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Groups vary
significantly and
different persons
will respond
differently to the
same group. We urge
inquirers to read
our definitional
essays to avoid the
temptation to
oversimplify.
ICSA does NOT
maintain a list of
"bad" groups or
"cults." We
nonjudgmentally list
groups on which we
have information.
A listing on ICSA's
web site does not
mean that ICSA
perceives any group
to be a cult,
practices coercive
or destructive
tactics, or is in
violation of any
law. It simply means
that ICSA has
information on the
group and/or has
received inquiries
from current and
former members,
their family,
professionals,
researchers, the
media, or the
general public.
Groups listed,
described, or
referred to on
ICSA's Web sites may
be mainstream or
nonmainstream,
controversial or
noncontroversial,
religious or
nonreligious, cult
or not cult, harmful
or benign.
We encourage
inquirers to
consider a variety
of opinions,
negative and
positive, so that
inquirers can make
independent and
informed judgments
pertinent to their
particular concerns.
Views expressed on
our Web sites are
those of the
document's author(s)
and are not
necessarily shared,
endorsed, or
recommended by ICSA
or any of its
directors, staff, or
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