--- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just read the article. He is so screwed. It's really > too bad that he will not be judged by his political > ability but by his association with the "international > pseudo religious cult."
I disagree and I'll use the John Kennedy/Pope analogy to make my point. When Kennedy ran in '60 one of the issues that was raised was his Catholicism and whether the Pope as the head of the Catholic Church and the person to whom, in theory anyway, all Catholics are supposed to be obedient to, would have undue influence on Kennedy should he be elected President (one of the reasons given for Catholic presidential candidate Alfred Smith's defeat in '28). Kennedy addressed the concern and responded to his critics directly. He emplasized the separation of church and state, etc. See: http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/66.htm And I, for one, can't imagine that Kennedy would EVER have let the Pope have undue influence upon him or his presidency. However, with Scranton is there anyone on this forum that believes for one minute that MMY would NOT be both an advisor and confidant to Scranton if he were elected to office? I don't doubt it for a minute. Anyone who would: 1) send their kid to MIU for an education and subject the kid to the cult influences there (and, by the way, I'm an MIU graduate myself); and 2) allow their kid to participate in the MIU broshure testimonial referenced to in the article (with all the happy talk and smiley photos) ...is, if not directly influenced by a cult, can be fairly considered under suspicion of BEING influenced by that cult. And, at the very least, is fair game for the kind of investigative scrutiny that Scranton is now under. By the way, I am surprised that the question of Scranton's marriage has not yet been an issue. I heard the rumour more than 20 years ago that his marriage was either arranged by MMY or that Scranton got MMY's blessings and permission before he married her... > In my resume I note that I > graduated with a BA from Maharishi International > University ('78). I have no problems talking to people > about this and always praise MIU because I had a great > academic experience there. It has never created any > problem until several years ago when I applied for a > clinical supervisory position at a mental health > facility. I met with the facilities board of directors > and this one guy kept on drilling me about MIU and TM. > He wouldn't let it go no matter what I said and was > trying to make it sound like I had done something very > strange by going there. Finally another board member > got very impatient with him and told him that she did > TM and knew all about MIU. By the way, I didn't get > the job! But that's another story. > > --- feste37 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yes, what a catastrophe it would be if it turned out > > that he was > > interested in better health, longevity, reduced drug > > use, and world > > peace. I doubt whether Pennsylvania would ever be > > able to get over it. > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Someone on alt.m.t posted a link to this Web > > article: > > > > > > The Strange World of Bill Scranton > > > Pennsylvania Governor Candidate Must Explain > > Ongoing Cult Ties > > > > > > ** A POLITICS1.COM EXCLUSIVE : Please Credit ** > > > > > > August 1, 2005 > > > > > > by Ron Gunzburger > > > > > > Former Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Bill > > Scranton III (R) has > > > been less than candid in how he and his campaign > > are spinning his > > > close and continuing ties to the purported > > international pseudo- > > > religious cult led by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi -- > > despite his claims > > > these connections no longer exist. With polls now > > showing Scranton > > > running within a few points of incumbent Governor > > Ed Rendell (D), > > > voters have a right to know what influence these > > cult connections > > > could have on how Scranton would govern the state > > if elected.... > > > > > > Read the whole article here: > > > > > > http://www.politics1.com/scranton-maharishi.htm > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
