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Anti-Cult Movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia As a result, it has been abandoned by the anti-cult movement in the USA, in favor of the voluntary, legal practice of exit counseling, which is, though, also a subject of controversy between sympathizers and critics of new religious movements regarding its basic assumptions and its relation to freedom of religion. Opposition to cults and new religious movements today goes beyond a group of concerned parents, and includes individuals, ex-members, scholars of various fields, and organizations who attempt to raise public consciousness about what they feel are serious emotional, spiritual and physical abuses by various new religious movements or other cultic groups. Within established religion, two basic reasons for opposition to cults and new religious movement can be discerned: one is mainly based on theological differences, the other is based on defending human self-determinism and targets mainly groups (religious and non-religious) with alleged cultic behavior according to the definition of the secular opposition to cults. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Debunking_of_the_anti-cult_movement_myths   (4931 words)

The Twelve Tribes : A 25 Year Retrospective On The Impact Of The Anti-Cult Movement On Children Of The Twelve Tribes Communities One of the favorite tactics of the anti-cult movement is to work through disaffected, ex-members of the Twelve Tribes' Communities, using their testimony to manipulate government agencies and the media. One graphic example of a child abused by the tactics of the anti-cult movement is Darlynn Church, the alleged 12-year-old victim in the 1983 pre-raid simple assault charge against Eddie Wiseman. They are marrying, raising their children and choosing the faith of their parents who taught them according to the Word, including the command to discipline by spanking, a practice that has provoked the wrath of many and has provided fodder for the anti-cult movement to charge abuse. www.twelvetribes.com /controversies/retrospective-anticult.html   (4729 words)

The Anti-Cult Movement The Rationale of the Anti-cult Movement: The program of the anti-cult movement required a means of transforming the purely familial and religious concerns of the parent groups in to a secular public issue and turning the personal hurt felt by families into the aura of potential harm threatening all of society from the cults. Critics of the anti-cult movement quickly attacked the testimonies of the ex-cultists noting the distortion which had entered into their accounts due to the deprogramming process and the infusion of the anti-cult rhetoric into the ex-member's story. Cults recruit impressionable youth through deceit, typically by inviting them to a harmless-looking event which is actually a carefully staged recruiting event for the group. www.americanreligion.org /cultwtch/anticult.html   (4308 words)

The Anti-Cult Movement The Anti-Cult movement is the name given by sociologists and scholars to designate the loose group of organizations and individuals who are opposing so-called "cults" on a strong "Us vs Them" duality. The movement mostly originated with Ted Patrick's kidnappings and deprogrammings in the early 70s and is based on the notion of mind-control, a concept that has been debunked in the 80's but is still alive in popular media. Their aggressive confrontation, threat of deprogramming, and hysterical cult phobia, exacerbate the group's feeling of estrangement with society and fanaticism, and envenom situations that already are potentially explosive. bernie.cncfamily.com /acm.htm   (1580 words)

Anti and Counter Cult Links The secular movement is referred to as the anti-cult movement and the non-secular as the counter-cult movement. Social scientists who study cults and sects do not deny that the leadership of religious movements use techniques of influence, but they generally do not see these techniques as different from techniques of influence that are rather widely distributed in all human societies. Anti-cultists accept uncritically theories on the use and power of brainwashing to control young converts to NRMs and countered the supposed mind-controlling effects of cult leaders with "deprogramming." "Brainwashing" was the term coined by British journalist Edward Hunter to describe the process of alleged "mind control" used by Chinese Communist agents during the Korean War. www.gbgm-umc.org /webberville/cult/anticult.htm   (2864 words)

Kropveld, Michael: "An Example for Controversy: Creating a Model for Reconciliation" Hence, scholars who generalize about “the” “anti-cult movement,” when they have had at best superficial contact with only a few organizations and individuals, make the same error as laymen and helping professionals who generalize from their limited experience to the wide world of cults/NRMs, in which there are thousands of groups. The use of terminology such as “Anti-Cult Movement” (ACM) and “Pro-Cult Movement” (PCM), “anti-cultist” and “pro-cultist” or “cult apologist” are examples of divisive labels that are hardly conducive to encouraging dialogue or discernment. Hexham, I. New religions and the Anticult Movement in Canada. csj.org /infoserv_articles/kropveld_michael_anexampleforcontroversy.htm   (5155 words)

