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	Learn more about Cult in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Unlike legitimate religious movements, cults are characterized by high levels of dependency, exploitation, and compliance with demands of leadership that are unrelated to religion.
		In their defense, groups labeled as cults often see themselves as persecuted by the anti-cult movement, which (they claim) consists of a number of groups working together to suppress their religious beliefs.
		Critics of these groups counter with the claim that the popularization of the term "anti-cult groups" is an attempt to construct an elaborate conspiracy theory aimed at fostering pity and support for alleged cult groups.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /c/cu/cult.html (1593 words)

	Totalitarian religious group
		A totalitarian religious group is a religious denomination or cult whose members or adherents are not free to think on their own or to leave the group or criticize it.
		Outsiders accuse such groups of controlling the thinking and behavior of its members by regulating their conscious life down to the minutest details without their prior agreement or the possibility of a free choice.
		Totalitarian groups are predominantly to be found among fringe denominations and fundamentalist groups, but they can also stick to a "normal" theologian framework and are problematic only with respect to the treatment of their membership.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/t/to/totalitarian_religious_group.html (806 words)

	Cult - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In religion and sociology, a cult is a cohesive group of people (often a relatively small and recently founded religious movement) devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture or society considers to be far outside the mainstream.
		Furthermore, some religious groups commonly regarded as cults are in fact no longer "new"; for instance, Scientology is over 50 years old; and the Hare Krishna came out of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, a religious tradition that is approximately 500 years old.
		Groups accused of being "cults" or "cult-like" often defend their position by comparing themselves to more established, mainstream religious groups such as Catholicism and Judaism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Totalitarian_religious_group (7906 words)

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		Under totalitarianism there is strict control of all aspects of the life of the individual in the group through the use of coericive measures, physical or emotional.
		Totalitarianism has left its mark on this century--and the vast majority of progressives around the world have learned an important lesson from the disasterous consequences, and have rejected the siren call of totalitarianism which infected both Hitler and Stalin in their zealous rush to power.
		Totalitarian groups organize the counter-conspiracy in a hierarchical manner which mimics the levels of membership and rituals of social and religious secret societies.
	www.hackcanada.com /blackcrawl/consprcy/totalism.txt (1000 words)

	Cult
		In religion and sociology, a cult is a group with a religious or philosophical identity, often existing on the margins of society.
		Some groups, particularly those labelled by others as cults, view the designation as insensitive, and feel persecuted by what they call the " anti-cult movement ", the existence of which is disputed.
		It must be pointed out that the French government is not concerned in any way with religious doctrine per se, but with the concrete consequences of cult affiliation, especially with respect to children, in the light of past abuse committed in some criminal cults (sexual slavery and mass suicide being the worst).
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/Cult.html (2330 words)

	Religious Freedom Page
		Registration of religious groups was not required, and some evangelical and other religious groups have continued to operate while choosing not to register officially with the Government.
		Groups that have been in existence for 15 years have the right to obtain the status of "local religious organizations." Similarly, congregations that existed for 15 years when the new law was enacted also are eligible for registration as an organization.
		Under the the 1997 religion law, representative offices of foreign religious organizations are required to register with state authorities, and they are barred from conducting liturgical and other religious activity unless they have acquired the status of a group or organization.
	religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu /nationprofiles/Russia/status.html (2414 words)

	Talk:Shunning - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Shunning is applied by the group to a member of the group who has violated group norms.
		Disconnection is something that the member is required to apply to their non-member friends and family who disapprove of the group.
		Groups considered cults are usually new religious movements, and older groups like the Amish aren't generally considered cults, in spite of the practice of shunning disobedient members.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Talk:Shunning (1104 words)

	Propaganda by deed
		A group which promotes the interests of an ethnic or religious group that is seen as being mistreated by a regime.
		Or groups devoted to a social or religious cause using violence to address their grievances can not be a good platform for foundation of a democratic future Eritrea.
		There is no doubt what so ever that the totalitarianism regime has monopolised all resources by in an effort to penetrate and control all aspects of public and private life, through the state's use of propaganda, terror, and technology.
	www.meskerem.net /propaganda_by_deed.htm (499 words)

	The Social and Legal Status of Religious Minorities in Japan
		Although some new religions encourage members to fulfill traditional religious obligations as well as adopt new disciplines and practices, it is important to note that most introduce an element of tension by stressing the distinction between the world as it is and the world as it should be.
		Although the climate of religious freedom characterized most of the postwar period, a concern for tighter regulation of religious groups reappeared recently as a result of the gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by members of Aum Shinrikyo in March 1995.
		Most religious bodies have argued that the revised law represented a clear shift by the government from a concern with protection of religious freedom to one of concern with the supervision of religion.
	www.religiousfreedom.com /Conference/japan/Mullins.htm (2149 words)

