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Expertise
To varying degrees I have worked and studied with many different groups including:
The Noahides, Gaudiya Vaisnavism, Swami Muktinanda's Sidha Yoga Foundation, the Yoga Society (of Sri Ramamurti Mishra), Sikhism, various Pagan and neo-Pagan groups, Sunni Islam (Wahabi), Taoism, various Buddhist sects (including the Dharmad Hatu of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche), various diverse Hindu sects, numerous Christian denominations and movements, and have been involved with numerous other groups and movements too numerous to mention. I refer to my personal beliefs as AllFaith.
See my questions and answers at allfaith.com/questions
A Statement to Students about Plagiarism any why I answer questions:
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Plagiarism is a crime.
Plagiarism can end careers, lead to expulsion from school, the loss of financial aid, and can even result in fines and imprisonment in some cases. Its not worth it!
Despite this a small percentage of those who ask questions at AllExperts, Yahoo Answers etc. copy and paste our answers as their own, often without giving credit. This is plagiarism. Its not worth it!
We all know that one can google a homework question and in many cases find an easy response, but so can your teachers! Many teachers are aware that some students do this and catch their cheating students.
To read more about this go to the following link. Its a conversation between one such teacher from a respectable institution of learning and me: where she writes: ...I have had over 20 students copy your work in the past 3 months...
Understand that if you plagiarize you are cheating your instructors, your answerer, your fellow students, everyone who respects you... and ultimately yourself. Its just not worth it!
Please use our answers to help in your research, not to replace it.
Learn, don't cheat.
Experience in the area
Experience: A lifetime spent Reaching for the One. I hold an MA in Religious Studies from JFKU. I hold three Christian ordinations. I hold a counseling ordination from the Interfaith Seminaries of Santa Cruz. I am an initiated Vaishnava bramana (Gopinath Gaudiya matha and ISKCON), have practical experience with many other branches Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Paganism, Wicca (Welsh Traditionalist mainly), Judaism and other traditions. I own and manage AllFaith.com
What do you like about this subject?
Ratings: My only purpose here is to offer assistance to other spiritual seekers.
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Recent Answers from John of AllFaith
2009-10-31 spiritaul:
Hi Daniel, I'd say that if this practice is working for you, if you are growing in Love and Light that's a good thing. Questions such as these are difficult because spirituality (as opposed to religion)
2009-10-16 Religion:
Hi Gurbunderbhatpuntalla, I'm sorry to say this, but your piece is based on a false assumption. It would need a complete re-write to make it accurate. Obama is most likely still a Muslim. He even
2009-09-30 religion:
Hi Caleb, There is clearly more to your question than you are saying. John 4:22: 22 Ye [Samaritans] worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. He directly
2009-08-20 born gay:
There is absolutely nothing in the Bible about lesbians and only two possible references to homosexuality. One is the account of David and Jonathan I mentioned before, the other is the account of Ruth
2009-08-19 born gay:
Hi Shannon, Homosexuality exists in all species of life on this planet. It is not a defect. It is part of God's design. --- Just because someone is born gay does that make it ok for them to act out
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