Cult - Wikiquote An alternative definition is that a cult is a religion which you happen to dislike. For the cult is not paradise, and the leader is not God. As he rightly points out, one person's cult is another's religion; all religions begin life as cults. en.wikiquote.org /wiki/Cult   (1113 words)

Mr In addition, I believe the anti-cult movement itself is a group that could be studied under the Task Force's mission statement, and I intend to say something about its motives and activities. It is important for this Task Force to understand the political history that preceded its creation and not to allow itself to be used by the anti-cult movement to achieve political ends that will result in the spread of religious intolerance. That "cults" are mentioned several times in the cover letter and questionnaire itself as the "groups" under investigation makes the matter even more serious. www.religiousfreedom.com /tskfrce/fefferman2.htm   (3126 words)

Countercult : The Counter-Cult Movement - religious cults, sects and movements pages of research resources on religious cults, sects, new religious movements, alternative religions, apologetics-, anticult-, and countercult organizations, doctrines, religious practices and world views. Their intend is to educate Christians and non-Christians on the dangers of cultic movements, to help Christians counter the claims of such movements, and to provide cult-members with information that may help them leave those movements. Though EMNR was conceived as an umbrella group for ministries to the cults and new religions, our founders and current board members have no wish for EMNR to assume a magisterial role, nor to become a closed guild which might diminish the validity of other ministries who are not part of EMNR. www.apologeticsindex.org /c142.html   (993 words)

Introvigne's role in Plinio's war on the 'anti-cult movement' Thirdly, in his more intimate writings in Cristianità, Introvigne quite clearly reveals the strategic nature of cult apology, presenting it as a necessary weapon in the struggle against the "Freudian and Marxist anti-cult movement" and to protect Opus Dei and other groups (T.F.P. is only mentioned rarely) against "persecution". At least in Italy, a large majority of the members of what Introvigne calls "anti-cult movements" are practising Catholics, however ideological/theological issues are never discussed in any such movement I know of. Anybody who knows anything about cult monitoring organizations, knows that nearly all were founded to solve a problem: that of grieving parents and disoriented former cult members. www.kelebekler.com /cesnur/storia/gb19.htm   (736 words)

Religious cults in twentieth century America Experts criticise the anti-cult movement for failing to recognise both the wide diversity amongst cults and the freedom of choice exercised by joiners and leavers. While the term 'sect' classically refers to a breakaway movement from a mainstream church, the term 'cult' became a popular way of referring to new and different religious groups, particularly those groups surfacing in the 1960s and 1970s in America. Academic research into cults suggests that we should be cautious in generalising about the character and effects of such a diverse social phenomenon. www.americansc.org.uk /Online/cults.htm   (1198 words)

The Anti-Cult Movement The Anti-Cult Movement (ACM) consists of individuals and groups who attempt to raise public consciousness about what they feel are extreme danger. As they see it, the threat comes from small, coercive, manipulative groups -- mostly new religious movements. "Religious Cult: The church down the street from yours." www.religioustolerance.org /acm.htm   (116 words)

The Judgment of Lord Justice Ward: THE ANTI-CULT MOVEMENT The suggestion is made on behalf of The Family that the Plaintiff is a mere tool and dupe of the anti-cult movement. The Judgment of Lord Justice Ward: THE ANTI-CULT MOVEMENT NT is no less obdurate and her love/hate relationship with her mother is a demonstration of the observation I make that whilst there is much about both of these ladies which commands my admiration and my respect, each of them in their way and particularly in their dealings with each other, can be jolly difficult! countercog.excult.org /judgment/judgment-02.htm   (275 words)

