>
>
> David, how is HAI different from just another "religion", that you are so
> against?


I'm not against religion per se, just it's organized abusers.



> HAI has its own Teacher, Facilitators, and a stated mission of
> creating "a world where people live together in dignity, respect,
> understanding, trust, kindness, compassion, honesty and love." And doesn't
> Christian Science that you have recently mentioned, have different
> "levels",
> too?


Christian science??  I think you have me confused with my evil twin..  :)
But HAI isn't a religion.  It's not about that at all.
There's no "gods" and no theology at all.   It's a series of workshops aimed
at giving you some new ways to think about love, intimacy, and sexuality.
Among other things, HAI woke me up to the idea that poly is REAL.  My first
exposure to the idea was in "Time enough for love" and "Friday" and of
course "Stranger in a strange land" by Heinlein.  That was back more than 30
years ago, and I remember that I thought it would be a wonderful thing, but
that it couldn't possibly be real!


> It hasn't even been two years since you attended that first workshop, how
> can you be sure it "works"?


Well, like anything else, all anyone can say is "so far, so good".
The workshops have opened my eyes to a much deeper understanding of love,
and I guess there's no way I can "prove" that in any concrete sense.

For all I know, I may end up in the Hari Krishna version of hell, or
somewhere else. :)
My personal belief, at this time, is that we go to the same place that the
program goes when you shut off the computer.  But I could be wrong.   The UU
church that I attend, welcomes all beliefs. We have christians, buhddists,
pagans, agnostics, atheists..  But I only mentioned that to James in case
they were unaware (as I was for many years) that it was out there as an
option. I wasn't promoting it over any other option.




> How can you be sure that it won't wreck havoc in
> your life later on? Finally, why do you think it's fair for you to preach
> HAI, while discussions involving an alternative (e.g., Christian, Muslim)
> worldview are forbidden?


???  I'm lost. HAI isn't a religion.



> It seems a bit strange that James condones and even actively participates
> in
> discussions of this kind. In my opinion, we should stick to the rules (no
> politics, no religion), or, per Dave's own suggestion, give the [WOT] tag
> an
> official status.


Again, HAI isn't a religion.
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