	Totalitarian religious group Article, Totalitarianreligiousgroup Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In religion and sociology, acult is a group with a religious or philosophical identity, often existing on the margins of society.
		Such usage may lead to confusion becausesome religious movements are "new" but not necessarily cults, and some purported cults are not religious or overtly religious.Where a cult practises physical or mental abuse, psychologists and othermental health professionals use the terms cult, abusive cult, or destructive cult.
		The group has a firm hierarchical structure and is led by one person or asmall group of people who rule absolutely.
	www.anoca.org /cult/cults/totalitarian_religious_group.html (2623 words)

	Asia Times: Religious minorities doomed in Turkmenistan
		While a religious group could have over 500 members in the country, the government now requires that it has 500 members in each city in which it tries to register, Ponomarev explains.
		As to why the government is uncomfortable with religious minority groups, analysts like Lyudmila Alexeyeva see it as a sign of how Turkmenistan seems to have become a ''nightmarish totalitarian state''.
		''Totalitarian regimes tend to perceive any minority group - religious or political - as a direct threat,'' said Alexeyeva, a veteran human rights activist and head of International Federation of Helsinki Groups.
	www.atimes.com /c-asia/AI30Ag01.html (757 words)

	Totalitarian religious group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Led mainly by evangelical Christians, the movement depicts public education as hostile to religious faith and claims to be behind a surge in the number of students being schooled at home.
		Instead, the group supports the idea that living beings have the same form presently as the beginning of time.
		On May 23, the Center for Religious Inquiry Across Disciplines (CRIAD) team announced they were soon launching a major initiative dedicated to promoting the scientific study of religion in contemporary China.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Totalitarian_religious_group.html (1382 words)

	Albert Einstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His religious feeling takes the form of a rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals an intelligence of such superiority that, compared with it, all the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is an utterly insignificant reflection.
		Albert Einstein described the "predatory phase of human development", exemplified by a chaotic capitalist society, as a source of evil to be overcome.
		He disapproved of the totalitarian regimes in the Soviet Union and elsewhere, and argued in favor of a democratic socialist system which would combine a planned economy with a deep respect for human rights.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albert_einstein (8926 words)

	Crosswalk.com - US Accused of Using 'Totalitarian Sects' to Destroy Russia
		The law, which ostensibly targets cults, requires religious groups to prove that they have existed in Russia for at least 15 years.
		Groups failing to meet this requirement are also barred from establishing educational centers or media outlets, and their clergy are not exempt from military service.
		Orthodox Church officials argue that the provisions are aimed at curbing the activities of "destructive" groups like the Aum Shinri Kyo cult of Japan, although such mainstream Christian organizations as the Salvation Army have fallen foul of the law.
	www.crosswalk.com /news/1227985.html (702 words)

	Cult Encyclopedia New Religion Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In religion and sociology, a cult is a group with a...
		Religious cults, sects, world religions, Christian doctrines and related apologetics issues
		Apologetics research resources on religious cults, sects, new religious movements, anticult- and countercult orgs, doctrines etc. Up-to-date religion and cult news.
	www.fetchitfido.com /religion/cult-encyclopedia-new-religion.html (290 words)

	Totalitarian state - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Totalitarian state (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Government control of all activities within a country, openly political or otherwise, as in fascist or communist dictatorships.
		Examples of totalitarian regimes are Italy under Benito Mussolini 1922–45; Germany under Adolf Hitler 1933–45; the USSR under Joseph Stalin from the 1930s until his death in 1953; and more recently Romania under Nicolae Ceauşescu 1974–89.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Totalitarian+state (147 words)

	Russia Bans Religious Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Last October, government and religious officials in Russia accused the United States of using groups including Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Scientologists and the Unification Church to undermine the Russian state.
		However, in 1997 Russia passed the controversial "freedom of conscience and religious association" law, requiring religious groups to prove that they have existed in Russia for at least 15 years before being permitted formal registration.
		Religious groups have responded cautiously to the unexpected decision, which came in a country that has outlawed Protestants, Jews, Jehovah's Witnesses, Shia Muslim and other faiths.
	www.rickross.com /reference/jw/jw180.html (423 words)

	Define totalitarian - Definition of totalitarian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control; "a totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul"- Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr.
		A totalitarian régime or state attempts to control nearly every aspect of personal, economic, and political life.
		totalitarian temptation totalitarian principle totalitarian religious group totalitarian state totalitarian agriculture totalitarian democracy
	www.definitionsfor.com /totalitarian (119 words)

