“Trafficking + cult” does not function as a descriptive category but as a dangerous signal of contamination.
From the World
Argentina and the Architecture of Suspicion. 3. The Criminal Translation of the Everyday
How ordinary and religious activities are translated into the language of crime when the anti-cult script is activated
Theosophy and the Visual Arts. 3. Theosophy and Abstract Art
The crucial Theosophical influence on the fathers of modern abstract art has been progressively rediscovered in recent years.
Theosophy and the Visual Arts. 2. Theosophy and Symbolism
“Symbolism” offered to artists willing to express Theosophical ideas the language they were looking for.
Theosophy and the Visual Arts. 1. Early Theosophical Didactic Art
Of all spiritual and religious organizations, none has had a greater influence on modern art than the Theosophical Society.
Argentina and the Architecture of Suspicion. 2. Expanded Vulnerability
Prosecutors argue that whoever joins a spiritual group they do not approve of is “vulnerable.”
The Church Has Fallen: Chapnin Declares Moscow Patriarchate “No Longer Christian”
In a searing interview, the well-known Russian scholar and former church insider calls Kirill’s organization “a cheap para-religious cult” serving Putin.
Argentina and The Architecture of Suspicion. 1. The Ghost in the Machine: “Coercive Persuasion” and the Displacement of Evidence
Old, discredited “brainwashing” theories and anti-cult rhetoric are still used against spiritual minorities.
When Faith Goes on Trial: France Accuses the Famille Missionnaire de Notre-Dame of “Brainwashing”
The trial of a Catholic community under flexible ideas of “abuse of weakness” reveals how French anti-cult laws may target almost anyone.
Shinangchon: The Proposed Korean Anti-Cult Law and the Sudden Targeting of a Peaceful Community
The new policy offers the anti-cultists an opportunity for a vendetta against one of the remnants of the Olive Tree, one of their main enemies in the 20th century.