I think we can all agree that Scientology is the main inspiration. However, I'm refering to when Cooper Blascoe first started it in Northern California in '68 and it was just about money, women and drugs. Since first reading Crisscross I've learned of a religion... okay, cult... called The Family International or Children of God. Started in Huntington Beach, California (yeah, yeah, Southern California) in '68. They gain converts by Flirty Fishing (or FFing). Which is, they have sex with people to convert them. Which, I think, is what Blascoe would have wanted. :p
Or I could be completely off.
Or I could be completely off.
[SIZE="3"]There were a number of these in California in the sixties. This particular group is new to me.[/SIZE]
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AlvinFox Wrote:I think we can all agree that Scientology is the main inspiration. However, I'm refering to when Cooper Blascoe first started it in Northern California in '68 and it was just about money, women and drugs. Since first reading Crisscross I've learned of a religion... okay, cult... called The Family International or Children of God. Started in Huntington Beach, California (yeah, yeah, Southern California) in '68. They gain converts by Flirty Fishing (or FFing). Which is, they have sex with people to convert them. Which, I think, is what Blascoe would have wanted. :p
Or I could be completely off.
Alvin, once we discussed about it. Check this link.
http://www.repairmanjack.com/forum/showt...rmentalism
But, well....any of cults are all alike. Sex, drugs, money.....geez! Now it reminded me of Aum Shinrikyo! :eek:
fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]There were a number of these in California in the sixties. This particular group is new to me.[/SIZE]
I was just wondering, since they like to use acronyms as well. Not just the 'FF' but different acronym/ names for different levels of members. Or wikipedia just makes everything into an acronym for its own hellish enjoyment.
Kenji Wrote:Alvin, once we discussed about it. Check this link.
http://www.repairmanjack.com/forum/showt...rmentalism
But, well....any of cults are all alike. Sex, drugs, money.....geez! Now it reminded me of Aum Shinrikyo! :eek:
Thanks Kenji, I did search for it first. That's why I made sure to get the Scientology part out of the way. I just thought I was onto something.
BTW, I recently joined Robert McCammon's message board. Is that you over there as well?