101. Cult Ministry Referrals (Emphasis general cult, general occult, and Eastern philosophy) (Emphasisgeneral cult and general occult specializing in Jehovah s Witnesses) http://www.greatcom.org/resources/handbook_of_todays_religions/01chap13/default.

Handbook of Today's Religions Cult Ministry Referrals Home What is a Cult? The Characteristics of Cults The Beliefs of Orthodox Christianity ... Print this page C.A.I., P.O. Box 3295, Chico, California 95927. (Emphasis: Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormonism) Ron Carlson, C.M.I., 7601 Superior Terrace, Even Prairie, Minnesota 55344. (Emphasis: General cult and general occult) Robert Passantino, C.A.R.I.S., P.O. Box 2067, Costa Mesa, California 92626. (Emphasis: General cult, general occult, apologetics, and theology) Jim Valentine, C.A.R.I.S., P.O. Box 1659, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201. (Emphasis: General cult, general occult, and Eastern philosophy) Bill Cetnar, Route 2 Wierlake, Kunkletown, Pennsylvania 18058. (Emphasis: Jehovah's Witnesses) Walter Martin, Christian Research Institute, P.O. Box 500, San Juan Capistrano, California 92693.(Emphasis: General cult and general occult) James Bjornstad, Institute for Contemporary Christianity, P.O. Box A, Oakland, New Jersey 07436.(Emphasis: General cult, general occult, and philosophy) Marvin Cowan, P.O. Box 21052, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121. (Emphasis: Mormonism)

102. The Religious Movements Page: Conceptualizing "Anti-Cult" And "Counter-Cult" in assisting persons who have been victimized by cults, and educating thegeneral public about the ever present threat of cults in our midst. http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/cultsect/anticounter.htm

Cult Group Controversies: Conceptualizing "Anti-Cult" and "Counter-Cult" Introduction O rganized opposition to cults and sects is typically characterized as the "anti-cult movement." The argument advanced on the Religious Movements Homepage is that there are two distinct movements with easily discernable histories and objectives. The older is a religious movement , and the more recent movement to appear is essentially secular W e refer to the sectarian movement as the counter-cult movement and the secular movement as the anti-cult movement T he two groups share a common belief that "cults" pose a threat to their respective ideologies, but they are seriously at variance in their history, backgrounds, and perception of the problem, goals, and strategies. T his brief introductory essay identifies some critical differences between the two groups. As the web site develops, additional essays analyzing these two groups will be added. T he counter-cult movement is the older group. It began long before the eruption of the 1970s cult controversy. They initially challenged nineteenth century sectarian movements such as Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Christian Scientists, and other groups deemed heretical in nature. The counter-cultists focus on doctrinal differences between NRMs and established religions and, therefore, their opposition can be classified as

103. Monroe County (NY) Library System - Religion - Cults Information and documentation concerning cults on the college Examines destructivedoomsday cults such as Aum Shinri Kyo, The Family (Charles Manson), http://www.libraryweb.org/religion/cults.html

Cults The Anti-Cult Movement Good introductions to deprogramming, case studies, history and organization, mind-control, Jonestown, Heaven's Gate, and deprogramming bills Apologetics Index Resources on religious cults, sects, and movements Center for Studies on New Religions CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, is an international network of associations of scholars working in the field of new religious movements. CESNUR is independent from any religious group, Church, denomination or association Cult Awareness Network The Cult Awareness Network (can) is the nation's leading referral service for reliable and qualified information on 'cults'. They represent a wide range of religious beliefs. The Advisory Board consists of respected scholars, researchers and religious leaders from across the US Cult Awareness Resources All kinds of news, links, ands resources about cults Cult Group Controversies Examines cults and counter- cults Cult Referral Information Service CRIS, the Cult Referral Information Service, is a free, on-line database of worldwide cult-help organizations and professionals

104. General Information - Leaving A Cult Cult Awareness Information Centre Australia. The Emotional Pain of Leavinga Cult How former cult members described the pain and heartache http://www.caicusa.org/zleaving.htm

