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Which spiritual was considered one of the civil rights movements?

"We Shall Overcome" is considered to be the anthem of the civil rights movement. It is believed that this song was derived from a gospel song written by the Rev. Charles Tindl… (MORE)

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Is Grail Movement a cult?

YES! It is a bunch of idiots! They WRECKED many of my firnedshipsa and casue my 1st marriage to fail! KEEP AWAY from ANYONE who has to do with them! They cater to women wi… (MORE)

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Camizintx

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How do you get out of a cult?

Deprogramming by a professionally trained individual or individuals if leaving is involuntary...if voluntary, complete separation from everyone & everything associated with th… (MORE)

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Renate Jakupca

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Who is the Spiritual Father of the Environmental Art Movement?

American Cultural Ambassador David Jakupca is credited and accepted with being the Founding and Spiritual Father of the Environmental Art Movement by many organizations includ…ing the United Nations, Earth Island Institute, Time Magazine, State of Ohio and many others. Jakupca is responsible for enlightening the art community to the new genre of Environmental Art when he founded the International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) in 1987 at the historic ARK in Berea. The mission of ICEA is: Assisting in the understanding of the relationship between Humans and their Environment through the Arts to promote a sustainable global Culture of Peace. Jakupca asserts that, "Respect for human and environmental rights and greater understanding between people from different racial and religious backgrounds must be the first step of society in today's fast-changing, globalized world." This goal is accomplished according to Jakupca, by focusing on the creative process and affirming that Environmental Art is a catalyst for social change by empowering participants, transforming environments and contributing to collective healing and economic development. Jakupca's Theory on Environmental Arts (ICEALITY)* was enthusiastically embraced by the United Nations and was featured in many of their World Conferences; 1- 1992 Earth Summit on the Environment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2- 1993 World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, Austria 3- 1994 World Conference on Population and Development, Cairo, Egypt 4- 1995 World Conference on Women, Beijing, China 5- 1996 Habitat II- UN Conference on Human Settlements, Istanbul, Turkey 6- 2000 World's Fair, Expo2000, Hannover, Germany 7- 2001 World Conference on Racism, Durban, South Africa 8- 2002 World Summit on Sustainability, Johannesburg, South Africa 9- 2003 World Conference on Peace, Verbania, Italy 10- 2005 World Conference on Peace, Verbania, Italy 11- 2007 World Peace Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico The result of this major global public promotion at the United Nations level, is that the Theory of Iceality on Environmental Arts is now considered as the cornerstone of the modern sustainable global Environmental Art Movement and this concept is now replicated by urban designers, architects and artists throughout the World. *'ICEALITY" is the measure of the connection between the environment plus civic engagement through arts and culture which results in a sustainable positive and peaceful quality of life for all living things. (MORE)

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Luke Dennison

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What does the theme of movement help geographers to understand?

The answer is, how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another. I hope this helps(I just did the test that is how I know..)

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What is better the you phone 5c or 5s?

the 5s because it has better service but it dosent have diffrent colrs just silver gold and black

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Ipodhead999

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What is a cult?

"followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader" In my opinion, … (MORE)

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Is the unification movement started by Sun Myung Moon a cult?

