{"id":464497,"date":"2022-06-17T20:56:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T17:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-infiltrated-by-religious-cult-ex-employee-claims-in-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2022-06-17T20:56:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T17:56:42","slug":"google-infiltrated-by-religious-cult-ex-employee-claims-in-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-infiltrated-by-religious-cult-ex-employee-claims-in-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google \u2018infiltrated by religious cult,\u2019 ex-employee claims in lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dbb8b7536c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dbb8b7536c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-infiltrated-by-religious-cult-ex-employee-claims-in-lawsuit\/#%E2%80%9CGoogle_%E2%80%98infiltrated_by_religious_cult_ex-employee_claims_in_lawsuit%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Google \u2018infiltrated by religious cult,\u2019 ex-employee claims in lawsuit&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGoogle_%E2%80%98infiltrated_by_religious_cult_ex-employee_claims_in_lawsuit%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Google \u2018infiltrated by religious cult,\u2019 ex-employee claims in lawsuit&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Google has been accused of employing a large number of people belonging to an unusual religious group in California.<\/p>\n<p>The Fellowship of Friends is a group that believes most of us are living in a state of \u201cwaking sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/16\/technology\/google-fellowship-of-friends-sect.html\">the New York Times<\/a>, the Fellowship of Friends is a \u201ccult-like religious sect\u201d that\u2019s infiltrated\u00a0Google.<\/p>\n<p>The group has reportedly gained a powerful position at the tech giant and has started to hire more members of the \u201ccult-like sect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times says the takeover has been h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening for years.<\/p>\n<p>A former employee is now said to be suing over the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Former Google employee Kevin Lloyd told the Times: \u201cOnce you become aware of this, you become responsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why Lloyd is bringing a legal case against Google.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s using a lawyer who won $6.5 million for a client who claimed she hadn\u2019t been promoted because she wasn\u2019t a member of the Fellowship of Friends.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear how many Google employees are actually members of the Fellowship.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/renaissance-vineyard-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Renaissance Vineyard and Winery\" class=\"wp-image-22705646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/renaissance-vineyard-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/renaissance-vineyard-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/renaissance-vineyard-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Fellowship of Friends ran the Renaissance Vineyard and Winery from 1982 to 2015.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The group is also known as Living Presence\u00a0and the\u00a0Fourth Way School.<\/p>\n<p>It has faced multiple damning accusations in the past and the new lawsuit accuses it of having a history of sex trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>The Fellowship was founded by Robert Earl Burton in 1970.<\/p>\n<p>He predicted that civilization is doomed and his group aims to form a new civilization after the one we know now is over.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/robert-earl-burton.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Robert Earl Burton\" class=\"wp-image-22705383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/robert-earl-burton.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/robert-earl-burton.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/robert-earl-burton.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Fellowship was founded in 1970 by Robert Earl Burton, who predicted that civilization is doomed.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Hearst <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>papers via Getty Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We reached out to Google for comment and a spokesperson told us: \u201cWe have long-standing employee and supplier policies in place to prevent discrimination and conflicts of interest, and we take those seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s against the law to ask for the religious affiliations of those who work for us or for our suppliers, but we\u2019ll of course thoroughly look into these allegations for any irregularities or improper contracting practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we find evidence of policy violations, we will take action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe investigated the concerns Mr. Lloyd raised in his lawsuit, and confirmed that his vendor assignment ended due to well-documented performance issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/5583192\/google-cult-fellowship-of-friends-lawsuit\/\">the Sun<\/a> and has been reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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