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Aspects of Recovery

Jan

2013

Recovery from cults is a multifaceted process; initially it is the separation from the group, group practices, and meetings that bound us to the group. Therapy helps address the emotional aspects of group involvement – feelings of betrayal, abuse and vulnerability to recruitment. It helps to develop and understanding of how the group’s doctrine ...

“Cults” and Globalization: Reflections and Questions

Jan

2013

Mike Kropveld Revised from a presentation at the International Symposium on Cultic Studies (Bangkok, Thailand), organized by Graduate School of Philosophy and Religion, Assumption University, Thailand and the Institute of Religious Studies, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, China, December 15–16, 2011. In my presentation today, I will give an overview of definitions for cult. Then I will ...

Characteristics Associated with Cultic Groups – Revised

Jan

2013

Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. & Janja Lalich, Ph.D. Concerted efforts at influence and control lie at the core of cultic groups, programs, and relationships. Many members, former members, and supporters of cults are not fully aware of the extent to which members may have been manipulated, exploited, even abused. The following list of social-structural, social-psychological, and ...

On Using the Term "Cult"

Oct

2012

Herbert L. Rosedale, Esq.Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. Even though we have each studied cults and educated people about this subject for more than 20 years, neither of us has ever felt completely comfortable with the term “cult.” No other term, however, serves more effectively the linked educational and research aims of ICSA (International Cultic Studies ...

The Definitional Ambiguity of “Cult” and ICSA’s Mission

Oct

2012

Michael D. Langone, Ph.D. (This essay is a follow-up to “On Using the Term Cult.”) A central component of ICSA’s mission is to study psychological manipulation and abuse, especially as it manifests in cultic and other groups. Different people, however, attach different and usually imprecise meanings to the term “cult” (On Using the Term Cult). Those ...

