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Cults and Families

Author:  Whitsett  Doni     Ph.D., L.C.S.W. Other Author(s):  Kent, Stephen
Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_general   

Scientific Evaluation of the Dangers Posed by Religious Groups: A Partial Model

Author:  Kent  Stephen  A.  Ph.D. Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 101-134 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_harm   

Cults and Religious Privileges in England and Australia: Can the Wheat be Separated from the Chaff?

Author:  Mutch  Stephen  B.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 135-151 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_org_gov   

Persistence of “Deprogramming” Stereotypes in Film

Author:  Szimhart  Josept  P.    Other Author(s):   
Page(s): 202-225 Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_deprogram,tp_intervention,tp_mindcontrol   


Cultic Studies Review - cult news News

Al-Arqam and Al-Maunah: Creating Blind Faith

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_alargam

Al-Muhajiroun: Alleged Bomb Plotter Brainwashed Says Family

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism  grp_almuhajiroun

Amish: Ruling against Keeping Horses

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_amish

Aum Shinrikyo: Arrested for Illegal Sales

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_aumshinrikyo

Aum Shinrikyo: Arrests for 1995 Shooting

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_aumshinrikyo

Aum Shinrikyo: Asahara Refuses to See Lawyer

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_aumshinrikyo

Aum Shinrikyo: Asahara Still Their Guru

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_aumshinrikyo

Aum Shinrikyo: Barred from Philippines

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_aumshinrikyo

Aum Shinrikyo: Court Orders School to Admit Asahara’s Daughter

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_aumshinrikyo

Aum Shinrikyo: Life Sentence Changed to Death on Appeal

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_aumshinrikyo

Aum Shinrikyo: New Novel Explores “Religious Extremism”

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_aumshinrikyo

Beasts of Satan: Accused of Human Sacrifices

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_beastsofsatan

Brainwashing: Muslim Leader Calls for Curbs on “Rogue” Preachers

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_brainwashing,tp_conversion,tp_mindcontrol,tp_terrorism,tp_thoughtreform  grp_islam

Branch Davidians: Video Game Based on Waco Disaster

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_branchdavidian

Bride of Christ: Pastor Accused of Manipulating Woman to Murder

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_brideofchrist

Bride of Christ: Pushed to Believe She Was “Bride of Christ”

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_brideofchrist

Brother Julius: Late Leader’s Followers Surface

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_brotherjulius

Children of God: Children, Now Grown, Tell of Raid Experience

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_child  grp_cog

Children of God: HBO Developing Documentary

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_cog

Children of Thunder: Guilty of Murder in “War Against Satan”

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_childrenofthunder

Children of Thunder: Prophet Accused of Murders Aimed to Take Over Mormon Church

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_childrenofthunder

Children of Thunder: Psychiatrist Says Helzer Mentally Unsound

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_childrenofthunder

Coercive Persuasion/Deprogramming: Unique “Cure” for Hate Crime Perpetrators Proposed

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_deprogram,tp_intervention,tp_mindcontrol,tp_persuasion   

Deeper Life Christian Church: The Cost of Redemption

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_houseofdavid

Deeper Life Church: Accused of Exploiting the Indigent

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_houseofdavid

Faith Temple Church of the Apostolic Faith: Charged in Exorcism Death

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_faithtemplechurch

Falun Gong: Psychiatric Abuse against Practitioners Alleged

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_falungong

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Church Can’t Take His House

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_flds

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Doomsday Failure Leads to Bankruptcy

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_flds

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Investigation Requested, Promised

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_flds, grp_bountiful

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Probe into Polygamous Police

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_flds

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Says Polygamy Is His Constitutional Right

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_polygamy  grp_flds

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Texas Sheriff Tours Polygamous Town

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_flds

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Texas Town Anxious about Polygamist Newcomers

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_flds

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Woman’s Life in Polygamous Community

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_flds

General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn: Parents Charged in Faith Healing Death

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_child,tp_faith_healing  grp_generalassemblychurchofthefirstborn

Great Deliverance Spiritual Baptist Church: “Torture and Cruelty” in Church Faith Healing Rituals

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_greatdeliverancespiritualbaptischurch

Greater Grace World Outreach/Bible Speaks: Internet Website Focus of Criticism

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_biblespeaks, grp_greatergrace

Group Pressure/Abu Ghraib: “Atrocity-Producing Situations”

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_prison,tp_violence   

Hare Krishna: Bhaktipada Released from Prison but Banned from Community

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_harekrishna

Hare Krishna: Paroled Swami Returns to Breakaway Faction

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_harekrishna

Heartland Christian Academy: Judge Bars Raids

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_heartlandchristianacademy

House of Prayer: Minister Denied Parole on Abuse Conviction

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_houseofprayer

House of Prayer: No New Trial

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_houseofprayer

Jehovah’s Witnesses: Activities Banned in Moscow

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_jw

Jehovah’s Witnesses: Death from Transfusion Refusal Alleged

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_jw

Jehovah’s Witnesses: Judge Says Transfusion Violated Rights

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_jw

Jehovah’s Witnesses: Saved by Transfusion

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_jw

Jesus Christians: Kidneys as “Living Sacrifices” to God

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_jesuschristians

Johane Church of God: Refuses Immunization from “Pharaoh’s” Government

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Kabbalah: Madonna Studying with “Sinister Cult”

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_kabbalahlearningcenter

Latter-day Church of God/The Order: Alleged Child Abuse in Polygamous Clan Detailed

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_child_abuse  grp_lds, grp_theorder

