tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19282866.post115221039042999140..comments2023-09-05T01:06:13.743-07:00Comments on lumpy onion monophony: On Father(s)Colin Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077635386921418810noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19282866.post-1155189786328382612006-08-09T23:03:00.000-07:002006-08-09T23:03:00.000-07:00Well, the thing about brainwashing is that it requ...Well, the thing about brainwashing is that it requires that people wash their own brains. We all have faiths that we adhere to, in one fashion or another (even that delightful cynic yer shacked up with)...in James' case, his return to religion wrought a marked positive influence in his life. At the end of the day, it's what you do with your beliefs that matters...though having said that, certain organizations make hay with their definitions of a good life. Dirty, shit-filled hay. You can see many of them on Vision.Colin Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12077635386921418810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19282866.post-1155063496143211662006-08-08T11:58:00.000-07:002006-08-08T11:58:00.000-07:00Colin-- yes. Losing friends to proselytizing "happ...Colin-- yes. <BR/><BR/>Losing friends to proselytizing "happy clappies" is a confusing and upsetting experience I have had. What does it mean when a formerly vegetarian environmentalist feminist joins (is subsumed) by a church that insists animals don't have souls and women need to obey their husbands, and have them vow to do so in their marriage ceremony? My experience with "fundamentalist" organizations is that they drive wedges between friends and hold their members emotionally hostage. How sinister is it that so many people get "saved" by personality cults when they are at their most vulnerable? Ugh ugh ugh. People change, and everyone has a right to their own journey, but when a person's personality and beliefs change wholesale within weeks (weeks of brainwashing, in the case of my friend), I just have to say, it makes me go "hmmmmmm...."Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821939290048311556noreply@blogger.com