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How many groups do this??

Dr. Robert J. Lifton's Eight Criteria for Thought Reform


Milieu Control. This involves the control of information and communication both within the environment and, ultimately, within the individual, resulting in a significant degree of isolation from society at large.

Mystical Manipulation. There is manipulation of experiences that appear spontaneous but in fact were planned and orchestrated by the group or its leaders in order to demonstrate divine authority or spiritual advancement or some special gift or talent that will then allow the leader to reinterpret events, scripture, and experiences as he or she wishes.

Demand for Purity. The world is viewed as black and white and the members are constantly exhorted to conform to the ideology of the group and strive for perfection. The induction of guilt and/or shame is a powerful control device used here.

Confession. Sins, as defined by the group, are to be confessed either to a personal monitor or publicly to the group. There is no confidentiality; members' "sins," "attitudes," and "faults" are discussed and exploited by the leaders.

Sacred Science. The group's doctrine or ideology is considered to be the ultimate Truth, beyond all questioning or dispute. Truth is not to be found outside the group. The leader, as the spokesperson for God or for all humanity, is likewise above criticism.

Loading the Language. The group interprets or uses words and phrases in new ways so that often the outside world does not understand. This jargon consists of thought-terminating clichés, which serve to alter members' thought processes to conform to the group's way of thinking.

Doctrine over person. Member's personal experiences are subordinated to the sacred science and any contrary experiences must be denied or reinterpreted to fit the ideology of the group.

Dispensing of existence. The group has the prerogative to decide who has the right to exist and who does not. This is usually not literal but means that those in the outside world are not saved, unenlightened, unconscious and they must be converted to the group's ideology. If they do not join the group or are critical of the group, then they must be rejected by the members. Thus, the outside world loses all credibility. In conjunction, should any member leave the group, he or she must be rejected also. (Lifton, 1989)


THINK! THINK! THINK! look at how information is presented to you before accepting it as TRUTH!


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Living and Dying History and Human Survival 

Even more reason I am happy to be nappy!!!!!!!

From:EURweb.com

Pageant Looking for ‘Nappy Hair’ Beauties

Entry Deadline is December 18

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*The Miss Nappturality Pageant is seeking “America’s nest natural model.” Who will be crowned Miss Nappturality 2011?

A lady with locs, or a beauty with Bantus? The pageant, also known as America’s Next Natural Model, is looking for a new face to grace the pages of a national magazine and to represent one of its sponsors.

The online competition, which is in its third year, celebrates the beauty and versatility of natural hair.

It began in 2008 as a collaboration between the site owners of www.Going-Natural.com andwww.Nappturality.com, Mireille Liong and Patricia Gaines, respectively. Together their sites form a social network of well over 150,000 users who share information beyond the common interest of natural hair care.

Photos of the models have been used in commercials of sponsoring companies all over the country. The winning photos and respective interviews of the winners can be found onwww.Going-Natural.com.

For more information about the competition, sponsorship opportunities or becoming a model, email miss-np@going-natural.com or call 718-395-2537. (source: Journal and Times)

What if there were no Heaven and no Hell and no Religion???

Have you asked yourself that before?

Would you still be as kind if no Deity was judging you for eternal life or death?  Kindness should exist in you because that is what YOU WANT, not what others want from you.  The world does need more love, kindness, and truth.  Not for religious reasons, but for humanity.

Look inside your heart... is kindness there... just because?