Latter-day Church of God/The Order: Polygamist Ruled Abusive to Daughters

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_lds

Lord’s Resistance Army: Ritual Indoctrination

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_lordsresistancearmy

Lord’s Resistance Army: UN Appeal to Rebel Group

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_lordsresistancearmy

Lyndon LaRouche: Claims Star Wars Defense Was His Idea

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_larouche

Lyndon LaRouche: Parents Call for Cult Awareness

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_larouche

Manganin Sibuea: Doomsday Leader Sentenced

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Manson Family: New TV Movie Based on Murders

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_manson

Manson Family: Still Has Following

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_manson

Manson Family: Van Houten again Refused Parole

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_manson

Marc Dutroux: Victims Embraced Abuser

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_dutroux

Ministerial Christian Academy: Police Remove Allegedly Abused Students

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_bootcamp   

Mountain Park Baptist Boarding Academy/Palm Lane Academy: Schools Closed Over Discipline Issues

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Movement for Spiritual Integration into Absolute (MISA): Yoga “Master” Arrested for Practices

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_msia

Native American Church: Ritual Peyote Use Legalized for All Members

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_americanindianmovement, grp_nativeamericanchurch

New Alliance Party: Nader’s Cult Support

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_newallianceparty

NXIVM: Criticism Can Stay Online

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_nxivm

Order of Christ Sophia: Cult-like Controls Alleged

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Palo Mayombe: Convicted of Cemetery Theft

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Persuasion: Group Pressure Can Transform Individuals

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Persuasion: Using Religion to Persuade Investors

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Polygamy: Editorial Approval, But Not with Minors

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_polygamy   

Psychological Warfare: Loud Music Tactic in Iraq

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Rajneesh: New Book on Youngster’s Life in Rajneesh

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_rajneesh

Remnant Fellowship/Weigh Down Workshop: Group’s Teachings Investigated in Murder Case

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_remnantfellowship

Remnant Fellowship/Weigh Down Workshop: Leader Says Critics and Police Want to End Her Ministry

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_remnantfellowship

Research and Education: Conference on Cults’ Impact on Mental Health

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Satanism: Now Says She’s Innocent of Satanic Ritual Crime

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_satanism

Scientology: Anti-Psychiatry Tour

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Call for Tax Agreement with IRS to Be Made Public

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Consultants Help Build Community Connections

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Deficit in Ireland

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Display Dismissed as Unscientific

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Establishing in Boston Neighborhood

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Fear Drug Lecture May Lead to Recruiting

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Office Open to Scientology Lobby

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Narconon Program Threatened

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Negative Downtown Image

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Settlement in McPherson Case

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Shock Therapy Trial

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Stars Open Scientology Center

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Tom Cruise Opens Narconon Center

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Use of Public Space Draws Criticism

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: What Was Nature of McPherson Settlement?

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Scientology: Wins Claim against Former Member for Public Disclosures

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_scientology

Solar Temple: Refusal to Reopen Investigation

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_solartemple

Spiritual Healing/Faith Healing: 12 Years for Abuse

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_faith_healing   

Sri Chinmoy: Accused of Sexual Exploitation

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_srichinmoy

Sri Haribharanidhara Raghavendra Swamigal: Parents Abduct 13-Year-Old Holy Man

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_sriharibharanidhara

Taxation/Unitarian Church: Official Says Unitarian Church Not Tax Exempt

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_unitarian

The Family/Anne Hamilton-Byrne: Suit Alleges Long-term Psychological Injuries

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_Hamilton-Byrne_anne

Transcendental Meditation: Considered for Schools

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_transcendentalmeditation

Twelve Tribes: Arrest in Child Custody Dispute

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_twelvetribes

Unification Church: Chile Denies Legal Status

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_unification_church

Unification Church: Finally Accepted in Gloucester

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_unification_church

Unification Church: Former Member Rehabilitating

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_unification_church

Unification Church: Orphan Assistance

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_unification_church

Unification Church: Reaction Called Witch Hunt

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_unification_church

Unification Church: U.S. House Member Helps Crown Moon

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_unification_church

United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors: Government Can Take Group’s Property

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_ansaru_malachiyork, grp_nuwaubians

United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors: Harassing Lawsuits

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_ansaru_malachiyork, grp_nuwaubians

United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors: Members Disqualified to Run for Office

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_ansaru_malachiyork, grp_nuwaubians

United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors: Suing Sheriff for Inaction in Abuse Case

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_ansaru_malachiyork, grp_nuwaubians

United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors: York Followers Quit Jobs in Protest

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_ansaru_malachiyork, grp_nuwaubians

United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors: York Sentenced to 135 Years

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_ansaru_malachiyork, grp_nuwaubians

United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors:1,000 Celebrate York’s Birthday

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_ansaru_malachiyork, grp_nuwaubians

Word of Faith Fellowship: Children File for Emancipation

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_wordoffaithfellowship

Word of Faith Fellowship: Wife Agrees to Keep Kids Out of Group

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_wordoffaithfellowship

World Message Last Warning Church: Cult Leader Appeals to Government

Page(s):   Topic(s)/Group(s):    grp_worldmessagelastwarningchurch


Cultic Studies Review - cult book reviews Book Reviews

Book Review: Terrorismo Religioso. La Guerra del Siglo XXI. El Ataque al World Trade Center y al Pentágono

Author:            
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s): tp_terrorism   

Book Review: Power of Persuasion: How We’re Bought and Sold

Author:  MacHovec  Frank       
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):     

Book Review: Them and Us: Cult Thinking and the Terrorist Threat

Author:  Lalich  Janja      
Page(s): Web Version Topic(s)/Group(s):     


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