Officials: 31 of 53 girls from sect ranch have been pregnant

[Deadly_Nightshade]

Officials: 31 of 53 girls from sect ranch have been pregnant

By MICHELLE ROBERTS

[Sand]

I agree. We really need to do something against religious cults like this that prey on children. This cult has two more compounds and it wouldn't surprise me that this sort of thing is going on there as well.

[Walsingham]

I think it's really as much a feature of ANY organisation that has no outside oversight. They attract and (more importantly) can't get rid of deviants.

[Nick_i_am]

How dissimilar to the Obsidian forum community.

[Walsingham]

How dissimilar to the Obsidian forum community.

 

Well, we do moderate from a heavily armed compound, but there's no ATF hanging around outside, just a bunch of sweaty nerds.

[thepixiesrock]

I agree. We really need to do something against religious cults like this that prey on children. This cult has two more compounds and it wouldn't surprise me that this sort of thing is going on there as well.

 

 

So it's fine if my non-religious cult does it?

[Laozi]

Call me old fashion but I think we should worship the sun and moon as powerful gods, and fear them.

[Walsingham]

Call me old fashion but I think we should worship the sun and moon as powerful gods, and fear them.

 

I'll get back to you once I've worked out what this dark thing is that's following me around. My parents (who died of old age at 25) told me it was a 'siadoooo'. I can't work it out, but it clearly needs to go on a diet.

[Laozi]

Its unfortunate that these type of things keep cropping up in Texas. Texans tend to naturally respect one another's right to privacy in most cases and it seems thats a calling card for organizations with these types of practices.

Edited May 6, 2008 by Laozi

[Walsingham]

Its unfortunate that these type of things keep cropping up in Texas. Texans tend to naturally respect one another's right to privacy in most cases and it seems thats a calling card for organizations with these types of practices.

 

It could also be that there's apt to be plenty of room in Texas.

[Laozi]

Yeah theres definitely something to that, its sparse enough for things like this to take root but not so much that it can go on indefinitely. You really get an idea of what a complete train wreck this whole deal is. Almost everyone on the ranch had the same dozen or so first and last names, so whenever the court reads some charges all the lawyers are like, are you talking about my Jeremiah Davis or that Jeremiah Davis? Is it Jeremiah Davis the first or third? Has this Jeremiah Davis been appointed a lawyer yet, are he and all his siblings going to have the same attorney?

[Cycloneman]

I agree. We really need to do something against religious cults like this that prey on children. This cult has two more compounds and it wouldn't surprise me that this sort of thing is going on there as well.

 

 

So it's fine if my non-religious cult does it?

How exactly do you plan to make a non-religious cult?

[thepixiesrock]

Hey, anybody here like videogames by any chance?

[kirottu]

Hey, anybody here like videogames by any chance?

 

Hey, I like games. Will you teach me oh pixies one?

[Walsingham]

I agree. We really need to do something against religious cults like this that prey on children. This cult has two more compounds and it wouldn't surprise me that this sort of thing is going on there as well.

 

 

So it's fine if my non-religious cult does it?

How exactly do you plan to make a non-religious cult?

 

 

Walsh's easy to follow guide to starting a cult:

 

First up, the whole point of a cult is having followers who obey your every command. Making such peopel is surprisingly easy. You need to aim to achieve a lot of secrecy, mysticism, and obedience. They all bundle up together. Having a heirarchy is good, both in organisational terms, and also in how close people can get to YOU the supreme leader. Ideally, once you have acolytes don't let anyone speak to you until they have been screened to an appropriate level by your existing acolytes. If any acolytes look promising, have them elevated to a higher status, and so on, installing as many levels as possible. As the number of levels increases make the lower levels more and more easy to join, while making the middle layers more demanding. You should aim for a gentle gradient of commitment, culminating in excessive commitment in the middle ranks. High ranks should be difficult to attain, but easy to retain except in competition from each other.

 

At this stage and in an ever increasing spiral ramp up secrecy surrounding what goes on. This will help make up for the patchwork nature of your beliefs ("I don't understand, but then I don't have sufficient clearance") and will also help isolate middle ranks from troublesome outsiders who ask too many questions, such as "Why am I strapped to this table?"

 

Pretty soon you'll find you have things ticking nicely along. Once you do the temptation to see exactly what your followers will do for you can be overwhelming. Just as a suggestion, have them break the human pyramid record. Extra points will be awarded if you can have some wear coloured robes, that spell out the word 'suckers'.