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# Geomancer Sentenced To Death For Murders. BEIJING (Reuters) A Chinese geo-
mancer was sentenced to death for poisoning 5 Hong Kong women and stealing
HK$1.2 million ($153,846). A court in the southern city of Shantou sentenced
Li Yuhui to death and confiscated his property after finding him guilty of
murdering three Hong Kong women and two teenage girls. He sold them deadly
cups of cyanide, claiming it would add years to their lives. Li, a 47-year-
old Shantou resident, was a self-styled master of feng shui, a traditional
Chinese belief that fortunes are decided by stars and the elements. Oops -
see http://nt.excite.com/news/r/990323/08/odd-geomancer and be enlightened.
: Is this what happens with sloppy feng shui? Didn't he bother to determine
his own fortune before embarking on this venture? Did his implant misfire?
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# Woman Died As Sect Tried To 'Purify' Her. MADRID (Reuters) - Officials say
the Belgian woman who died after an apparent sect ritual in Spain was suffo-
cated while performing an act supposed to "purify" her body. The woman was
subjected to a ceremony during which other sect members covered her with a
blanket and sat on her. The goal was to interrupt her breathing. They did a
fine job of it too - see http://nt.excite.com/news/r/990323/08/odd-ritual
: What's your favorite purification method? Do you like to gather together
with friends and sit on someone? Do the voices in your head tell you to, or
is it your own idea? Are belief systems like this self-extinguishing? Fun?
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# School Alters Policy To Recognize Witch. DETROIT (Reuters) - A suburban
Michigan high school settled a lawsuit with the ACLU, allowing an honor
student who practices witchcraft to wear the symbols of her religion to
class. Lincoln Park High School, located in a blue-collar community south of
Detroit, changed its policy so that 17-year-old Crystal Siefferly can wear a
pentagram, a symbol vital to her Wicca religion. But absolutely no brooms,
kettles or black cats - see http://nt.excite.com/news/r/990323/08/odd-witch
: Will society and the media ever distinguish between witchcraft and Wicca,
or are reporters & politicians purposefully obtuse? Does your belief system
honor suppressed symbols? Are they artistic, geometric, organic, expensive?
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# Rabbi Launches Love Guide Based On 10 Commandments. LONDON (Reuters) - A
Rabbi who caused a storm in Britain with his book "Kosher Sex" is now promo-
ting a new handbook: "Dating Secrets of the 10 Commandments.." Rabbi Shmuley
Boteach's new book, subtitled "Keep taking the tablets and find your perfect
soulmate," says biblical laws provide the best guide to finding lifelong
love. The rabbi resigned from his London synagogue after "Kosher Sex," which
said sexual gratification is essential for a successful relationship, out-
raged his Orthodox Jewish congregation. And they say Rabbis don't know how
to have fun - see http://nt.excite.com/news/r/990323/08/odd-rabbi
: Does your belief system endorse or prohibit any specific sexual practices?
Are rabbis better sex counselors than priests, televangelists, ayatollahs?
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@ Astrology & the Kremlin - VENUS/JUPITER CONJUNCTIONS & KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA. The Kremlin, operating underhandedly in cahoots with
"former" puppet states like Iraq, Serbia & North Korea, is shaping history
according to astrology. The megalomaniacal ruling elite in Moscow, Baghdad,
Belgrade and Pyongyang believe in astrology and are timing their most
important moves accordingly. www.freerepublic.com/forum/a36d520ac146d.htm
@ Moscow pulls the strings: www.freerepublic.com/forum/a36c8eee44bad.htm
@ "Global War Articles": http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~jpa94001/content.html
@ Chernobyl a sick experiment: http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~jpa94001/j46.html
: What is your favorite form of divination when you plan world domination?
Does it work well? Have you conquered the world yet? No? What's your excuse?
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Y2K-a-rama:
# HOPING FOR HYSTERIA. Like druids studying cattle entrails, Y2K doomsayers
scan for the first signs of panic. Henry Kissinger gave them what they
wanted. http://www.y2kculture.com/reactions/19990323.panic.html
# TAKING Y2K SERIOUSLY. A new book gets serious about personal preparation.
Y2K -- It's Not Too Late is not for the faint-hearted.
http://www.y2kculture.com/reviews/19990323.nottoolate.html
# SANYO ON THE CUTTING EDGE? Sanyo yanks a "Y2K compliant" logo from a
plastic cutting board. We tell you why.
http://www.y2kculture.com/reactions/19990319.cuttingedge.html
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SkeptiLinks:
@ The Mind Control Forum: http://www.mk.net/~mcf/
@ Rumor Mill News Agency: http://www.rumormillnews.com
@ Conspiracy Archives: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html
@ Even More Conspiracies: http://www.a-albionic.com/
@ NOAH'S ARK & THE CIA: http://www.vandra.clara.net/parvati/cianoah.htm
@ SKYWATCH INTERNATIONAL - UFO Research: www.skywatch-international.org/
@ PARASCOPE - Something Strange is happening: http://www.parascope.com/
@ CHEMICAL MANIPULATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS, Behavior, Health and Evolutionary
Potential in the Human Population: http://www.trufax.org/menu/chem.html
$ Shamanism and the Drug Propaganda: http://www.kalyx.com/cover.htm
$ GRAND ORIENT FREEMASONERY UNMASKED:
http://www.catholictreasures.com/descrip/10269.html
# The Holy Inquisition - Myth or Reality?
http://www.catholictradition.org/inqui.htm
@ Christian Cults: http://www.netcentral.co.uk/steveb/cults/cults.html
@ Suicide Cults: http://www.netcentral.co.uk/steveb/cults/suicide.html
@ UFO Cults: http://www.netcentral.co.uk/steveb/cults/ufo.html
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