Gurus are a burgeoning growth industry. The Observer in Great Britain reports that the guru craze, which includes everything from a “Life Coach” to a “Yoga” teacher is a booming business.
It seems like some people are so lonely and/or lost they are willing to pay for a friend, sycophant or supposed “seer” to answer life’s questions or simply tell them what to do.
There is even a “blow job” guru, who instructs housewives, how to keep husbands happy, which apparently is not a spiritual approach.
Celebrity guru Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa has her own guru, “Yogi Bhajan” leader of 3HO, which has been called a “cult.” So does this mean Bhajan has a guru franchise, or are Khalsa’s students getting two gurus for the price of one?
One thing is for sure; there is money to be made in Guruland.
A list of books that included the ever-popular Harry Potter were compared to “heroin” in Hartford by a group of irate parents, according to the Middletown Press.
The Connecticut group of concerned citizens insists that books, which include and/or mention magic and witchcraft, are a means “Satan” uses to get kids. One parent explained, “Witchcraft is of the devil, and the devil is very powerful.”
So it seems in Hartford the road to Hell has widened through children’s books.
The activist group said even books with specious titles should be banned such as “Cast no Spell,” which is actually only about spelling. Never mind they were rolling with an apparent “scorched earth” and “take no prisoners” strategy. Maybe a good old-fashioned book burning is just around the corner?
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that after a spate of bad publicity, Target department stores pulled a Neo-Nazi sportswear line.
It seems that ignorant buyers for Target did not realize they were stocking the store’s shelves with “hatewear,” when they bought caps and clothes with the logo “88.” Amongst Neo-Nazis “88” is code for “HH” or “Heil Hitler.” Two eights, which represent the eighth letter of alphabet “H” repeated twice.
A spokesperson for Target now says, “We certainly apologize that this was out there.”
Forest Gump said, “Stupid is as stupid does.” Someone was certainly pretty stupid at Target.
