Comments on: Forget Church On Sunday: 3 New Religions With A Modern Twist

By: Jon Sledge

Jon Sledge — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:36:00 +0000

Hey there, I just wanted to say that as someone who has been exposed to knowledgism, never a part of scientology, and the only other formal literacy training being the public education system, it has been extremely beneficial. I am not sure the environment of dallas ranch these days, and have never been there. But from the one course that I took ten years ago at a friends house, I have always been different and better off to handle life
One thing to realize here, is that truth is truth, no matter where you hear it, and in what language. A lot of the knowledgism data stems from roman great leaders and thinkers from past. Cicero, edison, to name a couple. They have a book on the site, ” secrets to increasing your power wealth and happiness for around $50 the last time I checked. This really covers all the tech, if you really get what is being communicated in that book. If you are looking for ways to solve, unsolvable problems, I would give it a try. I could easily spend $50 in one night on long island ice teas:). Oh, also, never let a cult dominate you. Listen to your intuition, always question, investigate, and study the world around you. The deism idea’s are complementary to knowledgism, in my opinion. http://www.deism.com
and knowledgism.com

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By: Paul Misiunas

Paul Misiunas — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:38:46 +0000

I’d like to clarify the following: “…but suspiciously has a link to “Scientology Public Relations…”

The actual link is: Scienotology Public Relations (more info at gathering-minds.net/aboutpublicrelations)

The slight difference in spelling is a play on the word ‘Scientology’ and comes from a series of postings that I did in 1999 to the newsgroup alt.religion.scientology when the so-called ‘official’ Scientology PR department began posting there. In the above link you can also read this line: “Truth is where you find it, not where it is said to be found.” It’s interesting to note that Mr. Walter actually used that line in his signature for a time – and I say that knowing full well of the dark side that some so-called ’spiritual’ practices embrace.

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By: Amanda Soo

Amanda Soo — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:47:23 +0000

My best friend, who is an active member of Soka Gakkai Malaysia, told me before that she has seen Buddhists and Hindus in the organization too. According to her, and like what Christine mentioned, Soka Gakkai is not always regarded as a religion. It’s more like a cultural institution. She’s not a very religious person, but she’s involved in many of the organization’s cultural activities (such as performances).

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By: GG

GG — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:33:28 +0000

Cheers for the article Christine.

A record more than 35,000 people at Stonehenge for the solstice yesterday, so maybe the UK is going back to our roots, and away from all the fads and money-making schemes.

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By: Avitty Mack

Avitty Mack — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:57:46 +0000

I’d be careful about using phrases like “the group known as Anonymous”. I’ve been posting anonymously on 4chan for years and the only reason that the hundreds/thousands of people who frequent the site are now being seen as an organisation is due to some misinformed Fox News releases and easily led youtubers.

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By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:13:51 +0000

Great article! The Legiao da Boa Vontade (League of Good Will) is another one, a new age church founded by a radio broadcaster in Brasilia. Their temple is pretty sweet too. http://www.lbv.org.br

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By: Christine Garvin

Christine Garvin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:17:10 +0000

Ross, the description of this site sums it up better than I can:

http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/about/
Incorporating original content and previously published articles from guest authors, BNT avoids “destination-specific” narratives and instead focuses on topics like philosophy, health, politics and culture…writing about stuff that matters: how to travel the world, respect other cultures, and discover the many paths to being a global citizen.

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:49:36 +0000

Yeah, Church of the FSM!

Awesome article…it always comes back to money, doesn’t it?

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By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:01:44 +0000

What I want to know is why does a travel site run so many religion articles? I can understand that religion is a big part of culture which is a big part of travel, but this is another article that doesn’t even attempt to tie religion to travel.

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By: christine

christine — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:14:37 +0000

Colin, thanks for the tip on Anonymous. Here’s their website: http://www.religionanonymous.net/.

Any more out there?

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