Holy Order of MANS
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The Holy Order of MANS was/is a religious cult that started in the 1960s. The founder was an ex-engineer named Earl Blighton. MANS is an acronym for the greek words:
- Mysterion
- Agape
- Nous
- Sophia
After denouncing the heresy involved with the religious movement, many of its members and hierarchy have joined the Orthodox Church. A thorough Orthodox explanation of the journey of the Holy Order of MANS and Christ the Saviour Brotherhood can be read in Again, Vol. 23, No. 1, January-March 2001, pp. 23-26
Some of the existing congregations that include former members/clergy of the Holy Order of MANS include:
- St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church (ROCOR) in Grand Rapids, MI
- St. John (Maximovitch) the Wonderworker Orthodox Church (OCA) in Atlanta, GA
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Holy Order or MANS
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- http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/holymans.html
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- http://www.rickross.com/groups/hom.html
- http://www.angelfire.com/hi/HOOM/05april1974.html
- http://www.holyorderofmans.org/directory.htm
- http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/HOOM-Heartbeat/
- http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/HOOM-Again/
- http://www.americantemple.org/UnitingAllFaiths/memories_of_HOOM.htm
- http://www.scienceofman.org/history/index.html
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- http://www.gnosticorderofchrist.org/about/lineage.htm
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- St. John Maximovitch Serbian Orthodox Church in Eugene Oregon
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