They hold on to stuff for a long time. Have you seen that Travel Channel show about the tribe from New Guinea that comes to America? The chief's father met a couple of white guys during WW2 and sent a group to the US to find him.
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 3:37 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > I laugh my narrow a$$ off at this, especially the Prince Philip Movement. > Wonder if those brothers know that their deity is a racist bastich... > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 3:38 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> http://listverse.com/2009/09/10/10-extremely-weird-religions/ Originally, >> I wasn't going to post this, but I noticed that 2 of the groups were African >> American. >> >> 10 Extremely Weird Religions >> >> Share This- Published September 10, 2009 by *JFrater* - 318 >> Comments<http://listverse.com/2009/09/10/10-extremely-weird-religions/#idc-container> >> >> We have previously published a variety of lists on strange religious >> practices <http://listverse.com/2007/08/13/10-weird-religious-practices/>, >> religions you never knew >> existed<http://listverse.com/2008/07/08/top-10-religions-you-never-knew-existed/>, >> and weird cults <http://listverse.com/2007/09/15/top-10-cults/>, but not >> a list of bizarre religions. This list is designed to fill the gap by >> discussing ten religions that most of us have not heard of (for good reason >> as you will see). Be sure to use the comments to tell us about any other >> bizarre religions and, especially, your own experiences of them. >> >> 10 >> Scientology >> >> [image: >> Scientology1-2]<http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/scientology1-2.jpg> >> >> Scientology has featured on a previous list, but if I didn’t include it >> here the comments would be inundated with “where’s scientology?” questions. >> The Church of Scientology is a cult created by L Ron Hubbard (Elron) in 1952 >> as an outgrowth of his earlier self-help system called Dianetics. The Church >> of Scientology holds that at the higher levels of initiation (OT levels) >> mystical teachings are imparted that may be harmful to unprepared readers. >> These teachings are kept secret from members who have not reached these >> levels. In the OT levels, Hubbard explains how to reverse the effects of >> past-life trauma patterns that supposedly extend millions of years into the >> past. Among these advanced teachings is the story of Xenu (sometimes Xemu), >> introduced as an alien ruler of the “Galactic Confederacy.” According to >> this story, 75 million years ago Xenu brought billions of people to Earth in >> spacecraft resembling Douglas DC-8 airliners, stacked them around volcanoes >> and detonated hydrogen bombs in the volcanoes. The thetans then clustered >> together, stuck to the bodies of the living, and continue to do this today. >> Scientologists at advanced levels place considerable emphasis on isolating >> body thetans and neutralizing their ill effects. >> >> 9 >> Creativity Movement >> >> [image: Splc Hale >> 350X4501]<http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/splc_hale_350x4501.jpg> >> >> The Creativity Movement (formerly known as World Church Of The Creator), >> is a white separatist organization that advocates the whites-only religion, >> Creativity. It was also a descriptive phrase used by Ben Klassen, that >> included all adherents of the religion. The use of the term creator does not >> refer to a deity, but rather to themselves (white people). Despite the >> former use of the word Church in its name, the movement is atheistic. >> Creativity is a White Separatist religion that was founded by Ben Klassen in >> early 1973 under the name Church of the Creator. After Klassen’s death in >> 1993, Creativity almost died out as a religion until the New Church of the >> Creator was established three years later by Matthew F. Hale as its Pontifex >> Maximus (high priest), until his incarceration in January 2003 for plotting >> with the movement’s head of security, Anthony Evola (an FBI informant), to >> murder a federal judge. >> >> 8 >> Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth >> >> [image: Picture >> 2-81]<http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/picture-2-81.png> >> >> Obviously spelling is not a fundamental part of this religion! Thee Temple >> ov Psychick Youth (TOPY) was founded in 1981 by members of Psychic >> TV<http://listverse.com/2009/09/10/10-extremely-weird-religions/#>, >> Coil, Current 93, and a number of other individuals. The ever-evolving >> network is a loosely federated group of people operating as a unique blend >> of artistic collective, and practitioners of magic. TOPY is dedicated to the >> manifestation of magical concepts lacking mysticism or the worship of gods. >> The group focuses on the psychic and magical aspects of the human brain >> linked with “guiltless sexuality”. Throughout its existence, TOPY has been >> an influential group in the underground Chaos magic scene and in the wider >> western occult tradition. TOPY’s research has covered both Left-hand path >> and Right-hand path magick, various elements of psychology, art, music, and >> a variety of other media. Some of the influences on the network have been >> Aleister >> Crowley <http://listverse.com/2009/09/10/10-extremely-weird-religions/#>, >> Austin Osman Spare, and Brion Gysin. >> >> 7 >> Nation