The Emotional Pain of Leaving a Cult How former cult members described the pain and heartache Regarding Exit Counselling - By Glen McClelland Recovering Together: Support Groups for Walk Aways Gary Busselman Coping With Trace States: The Aftermath of Leaving Individual Differences Affecting Recovery Post-Cult Trauma Syndrome Counselling People Who Walk Away From a Cult Coming Out of a Cult The Immediate Benefits of Leaving Mormonism Applies to all cults! Recovery from Cult Involvement Stages in Recovery from Cult Involvement Recovery from Religious Abuse Eric M Budd Recovery from Mind Control The Truth about Exit-Counselling The Salvation Burger An interesting viewpoint! Contact Former Cult Members Worldwide Right Now To Contact CAIC Other Sites on the World Wide Web Back To Main Directory Legal Notice: The administration of this website was taken over about September, 2004 by Med Trans 1, Inc.. The content on this site was the work of the late Jan Groenveld, and as such, Med Trans 1, Inc. is not knowledgeable about the specific content presented on this website, nor is responsible for any inaccuracies that may be discovered. We wish to be fair to all parties involved, and there is no intent whatsoever to present inaccurate in formation. Therefore, if any group or individual feels that information presented on this site is inaccurate, please contact us. If the information is proven to be inaccurate, it will be either changed or removed upon receipt of verifiable proof being supplied to us. Verifiable proof is defined as a disinterested source independent of your group such as newspaper, encyclopedia, public records and similar sources.

105. WHAT IS A CULT? However, in general usage today, the word cult has a different meaning. Pointedly, are Jehovah s Witnesses a cult? So it is in this general usage http://www.xjw.com/whatcult.html

BEACON The 'C'-Word Debate: What Is a C-U-L-T? Whether a religious group like Jehovah's Witnesses qualifies for being defined as a cult is an on-going debate, even among former members of the religion. To some people, the word 'cult' conjures up images of strange-dressed people with shaved heads and tamborines chanting on a busy street-corner, or a small band of extremists holed up in a remote farm house, or the mass suicide of a group of religious zealots with a charismatic leader. Yet by other definitions, even Jesus and His disciples would ostensibly be described as a cult among the Jews in their day. Generally speaking, dictionary definitions of the word make little distinction in meaning from merely a 'sect' or any group of adherents to a particular belief system. Acknowledging this diverse perception about cults, The Watchtower Society responded to charges made by some anticult organizations that Jehovah's Witnesses are a 'cult' in the February 15, 1994 Watchtower . In an article titled: "CultsWhat Are They?"

106. Egypt: General Ancient Egyptian Religion Egypt general Ancient Egyptian Religion. An Overview of the Ancient EgyptianCult by Jefferson Monet Unlike our modern religions, ancient Egyptian http://www.touregypt.net/magazine/generalancientegyptianreligion.htm

Egyptian General Religion For comprehensive information see our New Egypt Mythology Section and Old Egyptian Mythology Section You may also read The Egyptian Book of the Dead An Overview of the Ancient Egyptian Cult by Jefferson Monet Unlike our modern religions, ancient Egyptian religion was not based on a set of theological principles, nor did it really depend on the content of canonical writings. Rather, it evolved around how people interacted with their gods, and these actions are termed by Egyptologists as "cult", which is roughly synonymous with "ritual". In the ancient Egyptian language, there is no specific word for "ritual". They variously referred to these interactions with the gods as irt ht (doing things), irw (things done) or nt (regular procedures). Cults were focused on ntr, which since the Ptolemaic (Greek) period has been translated as god. However, the ancient Egyptians applied this term to people and things which we today would hesitate to call gods. The Ancient Ankh, Symbol of Life

107. Jonestown Debate In Alt.religion.scientology - The Involvement Of The Anti-cult At the outset, a simple sentence The anticult propaganda resulted in the Even though a general knowledge of the context at the time of Jonestown and http://bernie.cncfamily.com/acm/jonestown.htm

Jonestown: Debate in ARS Once again, the aim of this transcription is not only to deepen the theoretical aspect of the issue, but to highlight and illustrate the anti-cult mindset at work. At the outset, a simple sentence: " The anti-cult propaganda resulted in the mutual envenoming that precipitated the Jonestones and Wacos ". Note that I do not say here that the tragedy was caused by the anti-cult propaganda, but that it had a part of responsibility in it, together with the cult itself, who remains the chief responsible for it. Observe, however, how anti-cult proponents are completely unwilling to accept any part of responsibility whatsoever, how unwilling they are to be open to the possibility of them having done any mistakes, and how they react violently and try to twist this simple statement in every possible ways to try and dismiss it through grotesque distortions. Here is my initial post containing the sentence. It is an answer to Keith Wyatt (who, later, in view of the obvious bias of anti-cultists, became a critic's critic as well). From: Bernie@bernie.cncfamily.com (Bernie)

108. Cult News Network: Comment On The United States Surgeon General's Report On Ment Scientology, The United States Surgeon general s report on mental illness Register with the Cult News Network. Registration is fast (all you need to http://www.cultnews.net/comment?linkID=9177

