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    Anniversary of Jim Jones death

    Remember that people are susceptible to terrible cult ideologies.


    Also, today was the Birthday ( disputed by wiki.. the date listed there is different) of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a rock star of his time.

    Birthday of Sojourner Truth and Louis-Jacques Daguerre

    Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Helena View Post
    Remember that people are susceptible to terrible cult ideologies.


    Also, today was the Birthday ( disputed by wiki.. the date listed there is different) of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a rock star of his time.

    Birthday of Sojourner Truth and Louis-Jacques Daguerre


    Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address.
    "Remember that people are susceptible to terrible cult ideologies."

    If trump called for such an event I imagine he would draw a nice crowd.
    Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I digress....

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    Trump is not the subject of this thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Helena View Post
    Remember that people are susceptible to terrible cult ideologies.


    Also, today was the Birthday ( disputed by wiki.. the date listed there is different) of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a rock star of his time.

    Birthday of Sojourner Truth and Louis-Jacques Daguerre

    Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address.
    https://medium.com/s/how-to-cult/why...s-ecdf5c6af848

    Why Do People Join Cults?

    And why do they leave?

    “These people are often idealists. They think they will make a difference to humanity, or that they will best serve their god or their ideals within the group. Individuals who are recruited are also often young adults in the middle or upper class,” Robert Pardon, director of the New England Institute of Religious Research, told IBTimes UK.
    The combination of idealism — which may lead an individual to reject certain societal conventions — and emotional upheaval often means that the vulnerable individual is actively searching for “solutions” to his or her problems. Cults provide the “structure, authority, and close social contacts” that can feel like both solution and purpose.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Helena View Post
    Remember that people are susceptible to terrible cult ideologies.


    Also, today was the Birthday ( disputed by wiki.. the date listed there is different) of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a rock star of his time.

    Birthday of Sojourner Truth and Louis-Jacques Daguerre

    Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address.
    You see it all the time. It's people who are ignorant of His word. If you don't know what the Bible says, how do you know the preacher is telling His truth. Jim Jones should have never happened. Red flags were all over the place. Copeland, Hagee, and many others, there are red flags all around them and people still listen to them. Look at Trump and his female preacher, she is not saved.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roadmaster View Post
    ... Look at Trump and his female preacher, she is not saved.
    How do you know this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    How do you know this?
    If you knew the Bible you would know how I know this. That is the whole problem today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roadmaster View Post
    If you knew the Bible you would know how I know this. That is the whole problem today.

    One doesn't need to be perfect and live a sin free life to be saved. They only need to accept Christ.

    Now, how do you know Trump's pastor not saved?

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    Irony... a thread about the anniversary of Jim Jones' death turns into a cult-like discussion on being saved.

    Very little besides phenomenons like this maintain my belief in a higher being.
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