of Yahweh >> >> [image: >> 1Heavensfamilyufosmall]<http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/1heavensfamilyufosmall.jpg> >> >> The Nation of Yahweh is a predominantly African-American religious group >> that is the most controversial offshoot of the Black Hebrew Israelites line >> of thought. They were founded in 1979 in Miami by Hulon Mitchell, Jr., who >> went by the name Yahweh ben Yahweh. Their goal is to return African >> Americans, whom they see as the original Israelites, to Israel. The group >> departs from mainstream Christianity and Judaism by accepting Yahweh ben >> Yahweh as the >> Son<http://listverse.com/2009/09/10/10-extremely-weird-religions/#>of God. >> In this way, their beliefs are unique and distinct from that of >> other known Black Hebrew Israelite groups. The group has engendered >> controversy due to legal issues of its founder and has also faced >> accusations of being a black supremacist cult by the Southern Poverty Law >> Center and The Miami Herald. The SPLC has criticized the beliefs of the >> Nation of Yahweh as racist, stating that the group believed blacks are “the >> true Jews” and that whites were “white devils.” They also claim the group >> believed Yahweh ben Yahweh had a Messianic mission to vanquish whites and >> that they held views similar to the Christian Identity movement. >> >> 6 >> Church of All Worlds >> >> [image: >> Intervoz-Oberonskull-764368]<http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/intervoz-oberonskull-764368.jpg> >> >> The Church of All Worlds is a neo-pagan religion founded in 1962 by Oberon >> Zell-Ravenheart and his wife Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart. The religion >> evolved from a group of friends and lovers who were in part inspired by a >> fictional religion of the same name in the science fiction novel *Stranger >> in a Strange Land* by Robert A. Heinlein; the church’s mythology includes >> science fiction to this day. They recognize “Gaea,” the Earth Mother Goddess >> and the >> Father<http://listverse.com/2009/09/10/10-extremely-weird-religions/#>God, >> as well as the realm of Faeries and the deities of many other >> pantheons. Many of their ritual celebrations are centered on the gods and >> goddesses of ancient Greece. Following the tradition of using fiction as a >> basis for his ideas, Zell-Ravenheart recently founded *The Grey School of >> Wizardry* inspired in part by *Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry >> *, the school in the Harry Potter novels. >> >> >> >> 5 >> Universe People >> >> [image: Picture >> 1-131]<http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/picture-1-131.png> >> >> Universe people or Cosmic people of light powers (Czech: Vesmírní lidé sil >> světla) is a Czech religious movement centered around Ivo A. Benda. Its >> belief system is based upon the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations >> communicating with Benda and other “contacters” since October 1997 >> telepathically and later even by direct personal contact. According to Benda >> those civilizations operate a fleet of spaceships, led by Ashtar Sheran, >> orbiting the Earth. They closely watch and help the good and are waiting to >> transport their followers into another dimension. The Universe People’s >> teachings incorporate various elements from ufology (some foreign >> “contacters” are credited, though often also renounced after a time as >> misguided or deceptive), Christianity (Jesus was a “fine-vibrations” being) >> and conspiracy theories (forces of evil are supposed to plan compulsory >> chipping of the population). >> >> 4 >> Church of the SubGenius >> >> [image: 170] <http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/170.jpeg> >> >> The Church of the SubGenius is a parody religion that promotes slack, >> while in a meta-commentarial way, satirizes religion, conspiracy theories, >> UFOs, and popular culture. The church claims to have been founded in the >> 1950s by the “world’s greatest salesman” J. R. “Bob” Dobbs. “Bob” Dobbs is >> depicted as a cartoon of a Ward Cleaver-like man smoking a pipe. The church >> really started with the publication of SubGenius Pamphlet #1 in 1979. It >> found acceptance in underground pop-culture circles and has been embraced on >> college campuses, in the underground music scene, and on the Internet. An >> important SubGenius event occurred on July 5, 1998: X-Day. The Church had >> been predicting that on this day the world would be destroyed by invading >> alien armies known as the X-ists (which is short for “Men from Planet X”). >> When the event didn’t come to pass, the church administrator who predicted >> it was tarred and feathered – but allowed to continue on as administrator. >> Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) is a SubGenius minister. Patrick Volkerding, >> the founder and maintainer of Slackware Linux, is also a SubGenius >> affiliate<http://listverse.com/2009/09/10/10-extremely-weird-religions/#>, >> and he has confirmed the Church and “Bob” inspired the name for Slackware. >> >> 3 >> Prince Philip Movement >> >> [image: 43026131 >> Princephillip300]<http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/43026131_princephillip300.jpg> >> >> The Prince Philip Movement is a cargo cult of the Yaohnanen tribe on the >> southern island of Tanna in Vanuatu. The Yaohnanen believe that Prince >> Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the