Institute for the Study of American Religion Among the most called for information is factual data on the many new and more controversial religious movements, which are popularly labeled as cults. Those groups which it has concentrated upon have been known under a variety of labels including sect, cult, minority religion, alternative religion, non-conventional religion, spiritual movement, and new religious movement. It monitors all of the religious denominations, organizations, and movements functioning in North America and regularly publishes reports drawing from that activity in a series of reference books. www.americanreligion.org   (331 words)

What's News -- June 30, 1997 Observers of the anti-cult movement often get the impression that religious freedom issues go unheeded and that the eventual elimination of cultic systems is a common goal. The secular camp disagrees strongly with the anti-cult movement by generally rejecting the existence of what is understood to be brainwashing or mind control. They write from the perspective of the secular camp, yet they should be in a position to understand the countercult movement better than many of their peers because of their evangelical sympathies. apologia.gospelcom.net /textown/ttWhatsNews/ttWN970630.html   (506 words)

My Conclusion » The anti-cult cult phenomenon Let’s take a look, for instance, at the classic image of the “dangerous sect” that the anti-cult movement has drummed into us; a movement of abusive, potentially harmful and blindly convinced brainwashed, demented fanatics who will use any and all means toward the furthering of their cause, including abduction, “brainwashing,” violence and even suicide. Thus, it seems to me, that this “cult” (the anti-cult movement) has all the potential to be, and in fact has proven its self to be, a truly dangerous and menacing movement! No doubt, the “victims” of the anti-cult “cult” will justify their own involvement in this cruel deed saying; “we have done evil that good may come.” No doubt, this was also the same logic once employed by the “holy inquisitors.” www.myconclusion.com /archives/2005/02/01/the-anti-cult-cult-phenomenon   (807 words)

The Counter Cult Movement God is perceived as sending members of many "cults" to Hell after they die, because they have believed the incorrect teachings of their faith groups. Many cults present themselves as viable Christian churches, and people seeking spiritual truth and a relationship with God are being deceived into believing the enemy's [Satan's] lies. The growth of cults and new religions is exploding across our nation, with estimates of up to 3,000 cults involving nearly 20 million people. www.religioustolerance.org /ccm.htm   (552 words)

“Verfassungsfeindlich” The primary argument used by the German anti-cult movement is that new religions are Cult investigators are people with theological training who investigate the activities of potential spiritual rivals. Thus, certain cult investigators argue that a particular group is not a religion. www.ucalgary.ca /~nurelweb/papers/irving/Verfas.htm   (6820 words)

New Religions Cults may feel persecuted by anti-cult activists, families, law enforcement, and media, which may have a share in the ultimate violent outcomes that result when these groups are in conflict. In the 1990s, cults were successful in litigation against deprogrammers and anti-cult groups, most notably in a suit against the influential Cult Awareness Network brought by a cult member who claimed his civil rights had been violated by a deprogramming attempt. The efforts of this movement, together with concern of the general public in response to cult violence and tragedies, have led to ongoing investigations by governments worldwide into the activities of New Religious Movements. rand.pratt.edu /~giannini/newreligions.html   (4836 words)

Anti-Cult Views Opposing Spirituality and Religion Society The Anti-Cult Movement - The anti-cult movement is responsible for abuses often worse than cult abuses themselves. ACM) - Most ACM groups seem to take the legitimate public fear of destructive doomsday cults, raise it to a fever pitch, and then direct it against benign new religious groups. The Oracle of Ifa and the Verdict of the Court - English version of an article by Wim Haan, examining a court case in Holland around a failed attempt to deprogram practitioners from the African Ifa religion. odp.webwombat.com.au /WW71785.HTM   (149 words)

Apologia Report 4:17 May 24, 1999 Synan uses the trend description "Convergence movement" in noting the rise of the Charismatic Episcopal Church and, more briefly, Pentecostalism's influence on the Antiochian Evangelical Orthodox Church. The Case of ISKCON") the movement's representatives admitted serious ethical errors in their ranks, discussed concrete steps being taken toward correction and reform, and responded to questions from audience members in a positive atmosphere of openness and mutual understanding. May 15, 1999 was a historic date for all cult watchers. www.leaderu.com /apologia_report/archive/04/ar04-17.html   (1289 words)