	Hendrix College - Religious Life Overview
		Hendrix College understands that spiritual growth, theological exploration, and the growing expression of one's religious faith are central components of the college experience.
		Religious life programming is administered by the Religious Life Council, a student group advised by the Chaplain.
		The Hendrix College Program in Religious Education, Church Music, and Youth Ministry is a two-year program that includes eight workshops and an internship for persons who desire training in these areas of specialized ministry.
	www.hendrix.edu /ReligiousLife (330 words)

	Wikinfo \| Jehovah's Witnesses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The group's members are known for their racially diverse, close-knit brotherhood, door-to-door evangelizing, and non-participation in government, including politics and military service.
		Some trinitarian Christian groups do not consider the Witnesses to be Christian, because of the Witnesses' rejection of the Trinity, as expressed in their belief that Jesus Christ is a created being.
		Witness membership figures refer to the number of active 'publishers' or door-to-door evangelists and are therefore not directly comparable with statistics produced by other religious groups, which may include all associates regardless of their degree of commitment.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Jehovah's_Witnesses (841 words)

	Scientology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The metaphor of a bridge has long been used in religious tradition to denote the route across the chasm from where we are now to a higher plateau of existence.
		counter-cult groups accuse the Church of Scientology (and other religious groups with which they disagree on theological grounds) of not allowing members to leave the church, or of endlessly harassing them in an attempt to force them back into the fold.
		We have found these claims to be false with other religious groups, and we believe that it is also untrue in the case of Scientology.
	www.chaplaincare.navy.mil /scientology.htm (3792 words)

	dictionary - Cult
		In the realm of religion and belief, one person's or group's norm is another's anathema, and what is regarded as false or counterfeit by one person or group is regarded as genuine and authentic by another." (emphasis added) [3]
		A website affiliated with Adi Da Samraj [4] sees the activities of anti-cult activists as the exercise of prejudice and discrimination against them, and regards the use of the words "cult" and "cult leader" as similar to the manner in which "nigger" and "commie" were used in the past to denigrate fls and Communists.
		The United States Congress failed to pass a resolution in 1997 related to "discrimination by the German Government against members of minority religious groups" that mentioned only Scientology related examples of discrimination [33].
	www.medicalrace.com /dictionary/Totalitarian_religious_group (5479 words)

	Cult - Gurupedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Latin cultus, meaning "care" or "adoration", is "a system of religious belief or ritual; or: the body of adherents to same." In French or Spanish, culte or culto simply means "worship"; an association cultuelle is an association whose goal is to organize worship (and which is eligible for tax exemption).
		In formal use, and in non-English European terms, the cognates of the English word "cult" are neutral, and refer mainly to divisions within a single faith, a case where English speakers might use the word "sect".
		Where a cult practises physical or mental abuse, psychologists and other mental health professionals use the terms cult, abusive cult, or destructive cult.
	www.gurupedia.com /t/to/totalitarian_religious_group.htm (2820 words)

	MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
		Founding Philosophy: Lashkar-I-Omar is a Pakistani Islamic fundamentalist group with links to a number of important terrorist organizations in the country.
		The group was assembled when Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf cracked down on indigenous terrorist groups in 2001.
		The name al-Qanoon was first used when the group claimed responsibility for the June 2002 attack on the US Consulate in Karachi, which killed 11 and injured 45.
	www.tkb.org /Group.jsp?groupID=3626 (476 words)

	Russia :: US Accused of Using 'Totalitarian Sects' to Destroy Russia
		Some officials accuse the United States of using the "sects" - including Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Scientologists, the Unification Church (Moonies), and Hare Krishna - to undermine the Russian state.
		Halloween celebrations were "harmful for the education of children," Moscow education department spokesman Alexander Gavrilov said Tuesday.
		Religion News Blog (RNB), published by Apologetics Index, highlights news items and other resources on world religions, cults, religious sects, alternative religions and related issues.
	www.religionnewsblog.com /4871 (761 words)

	Russia Bans Religious Group -- 03/29/2004
		States of using groups including Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Scientologists and the Unification Church to undermine the Russian state.
		Destruction" suggested that the country amend its criminal code to more effectively combat such groups.
		However, in 1997 Russia passed the controversial "freedom of conscience and religious association" law, requiring religious groups to prove that they have existed in Russia for at least 15
	www.cnsnews.com /ForeignBureaus/archive/200403/FOR20040329a.html (418 words)

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