05-22-2006, 08:10 PM
came in email:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Opus Dei Network, cult or christism?
Slowly, the western world is awakening to the nature of the church organizations, Opus Dei of the Catholic church, in particular. Opus Dei means 'work of God'.
Opus Dei is said to have $3 billion in assets. Listen to the stunning video at http://www.nbc11.com/video/9235197/index.html Does Opus Dei have a dark side? NBC11 examines both sides of Opus Dei and asks questions about whether there's a dark side to the secret society. See also the reality of the headquarters of OD in Rome at http://www.nbc11.com/video/9233201/index.html
Oaths taken at this entity are comparable to the Jesuit oath versions on the internet and in Congressional record. The interesting feature that oath is seen to be lived by. Practise self-mortification or inflict pain on oneself? Try out membership of Opus Dei. No wonder some neighborhoods in Indiana are getting worried about the spread of the christist cult. http://www.wndu.com/news/052006/news_49791.php
This is not about an anecdotal event. It is about the ethos of a christist organization and the rules which the faithful are expected to live by. Coming soon, New testimonies:Â
  "Opus Dei Recruits Minors and Deceives Church Officials"
   "Fathers, don't let your sons grow up to be Opus Dei recruits"
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<b>1. Books that can be read by all, even children; for example, Heidi, Marco, some stories of the Grimm Brothers, and all books written by members of Opus Dei.
2. Reading generally recommended, although it may require a little formation. In the libraries of the centers, the public, numeraries and associate members have access to books with the 1 and 2 ratings.
3. Books that can be read by those who have formation. The books may have inconvenient scenes or commentaries. Permission is needed by their spiritual director.
4. Books that can be read by those who have formation and have a necessity to read them. Permission is needed by their spiritual director.
5. Books that are not possible to be read, except with special permission from the advisory (in New York).
6. Prohibited reading. In order to read them permission is needed by the Prelate of Opus Dei (in Rome). </b>
http://odan.org/index.htm This site is a revelation. On May 19, there was an interview by Paula Zahn on CNN.
The person interviewed was a young woman from a poor background from Europe who was recruited as a numerary assistant. She was recruited to cook in and clean the opulent centers of Opus Dei.
Read the full, horrifying interview at http://www.odan.org/tw_basic_human_right...olated.htm
In her book, Beyond the Threshold: A Life in Opus Dei, (by Maria del Carmen Tapia, Continuum Publishing Company, New York), she notes: "According to the Founder, an auxiliary could never aspire to be more than a good servant... In countries where numeraries and servants perform housekeeping in centers of male members of the prelature, they receive a salary, though a low one, but no social security. On the principle of poverty, these salaries go directly to the coffers of the house where the servants live. The servants do not receive any money. It is supposed that the numeraries who accompany them will pay for whatever purchases are made. Naturally, when they need clothes or shoes, they get them, but they do not handle any money."
She was recruited by one of the catering colleges of Opus Dei. She was lured by an advertisement which offered young girls certification in household management and cookery and guaranteed full-time permanent positions at the conclusion of the catering course.
Now, read this about a numerary's account in Bay Area: <!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> These men did wear a small spiky chain around their thighs each day as penance, but: Mariano Curat, former numerary, 9 years: "The psychological pain for me was much worse than the physical pain."Â <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=a...nt_7&id=4168073
Talk of NRMs. This should be the next topic for an NRM seminar which should be organized by Greg Treverton in an entity run in Stanford called RAND. See a critique of their previous seminar on NRM at http://www.india-forum.com/articles/103/1/ Exploring religious conflicts? This is apposite since RAND seems to have become the new NRM, the New Religious Media.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Opus Dei Network, cult or christism?
Slowly, the western world is awakening to the nature of the church organizations, Opus Dei of the Catholic church, in particular. Opus Dei means 'work of God'.
Opus Dei is said to have $3 billion in assets. Listen to the stunning video at http://www.nbc11.com/video/9235197/index.html Does Opus Dei have a dark side? NBC11 examines both sides of Opus Dei and asks questions about whether there's a dark side to the secret society. See also the reality of the headquarters of OD in Rome at http://www.nbc11.com/video/9233201/index.html
Oaths taken at this entity are comparable to the Jesuit oath versions on the internet and in Congressional record. The interesting feature that oath is seen to be lived by. Practise self-mortification or inflict pain on oneself? Try out membership of Opus Dei. No wonder some neighborhoods in Indiana are getting worried about the spread of the christist cult. http://www.wndu.com/news/052006/news_49791.php
This is not about an anecdotal event. It is about the ethos of a christist organization and the rules which the faithful are expected to live by. Coming soon, New testimonies:Â
  "Opus Dei Recruits Minors and Deceives Church Officials"
   "Fathers, don't let your sons grow up to be Opus Dei recruits"
There is a gradation system for books <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->--<b>1. Books that can be read by all, even children; for example, Heidi, Marco, some stories of the Grimm Brothers, and all books written by members of Opus Dei.
2. Reading generally recommended, although it may require a little formation. In the libraries of the centers, the public, numeraries and associate members have access to books with the 1 and 2 ratings.
3. Books that can be read by those who have formation. The books may have inconvenient scenes or commentaries. Permission is needed by their spiritual director.
4. Books that can be read by those who have formation and have a necessity to read them. Permission is needed by their spiritual director.
5. Books that are not possible to be read, except with special permission from the advisory (in New York).
6. Prohibited reading. In order to read them permission is needed by the Prelate of Opus Dei (in Rome). </b>
http://odan.org/index.htm This site is a revelation. On May 19, there was an interview by Paula Zahn on CNN.
The person interviewed was a young woman from a poor background from Europe who was recruited as a numerary assistant. She was recruited to cook in and clean the opulent centers of Opus Dei.
Read the full, horrifying interview at http://www.odan.org/tw_basic_human_right...olated.htm
In her book, Beyond the Threshold: A Life in Opus Dei, (by Maria del Carmen Tapia, Continuum Publishing Company, New York), she notes: "According to the Founder, an auxiliary could never aspire to be more than a good servant... In countries where numeraries and servants perform housekeeping in centers of male members of the prelature, they receive a salary, though a low one, but no social security. On the principle of poverty, these salaries go directly to the coffers of the house where the servants live. The servants do not receive any money. It is supposed that the numeraries who accompany them will pay for whatever purchases are made. Naturally, when they need clothes or shoes, they get them, but they do not handle any money."
She was recruited by one of the catering colleges of Opus Dei. She was lured by an advertisement which offered young girls certification in household management and cookery and guaranteed full-time permanent positions at the conclusion of the catering course.
Now, read this about a numerary's account in Bay Area: <!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> These men did wear a small spiky chain around their thighs each day as penance, but: Mariano Curat, former numerary, 9 years: "The psychological pain for me was much worse than the physical pain."Â <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=a...nt_7&id=4168073
Talk of NRMs. This should be the next topic for an NRM seminar which should be organized by Greg Treverton in an entity run in Stanford called RAND. See a critique of their previous seminar on NRM at http://www.india-forum.com/articles/103/1/ Exploring religious conflicts? This is apposite since RAND seems to have become the new NRM, the New Religious Media.
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