People who are in it will say no. Most who are not in it will say yes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I W…AS A UNIFICATION CHURCH MEMBER FOR ALMOST 20 YRS. I HAVE READ AND HEARD MANY NEGATIVE ANECDOTES ABOUT THE UNIFICATION CHURCH MEMBERS, ABOUT REV. MOON, HIS CHILDREN, HIS WIFE AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHURCH! IN MY EARLY YEARS AS A CHURCH MEMBER, I WORKED VERY HARD EVERYDAY, SOMETIMES 7DAYS A WEEK 12 HOURS A DAY FUNDRAISING AND WITNESSING. I OBSERVED MANY IRREGULARITIES IN THE BEHAVIOR OF MEMBERS INCLUDING QUESTIONABLE BEHAVIOR BY THE LEADERS, THINGS LIKE ILICIT RELATIONSHIPS, LIES AND DECEPTIVE FUNDRAISING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES TO NAME A FEW THINGS. I BELIEVED, AS DID MANY, THAT THESE DECEPTIVE METHODS WERE OK TO USE BECAUSE WE WERE "SAVING THE WORLD." NOONE TOLD ME TO DO THOSE DECEPTIVE THINGS, BUT I DID THEM BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY OF SALVATION TO ANY AND ALL WHO GAVE $$ "TO GOD." EVEN IF THE PEOPLE I WAS COLLECTING THE MONIES FROM WERE NOT AWARE THAT I WAS COLLECTING FOR THE UNIFICATION CHURCH, ULTIMATELY, THE FUNDS WOULD BE USED TO DO GOD'S WILL AND THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTED WOULD BE BLESSED. THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME, AT THE TIME. YES, STORIES LIKE THIS ONE ARE COMMON AMONG EX-MEMBERS AND MAY BE EVEN CURRENT MEMBERS, TOO. ONE COULD SAY THE SAME ABOUT ANY CHRISTIAN CHURCH OR ANY OTHER CHURCH AT ALL, A TEMPLE, A SINAGOGUE, MOSQUE,ETC. IF YOU GOOGLE ANY INSTITUTION FOR SIGNS OF ABUSE OR CORRUPTION YOU WILL FIND IT. ANYONE CAN SEARCH AND FIND SOME OF THE SAME ABUSE, NEGLECT AND DECEIT BY CHRISTIAN AND NON CHRISTIAN MEMBERS AND LEADERS ALIKE. THE FACT THAT A PERSON BECOMES A MEMBER OF AN INSTITUTION OR A RELIGION, DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT PERSONS OWNS A SENSE OF INTEGRITY AND GOODSNESS. WHAT I HAVE NEVER HEARD IS ANYONE DISPUTE IN A COHERENT AND INTELLECTUALLY SOUND MANNER, THE VALIDITY OF THE UNIFICATIONS CHURCH'S PHILOSOPHY, THE DIVINE PRINCIPLE. THE DIVINE PRINCIPLE IS VERY UNIQUE AND A VERY VALUABLE TOOL OF SPIRITUAL QUALITY. I MUST SAY THAT I DID BENEFIT AND MY FAMILY AS WELL, THROUGH THE UNDERDSTANDING AND PRACTICE OF THE DIVINE PRINCIPLE. I THINK THAT THE IDEALS AND OBJECTIVES PRESENTED IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE DIVINE PRINCIPLE, ARE PROFOUND AND DEEPLY EFFECTIVE, AS IT ADDRESSES WITH CLARITY AND SOUNDNESS INTERNAL QUESTIONS AND PRACTICES ABOUT WHO WE ARE AS INDIVIDUALS AND WHAT OUR ULTIMATE PURPOSE IN THIS WORLD IS. I HAVE HAD DOUBTS ABOUT MANY THINGS RELATING TO EXTERNAL APPEARANCE OF THE UNIFICATION CHURCH BUT NEVER IN REGARDS TO ITS PHYLOSOPHY. THERE ARE A GREAT MANY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFICATION CHURCH WHO LIVE TRUE TO THE DIVINE PRINCIPLE'S TEACHINGS AND WHO HAVE PROVEN TO BE INDIVIDUALS OF IMPECABLE CHARACTER, THEY ARE OUTSTANDING CITIZENS, SACRIFICIAL, TRUE FRIENDS, TRUE PARENTS AND TRUE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. I CAN NOT SAY THAT WHAT IS OFTEN SAID ABOUT REV. MOON IS TRUE OR FALSE! I TRULY DONT KNOW. I CAN NOT DISAGREE WITH THOSE WHO SAY THAT THERE WERE OR ARE ABUSES OF ALL KINDS AT TIMES. I CAN SAY THAT I DID WITNESS ON THE PART OF THE LEADERSHIP, QUESTIONABLE BEHAVIOR AND THAT IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO JUSTIFY THE BEHAVIOR AND CERTAIN REPORTS OF THE DEEDS OF MEMBERS OF THE REV. MOON'S FAMILY. I DO NOT KNOW IF REV. FAILED IN HIS MISSION TO DELIVER THIS GREAT TRUTH TO THE WORLD, OR IF HE IS UNJUSTLY JUDGED. I SIMPLY DO NOT KNOW! WHAT I DO KNOW WITH A STRONG DEGREE OF CERTAINTY IS THAT I AND MY FAMILY AS WELL AS COUNTLESS OTHER PEOPLE, DID, AND HAVE BEEN BENEFITING FROM THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF THE TEACHINGS OF THE DIVINE PRINCIPLE. I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO READ OBJECTIVELY AND TO ANALIZE WITH THEIR HEART AND MIND THE DEPTH OF THIS OLD AND NEW UNDERSTANDING ABOUT GOD AND THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE. == A very fine, personal-experience answer. Just undo the CAPS LOCK key. (MORE)

Lila Dreieck

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I've studied and been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) my entire life.

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Is the Latter Day Saint movement a cult?

The definition of "cult" is "a system of religious worship" or "followers of a system of religious practices". By that definition every religion is a cult, including those rel… (MORE)

Anand Mehta

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Statistician / Economist formerly employed in various Government Departments in the UK, freelance mathematics and statistics tutor since retiring in 2008, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.

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What is the answer to 20c plus 5 equals 5c plus 65?

20c + 5 = 5c + 65 Divide through by 5: 4c + 1 = c + 13 Subtract c from both sides: 3c + 1 = 13 Subtract 1 from both sides: 3c = 12 Divide both sides by 3: c = 4