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struggle4progress

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Sat Nov 23, 2024, 01:56 PM Nov 23

Gabbard -- 'Advanced Devotee' in Alleged Cult [View all]

Published Nov 22, 2024 at 6:26 PM EST
Updated Nov 22, 2024 at 7:14 PM EST

Robin Marshall joined the Science of Identity Foundation (SIF) when she was 19, calling herself the "typical person that gets pulled into a cult." She had seen a poster for a meditation class while living in California and the group offered Sunday feasts with meditation and chanting ...

Marshall said once she arrived, she noticed an issue with the group—"I heard everybody there at some point get called worthless" ...

One prominent figure in the group that Marshall highlighted: Former Representative Tulsi Gabbard.

"Tulsi was being groomed for a political position because Chris Butler had political aspirations," Marshall said. "He wanted the influence. It was very unusual because women in Science of Identity aren't really encouraged to do anything" ...

https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-science-identity-foundation-advanced-devoteee-hindu-1990506

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