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Cult leader and murder convict Ruben Ecleo Jr. dies May 14, 2021
ABS-CBN NewsMay 13 2021 MANILA (UPDATE) - Convicted murderer and cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr. died Thursday afternoon due to cardiopulmonary arrest, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. He was 61.BuCor spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag said the former Dinagat Islands representative died at 12:20 p.m. at the New Bilibid Prison Hospital. He said the convict's relatives […]
Meet the sociologist who left his Chabad community and wrote a pathbreaking study of ex-Hasidim May 14, 2021
Jordan KutzikForwardMay 13, 2021When Schneur Zalman Newfield studied at Chabad yeshivas, everyone thought he was a pious young man who had little knowledge of the outside world. They couldn’t have imagined that Newfield had secretly assembled a stash of contraband books - modern Yiddish literature, science and history texts and even Russian novels - which […]
IndoctriNation May 13, 2021
IndoctriNation: A weekly podcast covering cults, manipulators, and protecting yourself from systems of control.https://www.podpage.com/indoctrination/Support IndoctriNation so they can keep this show going!Patreon https://www.patreon.com/indoctrinationOne-time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/indoctriNATION
How the Model of Money Laundering Can Help Us Understand Abuse within 3HO May 13, 2021
Philip DeslippeSacred MattersMAY 2, 2021In April 2016, an elderly woman in China was photographed kneeling and burning incense before a statue that she assumed was the deified third-century general Guan Yu, but was actually of Garen, a character from the video game League of Legends being used to promote a local internet café. Nine months […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 5/13/2021 May 13, 2021
Mother of God, Orthodox Women, Germany, Anti-vaccination, Anti-Semitism, PodcastWashington Post: She told followers she was 'Mother God.' Her mummified body was found wrapped in Christmas lights."Amy Carlson's body was mummified in a sleeping bag and wrapped in a cloth adorned with Christmas lights when Colorado sheriff's deputies found her last week. Glittered makeup decorated her face and […]
7 people charged after mummified body of spiritual leader found in Colorado home May 13, 2021
KTLAAssociated PressMay 12, 2021 Prosecutors have charged seven people after the mummified body of the leader of a spiritual group called Love Has Won was found decorated with Christmas lights and glitter in what appeared to be a shrine in a southern Colorado home.Amy Carlson, 45, who was known as “Mother God” by her followers, […]
US hits China and others for repressing religious freedom May 13, 2021
MATTHEW LEEAPMay 12, 2021WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday took aim at China and a number of other countries for repressing religious freedom as it forges ahead with its aim of restoring human rights as a primary focus of American foreign policy.The condemnation was similar to that lodged by the Trump administration, which […]
Messiah Foundation International May 13, 2021
"Messiah Foundation International (Urdu: مہدی فاونڈیشن انٹرنیشنل‎) (or MFI) is a spiritual organisation formally established in 2002 to promote the Goharian Philosophy of Divine Love. MFI is the successor of RAGS International, a spiritual organisation founded by Pakistani spiritual leader Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi in 1980. The organisation claims to be a syncretic fulfilment of […]
Federal agents probe Hindu sect for using forced labor to build New Jersey temple May 12, 2021
JOSEPH CHOIThe HillMay 11, 2021Federal agents on Tuesday visited a Hindu temple in New Jersey after workers alleged they were lured to work there and confined to the premise, forced to perform work for the equivalent of about $1 an hour.The New York Times reports that lawyers representing the workers on Tuesday filed a lawsuit […]
"Spellbound" The Magician and the Maharishi May 11, 2021
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCZ9kHGalvE]Man AliveCBCNovember 2, 1992
Former Dance School Comptroller Pleads Guilty in $1.5 Million Fraud May 11, 2021
The former official, Sophia Kim, was a comptroller of the Kirov Academy of Ballet, a school founded in 1990 by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.Rebecca J. RitzelNY Times May 9, 2021A Maryland woman who gambled away nearly $1.5 million in funds from the elite dance school where she served as comptroller pleaded guilty to fraud in […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 5/10/2021 May 10, 2021
Love Has One, Scientology, Australia, Gwyneth Paltrow, Blueface, IndoctriNation Podcast, AA, NarcissistsMeaww: Carlson? Decayed corpse of 'Love Has Won' cult leader found in Colorado, group arrested"The remains of the so-called cult's group leader were found in their Colorado headquarters, a mobile home. Members in custody were charged with child abuse and tampering with deceased human remains, however, no […]
Shamanism Endures In Both Koreas - But In The North, Shamans Risk Arrest Or Worse May 10, 2021
ANTHONY KUHNNPRMay 8, 2021SEOUL — The cold light of winter shines down on a hillside temple in Seoul. It gleams on the billowing red, yellow and blue robes of shaman Jeong Soon-deok, as she twirls in circles. It glints off the ceremonial knives, bells and fans she waves through the air.The man standing before her […]
Pagan 'metaphysical' shops navigate threats from Christian critics May 10, 2021
Selling herbs, crystals and spiritual guides, metaphysical shops are often perceived, especially by conservative Christians, as exotic, devoted to the so-called dark arts and, often, a threat. It's frequently those Christians who threaten them.Heather GreeneReligion News ServiceMay 7, 2021 (RNS) — Uptown Greenville, North Carolina, hosted its first evening street festival on the last day […]
No More Normal: Walking Back Extremism May 10, 2021
KHALIL EKULONAMARISA DEMARCOKUMNMay 10, 2021LISTEN(Joe Kelly starts at 26:00)Humans are peculiar. We are capable thoughts, feelings, and expressions ranging from unconditional love to insidious hate. It begs the question: where do we learn those concepts? And then: How do we unlearn them? Here is a good one: How does someone who has been a member […]
Birds, snakes, and throwing meat: Superstition and black magic in Pakistan May 9, 2021
Annabel SymingtonGlobalPostApril 18, 2014LAHORE, Pakistan — Pervez Shah says he doesn’t practice black magic. My guide, Mushtaq, says otherwise.To get to Shah’s office we travel down a narrow back alley in a residential area on the edge of Lahore. Shah sits inside, his hands covered in oversized rings, surrounded by a sea of terrariums and […]
CultNEWS101 Articles: 5/8-9/2021 May 9, 2021
Book Review, Clergy Sexual Abuse, Legal, Cult Leaders, DocumentariesJoe Szimhart: Invoking the Beyond: The Kantian Rift, Mythologized Menaces, and the Quest for the New Man by Paul D. Collins and Phillip Collins"I reviewed this book because the content is from territory I've covered since the late 1970s. 25 years ago I may have been inclined […]
Understanding Religious Abuse and Recovery: Discovering Essential Principles for Hope and Healing May 9, 2021
Patrick J. Knapp (Author), Michael Langone (Contributor)Currently there are at least four major, identifiable perspectives on how people best understand and recover from religious abuse. Both secular and faith-based (Christian) adherents can be variously identified in each of these approaches. This book examines these viewpoints and evaluates their various strengths and limitations. It concludes that […]
7 Arrested, Charged In 'Love Has Won' Cult May 9, 2021
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S8IGfC4igU]CBS DenverMay 6, 2021Two cult members talked to CBS4's Rick Sallinger after their release from jail.https://youtu.be/-S8IGfC4igU