> Tom:
> My opinion is that for forgiveness to be given, there must be
> evidence that the guilty party has apologized, made amends, and
> stopped the behavior.

Carol:
I don't know much about the Essene religion, but I would guess that
Essenes don't require much for forgiveness.  However, I agree that
the decision to endorse Mr. Wolfe's new book is probably nothing
but a business decision.

Mr. Wolfe doesn't claim to be an Essene too, does he?  From the one
talk of his that I have attended, and from actions of his, I get the
impression that his belief system is based upon Tony Robbins and the
almighty dollar.  He's trying, it seems to me, to be the Tony Robbins
of raw food.  And Tony Robbins isn't exactly what I would call a
morally inspiring model of human behavior.