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planetofsnarfs · 3 months

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A TikToker has made it his mission to ruin the lives of all tea lovers by exposing their favorite tea brands as being run by cults or having shockingly sordid histories. Given the contentious history of tea and colonialism, this shouldn’t come as the biggest surprise, but some of this stuff is still pretty wild.

Take, for example, Yogi Tea, which was founded by Yogi Bhajan, famous for introducing his version of Kundalini yoga to the U.S. After his death in 2004, he was accused of sexual abuse by dozens of women, and as Youth Pastor Ryan explains in his video, Bhajan’s organization also sent the children of its members to schools where many were neglected and abused.

Meanwhile, the company behind Sleepytime Tea, Celestial Seasonings, is also run by a cult. It follows The Urantia Book, which was written by a man who claimed to be able to talk to aliens; that man, however, wasn’t L. Ron Hubbard — a lot of people in the mid-20th century were into alien-based cults, I guess. The group believes that Adam, Eve, Lucifer and Jesus were all aliens or part-aliens who came to Earth to wipe out the “inferior races.”

In a more recent video, Youth Pastor Ryan discussed the history of Twinings tea as well, which was founded in 1706. Two members of the Twinings family, Richard Twining and his son Richard Twining, became directors of the East India Company, a company whose name became synonymous with capitalistic colonialism throughout Asia. The founder of Twinings, Thomas Twining, was also an investor in the Royal African Company, which, as the name would suggest, traded slaves; it’s estimated that the company sent more enslaved people to the Americas than any other company.

Youth Pastor Ryan does note that since then, Twinings has donated heavily to charity and invested in an ethical sourcing program for its products. Or as he jokes, “We’ve been trying to make up for a few things — even our website notes that we’re very sorry.”

It’s wild that so many tea companies are so weird that the one with a history of connections to colonialism and slavery is somehow the least offensive of the bunch. Is there a single tea company with no skeletons in its closet? Hopefully Youth Pastor Ryan will let us know.

#tea

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mewnyan · 1 year

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yeah ok so i just told some of my friends abt this at first but now i believe it's interesting enough to warrant its own post

last night, before i watched a summary video about theodore sturgeon's short story called "microcosmic god", youtube decided to give me a very... weird ad. the ad went like this: it was a slideshow of various planetary/space themed stock photos, some edited with christian crosses. there is a voice over of a child reading out a script about the origins of the universe. and then it ends with something along the lines of "you can read more by reading the urantia book". in the middle of watching, i had the feeling that this ad was up to some wild shit, so i managed to take a few photos of my tv a few seconds before it ended.

i think youtube gave me the ad because the video i was watching was a book about a metaphorical god, despite the story being fictional and sci-fi.

at this point, my curiosity regarding the "urantia book" overtook my interest on the video. i looked up the book on google, and to my surprise, it has a wikipedia page and an entire website dedicated to the book ran by the "urantia foundation". according to my surface level browsing, the book attempts to combine science, philosophy, and religion to create a definitive theory on the origins of the earth and humanity. it was published around the 1950s although its author is anonymous (though there is speculation that some guy named william s. sadler wrote it) and that it boasts about 2000+ pages.

since the book was long as hell, i decided to move on.

but as i was browsing youtube like a deadbeat dad, i saw a video made by illuminaughtii about a tea company whose founder is a firm believer of the urantia book. even so much as becoming its ceo.

turns out, the book is embroiled with racist and eugenicist beliefs. it claims that there are six human races based on the colors of the rainbow, like a new age spiritual version of the homestuck hemospectrum. and much like the hemospectrum, the color races have a hierarchy. but apparently adam and eve were supposed to purify the earth's races but failed to do so. and bc of this "failure" the book promotes striving towards "racial improvement" which yknow, is eugenics.

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basically, youtube just gave me an ad for a low rent version of the scientology books. while it's not a cult per se, as i have mistaken it for originally, but it's a spiritual text with rather alarming beliefs that could be used as basis for cults.

