I understand that this is a subsidiary group to the Shriners, but I am looking for more light on the jesters in particular
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The Royal Order of Jesters - often abbreviated as ROJ - was founded in 1911 by some Shriners while on their way to Hawaii for a Shrine visitation.  Membership is by invitation only, and their slogan is "Mirth is King."  What little I can find about them seems to indicate that their philosophy is similar to the proverbs "Its easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask permission" or "Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die."
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I presently have a case pending before me and it is my intent to ask each eligible juror if they attend church regularly and if so will you please disqualify yourself from judging me.  It are the holy-dips of our world which cause the most pain and suffering amongst our kind via their apathy's and ignorance of people simply being people and they were also the group of dingbats who much enjoyed burning witches and/or dunking em to death and The Seven Years War and the Religious Wars and all the downhill wasting of human energy.  Grab up one em simpletons and cling to em and oh boy do they cry and oh Lordy, what ta do, I'll pray for you.  I don't seek their prayers and I do not care what the holies do, just leave me alone and you are best not to judge me since you are a bunch of silly stigmatizing a-holes.  Have a nice day and you'll worry less if no holy dip is judging you.
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http://www.lfatb.com/\n\n\nYes.. They Might have more info on his website, or their rather if you include the Bastards.
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i'd love to help but don't know who you are speaking of.perhaps a little more background would help.
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I think it is a great organization, They do a lot of good around the world.  Just like the Shriner's, they have the children's hospitals, the Burn Centers, Etc. and you have to be a master mason to join the Shriner's.
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You are correct.   \n\nIsn't it funny that even without investigating a religion and just "saying" you are a part of it doesn't spawn even a little bit of knowledge about it.   Your examples of the Jehovah Witnesses and Mormons were right on target.  Both were created as off-shoots of Christianity with major rule changes and drastic Bible reinterpretations/rewrites.    The founders of each cult have been caught in lies/treachery/deceit, yet they are overlooked in lieu of the bigger picture.     L. Ron Hubbard is a completely different story.....just reading his materials should be enough to discredit him.\n\nYou haven't even touched on Kaballa and other such "stylish religions".
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As far as I know they were called the Inner City Posse before they became the Clowns. I've heard some of their older stuff and it sounds WAAAAAY different. Hard to find though.
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Most entertainers that are that reknowned as Sting and Sade have their own fan clubs.  I'd find out about that first then round up those loyal fans and submit the idea to them.
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go here http://www.nachtkabarett.com/transformation.html it tells all about whats been going on with the site and also check out  http://www.mansonusa.com/ and brows through there. the sites been going through tranformations and you have to do some certain things to open gates. and its not realy complete yet. when your at mansonusa.com click the link on the front page that says opening the gates to the celebritarion corporation and it tells what you need to do. also check out this its an interview with manson and he also discusses the website and the celebritarian art movement i found it quite helpful and interesting here is the link http://www.mansonusa.com/celebritarian/ i hope i helped
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When I lived in Brooklyn, I owned a store in Flushing. The Koreans had a very tight society seemingly wrapped up in the church, but it seemed that any Korean person who came in to do business in my store had a non-profit organization certificate exempting them from taxes.  It seemed like a tax sheltering business rather than a church to me.  I smell something VERY fishy.  I believe however, that when it all comes down in the end people who use the name of the church to gain personal profit are gonna have to answer some tough questions.
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I think they're terrible evangelism tools--I think all tracts are, a friend of mine who's a pastor calls them "drive-by witnessing", but Chick tracts may be the worst.\n\nAside from that, I collect them. I love them. I'm still trying for a Dark Dungeons, totally my favorite--"I don't want to be Elfstar anymore! I want to be Debbie!" That line never fails to put me into gales of laughter.
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Jehovah Witness is in fact a cult. Several ex followers have spoke out about them and there is a ton of anti sites and articles on them. \n\n I personally don't have any respect for cults period.
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Maybe you should ask the Crusaders, Inquisitors, many Christian leaders in Nazi Germany, and the Catholics *and* Protestants in Northern Ireland.  Shall I go on?