109. Anti-Cult Terrorism The series Religion and the Social Order , whose general editor is David Bromley The significance of Introvigne’s model of anticult terrorism via the http://www.meta-religion.com/New_religious_groups/Articles/General/anti-cult_ter

to promote a multidisciplinary view of the religious, spiritual and esoteric phenomena. About Us Links Search Contact ... Science home Religion sections World Religions New Religious Groups Ancient Religions Spirituality ... Extremism Science sections Archaeology Astronomy Linguistics Mathematics ... Contact The Web Metareligion More sections: Subscribe to the Metareligion Newsletter Photography Submit your site Suggest an article ... Polls Please, help us sustain this free site online. Make a donation using Paypal: Anti-Cult Terrorism via the Internet Revisited A Short Review of "Religion on the Internet: Research Prospects and Promises", edited by Jeffrey K. Hadden and Douglas E. Cowan (Amsterdam, London and New York: JAI, 2000) From: http://www.cesnur.org/2001/plz_march01.htm by PierLuigi Zoccatelli "Religion on the Internet" is, of course, about much more than cult wars and anti-cult terrorists. It is also, however, an interesting opportunity to revisit the latter categories in a much broader context. The book is highly recommended to scholars of religion and the Internet in general; and in particular to scholars of new religious movements, the cult wars, hate literature, and to law enforcement agencies and lawyers dealing with the more unpleasant consequences of anti-cult terrorism via the Web.

110. Identifying Marks Of An Exploitive, Abusive Group Go to your local library and ask for information about the group or about cultsin general. Collect critical information about the group from newspaper and http://home.datawest.net/esn-recovery/artcls/marks.htm

Identifying Marks of an Exploitive, Abusive Group Exploitive , abusive groups use coercion, fear tactics, deception, control of information, shame, guilt and other methods of thought reform in an effort to gain total control over their recruits and members. The use of these behavior conditioning techniques may be dangerously effective, leading to a state of deep dependence. In this regard, two basic principals are: If you can make a person behave the way you want, you can make that person believe the way you want. Sudden drastic changes in environment can lead to heightened suggestibility and to dramatic changes in attitudes and beliefs. Questions to ask are listed at the end of this article. Almost all exploitive religious groups employ some type of thought-form program to ensure control over their members. They use control of one's behavior, thoughts, emotions and information. Not all of the marks below need be used in order for a group to be a destructive cult or cultic church. Exploitive, Abusive Groups:

111. Review Of The Cult Of Parenthood: A Qualitative Study Of Parental Alienation By to help such an individual, but many are not due to their ignorance of cultsin general or how to treat a person who is a victim of cult mind control. http://editorials.arrivenet.com/rel/article.php/5129.html

Search: Editorials Autos Business Education Entertainment Government Health New Products Politics Religion Sports Technology Travel ArriveNet Welcome Guest - JOIN NOW Sign In Press Releases Editorials ... Travel Directories PR Firm Author Submit Content Press Release ... Help Review of The Cult of Parenthood: A Qualitative Study of Parental Alienation by Randall Watters [A most excellent article has been recently written by Amy J. L. Baker, Ph.D. on a subject that can profoundly affect the way we view those trapped in cults, how to get them into recovery, and how to understand the bigger picture of what a “cult” really i Distribution Source : ArriveNet Editorials Date : Friday - July 08, 2005 Dogpatch (ArriveNet Editorials - Jul 08, 2005) In this article I will be using certain quotable sections (by permission) of Amy’s work in this field to bolster what I have been teaching for some time, and that is that “cults,” or high control groups (often not just religions) are merely an extended family. Just as one’s one family can go “bad” either through ignorant or controlling parent(s), or even through the process of divorce and jealousy. In understanding the nature of familial control, one can easily understand much of the “secrecy” about cults and why they are not very complex at all. Understanding this can lead to a major leap in understanding, growth and compassion for those still trapped in a control mindset. It can also greatly simplify our technique in reaching out to others, or “witnessing” to those trapped in a cult.

112. Cult Matters - The Gold Scales In general, cult leaders offer simple solutions to the increasingly complex worldproblems we all face daily. It can be done by following their simple rules http://oaks.nvg.org/re2ra15.html

Cults Studies So-called cult wisdom is considered "Cults and sects and wicked clowns had better be found out. You have to remain judicious throughout life. Things come to a sad end unless, you know that. Living in rigidly regulated tracks, you may feel yourself bound to slave for big queens or big ones - how is it? In the human realm, wincers often have personal ties to cults and sects or settings that resemble it. They may mask themselves to look bold as their Favourite Compensation Game. Think better: what wincers find great - shun it thoughtfully." Contents Cults and sects turn humans into "cattle", herd animals Cult jungle messages They exploit transitions and baffle There may be morbid appeals ... Relating in modern maladaptations Any information given on this page is not intended to be taken as a replacement for fit expert advice. Any person with a condition requiring medical attention should consult a well qualified practitioner or therapist. Besides, very supporting "well medleys" are presupposed throughout: Cattle, human cattle

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