#mew's shenanigans #mew's rambling #Youtube #urantitties

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revelatorytruths · 3 years

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Different Levels of Reality

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universejunction · 4 years

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Urantia Association International is doing a 24-hour live stream called "A Reward For Isolation".

As I write this there's about 10 minutes left to the talk on Worship. I missed most of it.

I'm amused by the name. It's clever. Isolation is such a big factor in the Urantia Book's story of our world.

Anyway, I wasn't sure they got Tumblr and I know there's not a lot of Urantia readers on this site, but I figure those who are here may want to hear about this.

#urantia #vaguely urantian

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revelatorytruths · 3 years

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Universal Realities Manifested in Mortal Human

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#Deity level reality #Eternal Son #father personality #Human #Infinite Spirit #mortal human #mortal reality #Paradise #Spirit #spirit reality #Stefan Molyneux/Podcasts #universal realities #Urantia #Urantia adventure #Urantia Book #Urantia Book Papers #Urantia Book Videos #Youtube

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revelatorytruths · 5 years

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The Metaphysics of God > Video Gallery

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revelatorytruths · 5 years

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Jesus Words of Wisdom > Video Gallery

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revelatorytruths · 5 years

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YouTube > Ten Different Methods of Amassing Material Wealth

#Alphabet Inc.#Digital media #Go software #Human behavior #Human Interest #Jesus #Jesus Words #methods #revelatorytruths #Social media #Software #Technology Internet #ten different methods of amassing material wealth #The Urantia Book #Video hosting #Wealth #World Wide Web #YouTube

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revelatorytruths · 4 years

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Children Tend the Harvest Click “3 dot symbol” on right for Free Download Click to Review all 454 “Urantia Book” Vimeo Videos:

#children #Children of God #God our Father #Jesus #tend the harvest

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revelatorytruths · 4 years

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The Urantia Book’s Quotes with Art — Stay Thankful in Hard Times Click “3 dot symbol” on right for Free Download Click to Review all 454 “Urantia Book” Vimeo Videos:

#God #holy truth #Jesus #stay thankful #stay thankful in hard times

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revelatorytruths · 4 years

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The Urantia Book’s Quotes with Art – Friendship Click “3 dot symbol” on right for Free Download Click to Review all 454 “Urantia Book” Vimeo Videos:

#Friendship #friendship with God #God #Man And Woman As One #truest friendship

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revelatorytruths · 4 years

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After You Die Click “3 dot symbol” on right for Free Download Click to Review all 454 “Urantia Book” Vimeo Videos:

#Eternal life #God #Heaven #Human behavior #Human Interest #Jesus #life #Life After Death #Religion #Religion Belief #The Urantia Book #Urantia adventure #Urantia Book Papers

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revelatorytruths · 4 years

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The Urantia Book’s Quotes with Art – You Can Live Forever Click “3 dot symbol” on right for Free Download Click to Review all 454 “Urantia Book” Vimeo Videos:

#Character Of Yourself #God #God&039;s love #Human behavior #Human Interest #The Urantia Book #the urantia book quotes with art #Urantia adventure #you can live forever

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revelatorytruths · 4 years

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The Urantia Book’s Quotes with Art – The Great Adventure Click “3 dot symbol” on right for Free Download Click to Review all 454 “Urantia Book” Vimeo Videos:

#Character Of God #Human behavior #Human Interest #Jesus #Religion #Religion Belief #the great adventure #The Urantia Book #Urantia adventure

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revelatorytruths · 4 years

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Finding God Click “3 dot symbol” on right for Free Download Click to Review all 454 “Urantia Book” Vimeo Videos:

#Deities #finding God #God #Human behavior #Human Interest #our Father&039;s supreme rule #Religion #Religion Belief #The Urantia Book

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revelatorytruths · 4 years

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Prayer Click "3 dot symbol" on right for Free Download Click to Review all 454 "Urantia Book" Vimeo Videos:

#Believer #believer prayer #God #God&039;s will #Prayer #talk to God

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