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  • Prop. 8 Protest - A Beautiful Sight
    I love the energy at this anti-Prop. 8 protest in San Diego. This bad law is SO getting tossed. You can’t write discrimination into the state constitution without a supermajority and for a damn good reason. A bunch of filthy out-of-state money and lying TV spots don’t get these bigots a win. California is better [...]

  • Happiness In Slavery
    Following is a review posted at amazon.com of Alex Reichardt’s book All For the Love of God: Life with Mark Prophet, A Modern-Day Mystic: Today it feels important to tell you that I bless the day we met, and will continue to do so until I’ve taken my last breath. Your endless gifts to me [...]

  • The Futurist Predictions
    Top ten forecasts from The Futurist magazine, worth a read: 1. Everything you say and do will be recorded by 2030. By the late 2010s, ubiquitous, unseen nanodevices will provide seamless communication and surveillance among all people everywhere. Humans will have nanoimplants, facilitating interaction in an omnipresent network. Everyone will have a [...]

  • Mark Prophet, The Man and the Myth: Part 6
    Mark Prophet celebrates his last Christmas with staff in 1972. Florence Scott can be seen far right. by Peter Arnone Continued from Part 5 Forbidden Romance, Printing Errors and Conspiracy Theories Florence Scott (Miller) was the most beloved and respected staff member of all time. She was the executive secretary and eventually became a board member [...]

  • Mark Prophet, The Man and the Myth: Part 5
    Mark, Elizabeth, and Sean Prophet with members in Ghana, West Africa c. 1972 by Peter Arnone Continued from Part 4 Wine, Meatballs, and Horseplay For those who think one has to be a moron to join a cult, they are grossly mistaken. The most articulate and honorable people imaginable were members of the Summit Lighthouse. One [...]

  • Mark Prophet, The Man and the Myth: Part 4
    Mark Prophet with staff at Thanksgiving dinner c. late 1960s by Peter Arnone Continued from Part 3 Mistreatment of the elderly and violation of the priest-penitent relationship The morning Mark had his stroke I was really upset. I had a little time off that Saturday morning in late February and was on my way into town. [...]

  • Mark Prophet, The Man and the Myth: Part 3
    Mark and Elizabeth Prophet pose with Mother Teresa c. 1970 by Peter Arnone Continued from Part 2 The Staff Meetings Mark conducted staff meetings every Monday morning. In addition, there were staff meetings that could be called at any time for any reason. La Tourelle, the "Citadel of Freedom" as Mark called it, could [...]

  • Mark Prophet, The Man and the Myth: Part 2
    Mark and Elizabeth Prophet leading a service at La Tourelle (Colorado Springs) Early 1970s by Peter Arnone Continued from Part 1 Favoritism and Punishment: Dishing out Past Lives Old enough to be her father, Mark was smitten with the sweet young thing, even such that both were already married. Elizabeth though, had more on her mind than serving [...]


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