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- Founded: Mar 16, 2007
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AntiCult is a place to discuss various issues around religion, particularly as they revolve around the (mostly "Christian") anti-cult movement. Christians, skeptics and students of rhetoric and social science are especially encouraged to gripe and discuss how terms such as "religion," "cult," "new religious movement" and "brainwashing" are used or misused for interesting purposes. My initial vision in 2007 is for something similar to Rick Ross' "Cult Education Forum" but less focussed on the interests, finances and opinions of one person.
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Religious Colleges
Did you ever notice how most religious colleges, and churches keep you under the radar and are trying to conform you to their ways!!? I went to a college that
Posted - Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:04 am
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Brainwashing
Central to the concept of anti-cult activism is the concept of "brainwashing," a term which first gained popularity in the early 1950's as a sinister, Oriental
Posted - Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:09 pm
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Rory Bowman
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Terrific YouTube Video
Saw a terrific YouTube video on religious practices at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnNSe5XYp6E It explicitly addresses kooky cults, but many of the
Posted - Wed May 9, 2007 4:50 am
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Rory Bowman
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Janja Lalich
Janja Lalich is a rather interesting character in the broader anti-cult movement. I first encountered her as the opportunistic young co-author with Margaret
Posted - Tue May 8, 2007 5:16 am
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Rory Bowman
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Jargon as Religious Control
One of the primary pleasures of religion is the belief that one is a part of something larger than oneself: the "saved," the "chosen," the "enlightened," or
Posted - Sun Apr 8, 2007 7:06 pm
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Rory Bowman
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