbed. * 23. Dual Purposes, Hidden Agendas, and Ulterior Motives. * 24. Aggressive Recruiting. * 25. Deceptive Recruiting. * 26. No Humor. * 27. You Can't Tell The Truth. * 28. Cloning -- You become a clone of the cult leader or other elder cult members. * 29. You must change your beliefs to conform to the group's beliefs. * 30. The End Justifies The Means. * 31. Dishonesty, Deceit, Denial, Falsification, and Rewriting History. * 32. Different Levels of Truth. * 33. Newcomers can't think right. * 34. The Cult Implants Phobias. * 35. The Cult is Money-Grubbing. * 36. Confession Sessions. * 37. A System of Punishments and Rewards. * 38. An Impossible Superhuman Model of Perfection. * 39. Mentoring. * 40. Intrusiveness. * 41. Disturbed Guru, Mentally Ill Leader. * 42. Disturbed Members, Mentally Ill Followers. * 43. Create a sense of powerlessness, covert fear, guilt, and dependency. * 44. Dispensed existence * 45. Ideology Over Experience, Observation, and Logic * 46. Keep them unaware that there is an agenda to change them * 47. Thought-Stopping Language. Thought-terminating clichés and slogans. * 48. Mystical Manipulation * 49. The guru or the group demands ultra-loyalty and total committment. * 50. Demands for Total Faith and Total Trust | ||
| voidgate Intermediate Member Username: voidgate Post Number: 123 Registered: 3-2006 Posted From: 144.138.162.27 |
I am still laughing also. How true! | ||
| whatchamacallit Intermediate Member Username: whatchamacallit Post Number: 173 Registered: 3-2006 Posted From: 71.235.182.97 |
Yes, it's TRUE !!!!!! I can see clearly now, the rain (RSE) has gone.... | ||
| david_mccarthy Intermediate Member Username: david_mccarthy Post Number: 115 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 216.227.117.179 |
The rain has gone but has "Ramtha"? chuckle... Have you done your list lately? Try this one from; http://www.fwselijah.com/psychopa.htm 1.Glibness/Superficial charm Glibness is a hallmark of psychopaths. They are able to use language effortlessly to beguile, confuse, and convince. They are captivating storytellers. They exude self-confidence and are able to spin a web that intrigues others and pulls them into the psychopath's life. Most of all, they are persuasive. Frequently they have the capacity to destroy their critics verbally or disarm them emotionally. 2.Manipulative and Conning Cult leaders do not recognize the individuality or rights of others, which makes all self-serving behaviors permissible. The hallmark of the psychopath is the psychopathic maneuver; which is essentially interpersonal manipulation "based on charm. The manipulator appears to be helpful, charming, even ingratiating or seductive, but is covertly hostile, domineering....[The victim] is perceived as an aggressor, competitor, or merely as an instrument to be used....The manipulation inevitably becomes the end-all and is no longer qualified by the reality principle." In other words, there are no checks on the psychopath's behavior--anything goes. The Psychopath divides the world into suckers, sinners, and himself. He discharges powerful feelings of terror and rage by dominating and humiliating his victims. He is particularly successful when, through an overlay of charm, he makes an ally of his victim--a process sometimes described as emotional vampirism or emotional terrorism. Examples of this type of manipulation are plentiful in the literature of Jonestown and other cultic groups. It is especially prevalent in the one-on-one cultic relationship, where there is direct involvement with the manipulator. 3. Grandiose Sense of Self The cult leader enjoys tremendous feelings of entitlement. He believes everything is owed to him as a right. Preoccupied with his own fantasies, he must always be the center of attention. He presents himself as the "Ultimate One" enlightened, a vehicle of God, a genius, the leader of humankind, and sometimes even the most humble of humble. He has an insatiable need for adulation and attendance. His grandiosity may also be a defense against inner emptiness, depression, and a sense of insignificance. Paranoia often accompanies the grandiosity, reinforcing the isolation of the group and the need for protection against a perceived hostile environment. In this way, he creates an us-versus-them mentality. 4.Pathological Lying Psychopaths lie coolly and easily, even when it is obvious they are being untruthful. It is almost impossible for them to be consistently truthful about either a major or minor issue. They lie for no apparent reason, even when it would seem easier and safer to tell the truth. This is sometimes called "crazy lying." Confronting their lies may provoke an unpredictably incense rage or simply a Buddha-like smile. |