consort to Queen Elizabeth II, is a divine >> being, the pale-skinned >> son<http://listverse.com/2009/09/10/10-extremely-weird-religions/#>of a >> mountain spirit and brother of John Frum. According to ancient tales >> the son travelled over the seas to a distant land, married a powerful lady >> and would in time return. The villagers had observed the respect accorded to >> Queen Elizabeth II by colonial officials and came to the conclusion that her >> husband, Prince Philip, must be the son from their legends. When the cult >> formed is unclear, but it is likely that it was sometime in the 1950s or >> 1960s. Their beliefs were strengthened by the royal couple’s official visit >> to Vanuatu in 1974 when a few villagers had the opportunity to observe the >> prince from afar. Prince Philip was made aware of the religion and has >> exchanged gifts with its leaders and even visited them. >> >> 2 >> The Church of Euthanasia >> >> [image: Snuffit1]<http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/snuffit1.jpg> >> >> The Church of Euthanasia (CoE), is a political organization started by the >> Reverend Chris Korda (pictured above) in the Boston, Massachusetts area of >> the United States. According to the church’s website, it is “a non-profit >> educational<http://listverse.com/2009/09/10/10-extremely-weird-religions/#>foundation >> devoted to restoring balance between Humans and the remaining >> species on Earth.” The CoE uses sermons, music, culture jamming, publicity >> stunts and direct action combined with an underlying sense of satire and >> black >> humor<http://listverse.com/2009/09/10/10-extremely-weird-religions/#>to >> highlight Earth’s unsustainable population. The CoE is notorious for its >> conflicts with Pro-life Christian activists. According to the church’s >> website, the one commandment is “Thou shalt not procreate”. The CoE further >> asserts four principal pillars: suicide, abortion, cannibalism (“strictly >> limited to consumption of the already dead”), and sodomy (“any sexual act >> not intended for procreation”). Slogans employed by the group include “Save >> the Planet, Kill Yourself”, “Six Billion Humans Can’t Be Wrong”, and “Eat a >> Queer Fetus for Jesus”, all of which are intended to mix inflammatory issues >> to unnerve those who oppose abortion and homosexuality. >> >> 1 >> Nuwaubianism >> >> [image: Tama-Re 49-Filtered >> 1]<http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/tama-re-49-filtered_1.png> >> >> Nuwaubianism is an >> umbrella<http://listverse.com/2009/09/10/10-extremely-weird-religions/#>term >> used to refer to the doctrines and teachings of the followers of Dwight >> York. The Nuwaubians originated as a Black Muslim group in New >> York<http://listverse.com/2009/09/10/10-extremely-weird-religions/#>in the >> 1970s, and have gone through many changes since. Eventually, the >> group established a headquarters in Putnam County, Georgia in 1993, which >> they have since abandoned. York is now in prison after having been convicted >> on money laundering and child molestation charges, but Nuwaubianism endures. >> York developed Nuwaubianism by drawing on a wide range of sources which >> include Theosophy-derived New Age movements such as Astara as well as the >> Rosicrucians, Freemasonry, the Shriners, the Moorish Science Temple of >> America, the revisionist Christianity & Islam and the Qadiani cult of Mirza >> Ghulam Ahmad, the numerology of Rashad Khalifa, and the ancient astronaut >> theories of Zecharia Sitchin. White people are said in one Nuwaubian myth to >> have been originally created as a race of killers to serve blacks as a slave >> army, but this plan went awry. Here is a list of some of the more unusual >> Nuwaubian beliefs: >> >> 1. It is important to bury the afterbirth so that Satan does not use it to >> make a duplicate of the recently-born child >> 2. Furthermore, some aborted fetuses survive their abortion to live in the >> sewers, where they are being gathered and organized to take over the world >> 3. People were once perfectly symmetrical and ambidextrous, but then a >> meteorite struck Earth and tilted its axis causing handedness and shifting >> the heart off-center in the chest >> 4. Each of us has seven clones living in different parts of the world >> 5. Women existed for many generations before they invented men through >> genetic manipulation >> 6. Homo sapiens is the result of cloning experiments that were done on >> Mars using Homo erectus >> 7. Nikola Tesla came from the planet Venus >> 8. The Illuminati have nurtured a child, Satan’s son, who was born on 6 >> June 1966 at the Dakota House on 72nd Street in New York to Jacqueline >> Kennedy Onassis of the Rothschild/Kennedy families. The Pope was present at >> the birth and performed necromantic ceremonies. The child was raised by >> former U.S. president Richard Nixon and now lives in Belgium, where it is >> hooked up bodily to a computer called “The Beast 3M” or “3666.” >> >> The Nuwaubians built a city modelled on Ancient Egyptian buildings in >> Putnam County, Georgia (pictured above). It has now been demolished. >> >> Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike >> License <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>; additional >> terms may apply. Text is derived from Wikipedia. >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> >> > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