BOOK REVIEW: SCHOLAR'S WORK ASSAILS CULT STEREOTYPE ISKCON WORLD REVIEW 10/87 +quot;The Gr "On the other hand, the anti cult writers have painted Krishna and the movement that bears His name as dark and demonic blots on the recent religious history in America. One ad described by Shinn in chapter eight begins with the announcement, "Cult activity didn't die at Jonestown" and ends with a plea for funds saying, "Prevent another Jonestown." Half of the page of the ad is covered with a scene of the dead victims spread on the streets of Jonestown. One clearing house for information on cults, the Center for Destructive Cultism, works with the AFF to provide legitimacy to their research and work. www.skepticfiles.org /rumor/cultbook.htm   (1045 words)

Combatants in Cult War Attempt Reconciliation Leading the reconciliation between the two cult camps were Michael Langone, a counseling psychologist and executive director of the American Family Foundation, and Eileen Barker, a sociologist at the London School of Economics and founder of INFORM, a British charity that provides information about new religious movements. Fighting in the cult wars may have reached a peak three years ago, when lawyers and other individuals linked to the Church of Scientology, one of the nation's most controversial and powerful new religious movements, sued the Cult Awareness Network into bankruptcy. Many of the scholars studying cults and sects focus on more abstract questions, such as how religions are born and evolve over time. www.rickross.com /reference/apologist/apologist55.html   (935 words)

Anti-Cult Group Dismembered" - 12/1/96 other proponents of "cult mind control"/"coercive persuasion" bullshit were so cult camp that no longer has an insti- gloated over his role in the destruction of CAN (Cult Awareness Network). www.lermanet.com /cos/can.html   (602 words)

Scientology and the Anti-Cult Movement The Anti-Cult Movement has proved in the past that it can be as threatening to basic civil rights as its cultic counter-part. While more and more information (and disinformation) about Scientology is available through the internet, the anti-cult movement goes largely unnoticed. While actual information can sometimes be found, the newsgroup is a lively example of anti-cult bigotry. bernie.cncfamily.com   (126 words)

Cult Apologists? Is Dick Anthony a full-time professional "cult apologist"? Expert witness testifies that church is a cult Cult apologists pop up in news coverage about Elizabeth Smart www.rickross.com /apologist.html   (660 words)

Omniseek: /Lifestyle /Religion /Opposing Views /Anti-Cult The Cult Awareness Network (CAN), the country's leading anti-cult advocacy organization, is being liquidated by an Illinois Bankruptcy Court following a $1.1 million federal court judgment against it. He was working, Sackville told his audience, to ban the neutral term 'new religious movements' from ministerial jargon, to be replaced with the intentionally... Exposing the cult's willing defenders, their "arguments", and investigating their motives. www.omniseek.com /srch/{56618}   (320 words)

Department Overview The term cult as defined by Webster's is a religion or its adherents regarded as unorthodox Examples of this are destructive cult or totalitarian cult. cult and the counter-cult pages without the context of traditional vs. cult. www.msu.edu /~parrjeff   (1710 words)

ReligionsNet.com Religious Studies Resource Links: The Anti-Cult Movement ReligionsNet.com Religious Studies Resource Links: The Anti-Cult Movement Apologetics Research Resources on Religious Cults, Sects, Movements, Doctrines, Etc. Carol Giambalvo's Cult Information and Recovery (She is a "thought reform consultant.") www.markfoster.net /jccc/anticult.html   (102 words)

Anti-cult movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Scholars differentiate the sectarian movement as the counter-cult movement and the secular movement as the anti-cult movement. The anti-cult movement of today goes beyond a group of concerned parents, and it includes a diverse platform composed of individuals, ex-members, groups, and organizations who attempt to raise public consciousness about what they feel are serious emotional, spiritual and physical abuses by various new religious movements, cults, new religious movement, or sects. The anti-cult movement believes that a set of groups can be distinguished from legitimate religious groups in that they appear to exploit and abuse their members; are often centered around an unreliable charismatic leader; and may use deceitful ways of recruiting and retaining members. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_anti-cult_activists   (102 words)

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