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Hi Michael,\nI met the RobertE.Cashion once, a few weekends ago. I was walking to the corner market for a loaf of bread when I had to pass by a neighborhood church. I was somewhat acquainted with the structure as it was always mentioned in the newspaper's community section. Known as "The loft," folks would gather there on Thursday evenings for poetry readings.\nHowever, this day happened to be a Saturday afternoon and a pair of gentlemen greeted me as I walked by. They invited me inside to sample an hour of their presentation. Ok, I went inside and found myself to be a prospective new recruit for their brand of religion.\n\nMost of the pews were filled with hooded monks chanting a haunting rhythm. There were others who like me, were wearing their regular denims. The service began like most others that church-goers would be familiar with. A grand master of ceremonies led the group through some songs and gave a sermon. Near the end of the hour it was time for their ritual of "laying on of the hands." Some of the parishioners would come forward and ask for prayers for their ailments or for a sick grand mum who fell down in the tub. All the hooded dudes whose faces could not readily be seen would all place a hand on the person and their combined energies were presumed to have a strength and expedite a solution to the problem.\n\nOK now, there was another new guy in the pews who was watching eagerly. I recognized RobertE.Cashion from a wanted poster viewed earlier at the post office. When he saw a chance, he approached the ring of conspirators and described how he was always moving around and never able to settle down. The hooded goons closed in upon him, all to make a physical connection. The master of ceremonies began a prayer, a dogmatic mix of logic and pure hocus-pocus. I immediately saw the effects of the procedure as the tension went out of RobertE.Cashion's body. When the beseeching was near an end, the master asked, "Are the brothers ready?"\n\nA suspenseful few moments passed until he almost shouted, "NOW!"\n\nOn that cue, the brothers began to pummel their hapless victim. Continually delivering blows over head and to the solar plexus until RobertE.Cashion was down on the floor getting stomped. After another minute, the grand Pooh-Bah decided the treatment administered was sufficient to induce a relaxing calm that would assuage the nervousness of RobertE.Cashion for a long, long time.\n\nI can't say for certain if RobertE.Cashion got the comeuppance he deserved as I had a loaf of bread to buy and some other errands to do that day. I hope for you Michael, that you do find a sense of closure to this difficult episode of life.\n\n-Roob
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Time will tell... If there's any truth to the rumor of the 3rd letter of Fatima, then maybe the countdown is around the corner. More on this later.\n\nBut in answer to your follow up questions: Yes; yes; maybe; yes; and finally, a BIG YES!\n\nThere are huge vaults in several levels of undergound basement containing actual and original manuscripts, hermetically sealed to preserve their antiquities, that have been gathered eons ago --well, since they gained power as the Official State Religion of Rome, circa 325 AD or thereabouts. These vaults are called the 'Archives' of the Vatican.\n\nThe Knights Templar followed the victorious First Crusade and were sanctioned by the reigning King of France, under the auspices of the then pope, in early 12th century AD. Their military mission was to  protect and provide safe passage to Christian pilgrims en route to Jerusalem and back home. They started out with humble beginnings and the original nine knights took vows of Chastity, Poverty and Obedience. Their rule of conduct was based on the Cistercian monks' manuals.\n\nTheir Order grew rapidly and gained favor with the pope who ordered all monarchies to support them and their cause. In the process they became very wealthy and started to build their temples [mostly round floor plans] along the route and in their travels. They are credited to have started retail banking as we know it today: deposit your gold/cash in one temple at home and withdraw it anywhere along the way to Jerusalem or back by presenting your receipt.\n\nTwo centuries later, the Order had gained so much substantial power that King Phillip and Pope Clement decided to have them all eliminated by execution on trumped up charges of heresy, spitting on the cross, homosexuality, sodomy, idolatry, etc. and were burned at stake. Their Grand Master at that time was Jacque de Molay, who cursed the King and the Pope to die with him while he sizzled at the stake. Within months, both the Pope and King died too.\n\nJacque de Molay is CREDITED to have founded the Freemasons... Fascinating stuff, isn't it??\n\nSeek and you shall find.\n\nPeace be with you!
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I think it is messed up that they won't even tell you about these things until you have been a member of the religion for 15 years, donated massive amount of money and passed several "audits" before they will tell you this stuff.... They are just trying to keep you through what you have invested. Once you learn this stuff your choices are give up after giving so much and starting over with nothing or continue to believe because you may not be able to make it anywhere else that is a terrible way to have to come to believe something. It is also sad that you have to sign so many legal contracts because afterwards they can sue you for everything if you try to stand up against them. \nI am also strongly against celebrities being used to draw followers because this is just manipulation too. \nIf you want people to believe let them do so because they feel it is true and for no other reason.
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There may be others - but the one I'm familiar with is Guidestar, linked below