Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site olivee.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!oliveb!olivee!gnome From: gnome@olivee.UUCP (Gary Traveis) Newsgroups: net.religion.christian,net.religion Subject: Re: AMWAY Message-ID: <483@olivee.UUCP> Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 17:37:29 EDT Article-I.D.: olivee.483 Posted: Tue Sep 17 17:37:29 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Sep-85 07:00:21 EDT References: <415@aero.ARPA> <268@cylixd.UUCP> <753@gitpyr.UUCP> <713@utastro.UUCP> Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino, Ca Lines: 24 Xref: watmath net.religion.christian:1329 net.religion:7690 > > that the whole thing was a scam. I mean, have you ever met anyone who owns > > an AMWAY product? With 1 million distributors and ~300 million Americans, > > You might know more about it than you realize since you have chosen to > put your question to this newsgroup. The similarities between emotional highs > produced by mass groupings of worshipers, and amway pep rallies are quite > impressive. This is not to say that amway is religious, but that the practices > of such groups are designed toward "guiding" their members along various > modes of thinking. > > Padraig Houlahan. I don't know if their method of achieving success and happiness is really that valid but their products are really good (I have some stuff made by Amway). They link a lot of their lifestyles to God and Country. I don't know of any Pagan Amway distributors... hhhmmm... That idea is either wierd or funny -- but I don't know why! Gary (a BAP) (Born Again Pagan) Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com