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Elizabeth Clare Prophet: No Secret Bank Accounts
There's a recurring rumor that Elizabeth Clare Prophet siphoned off money from her Church Universal and Triumphant and stashed it away in secret Swiss bank accounts. ...
Report: First Documentary Shoot
Greetings, readers! I'm back after a long posting hiatus, 2,800 miles of driving, and the Thanksgiving holiday, making for a highly productive inaugural shooting trip for ...
Documentary on CUT Bomb Shelters: Call for Participants
Eighteen years ago today was a D-day of sorts: October 2, 1989 was the day Elizabeth Clare Prophet (as "Saint Germain") had told her followers in ...
The Rank Absurdity of the ‘Law of Karma’
On this sixth anniversary of the Islamic atrocity in New York City, I dedicate this article to the victims, for whom both religious morality and the ...
‘El Morya’ has a myspace Profile
It seems believers will go to almost any length to keep their fantasies intact. Now 'El Morya' has a myspace profile, complete with a boatload ...
The Sword of the Lord
I know everyone's all upset right now over the "Imprecatory Prayer" flap involving Mike Huckabee and Rev. Wiley S. Drake of the First Southern Baptist ...
El Morya, You Have No Power!
Picking up on a recent post from Heather at Why Don't You Blog?, I've decided to tackle the spiritual 'founder' of my parents' cult, ...
Hate Video: The ‘Gay Atheist’
The above still is taken from a hate video, posted on YouTube, (which has since been removed for copyright violation). The original photo of my mother, ...
The Complicity of Members in Cultic Social Manipulation
It is not enough to blame leadership for the power dynamics and destructive nature of cults and religions. Members play an important and symbiotic role.
A "cult" ...
Murdering the Apostate Part 3: Harassment and Bribery
What kind of 'gift' would be so worthless a person would pay someone else $100 just to open it? What kind of person would become so ...
Murdering the Apostate Part 2: Identity Theft
[UPDATED 04.19.07]
It's hard to know whether to be flattered or disgusted. I guess I should take it as a strong measure of my effectiveness. Apparently my ...
Mother Dear
Over the past week, I found the song Mother Dear going through my head. I hadn't listened to it much since college, but there it was. ...
Yellowstone Rumbling, Tetons Sinking
If there was any truth at all to the cataclysmic prophecies Elizabeth Clare Prophet made in the 1980s, then Yellowstone Park should be the most geologically stable place on earth. ...
Evil, ID, Conspiracies, and Ignorance
I used to frown on terms like 'evil' because of how they have been abused. During my childhood in the 1960s and 1970s, such terms were ...
The Perils of Being an Outspoken Atheist
What's clear is that believers can't tolerate apostates. We become a threat to their fear-based systems. For daring to speak up and risk whatever divine retribution might be doled out, ...
Believe in the Force
Jedi Knights are the fourth largest religious group in Britain as listed in the 2001 census. No kidding. There are tens of thousands of Jedis in other countries as well. ...
CUT Admits Church Makes No Difference for Teens
The biggest factor in raising healthy children to adulthood is to make sure your kids know they can trust you. That no matter what they do, or what trouble they ...
Rush ‘Saved’ Me (And My Kids)
So I had a little time while I was packing. I guiltily grabbed my headphones to listen to the prohibited music, all in the name of research, of course ;-) ...
Set It On Fire
A friend sent me this song, by a band called OSI, a Dream Theater side project. The group sampled a recording made by my mom Elizabeth Clare Prophet, in which ...
Preying on Human Weakness
Posted at Salon in response to this article on the Mars Hill Church:
Since I was raised in a cult, (Church Universal and Triumphant), I have a special ...
More Astrology Follies
I'm highly skeptical of your claims about astrology, and I can cite multiple sources of double-blind tests showing that astrological readings fail utterly to predict anything about human beings or ...
My Idyllic Childhood
Commenter Brian Sweeney seems to be taking me to task for being 'angry' with my parents. Here is his comment:I told my son Roerick, "why would you want to go ...
Another Young CUT Survivor Speaks
I just ran across this brave, moving, and insightful paper by Merci Victoria Grace Hammon, who was born and raised in CUT. She left the church for good in ...
Growing up Religious
The Hellbound Alleee show:SHOW #109 Growing up Religiousguest : Sean ProphetLength: 1 hour
To save entire file, right-click here. To hear the section regarding "growing up religious," ...
No Regrets
The following email is very typical of what I have received over the years, and is an example of the giant gap of understanding I've had with ex-CUT-staff members. Most ...