The records of what was once the largest world anti-cult organization demonstrate that criminal behavior was systemic rather than occasional in anti-cult milieus.
From the World
László Mednyánszky: Art, Theosophy, and a Homoerotic New Religion
The Slovak-Hungarian painter was a unique example of artist influenced by the Theosophical Society who combined Theosophical ideas with a sacralization of homosexuality.
The US Department of State Yearly Report on Religious Freedom: Exemplary on China, Timid on Japan
The report, published on June 26, 2024, confirms last year’s attitude to persuasively denounce foes but somewhat excuse political allies.
CAN: Anti-Cultists, Deprogramming, And Crime. 9. Mismanagement of Funds: Sloppy Bookkeeping or Deliberate Malfeasance?
Auditors and scholars who examined CAN accounts found massive irregularities, a usual problem in anti-cult organizations.
CAN: Anti-Cultists, Deprogramming, And Crime. 8. Kickback Money from Deprogrammers to Anti-Cultists
Anti-cultists referred parents of “cult members” to deprogrammers. The latter, in turn, transferred a percentage of the honoraries to the anti-cultists.
CAN: Anti-Cultists, Deprogramming, And Crime. 7. Sexual Abuse as a Deprogramming Tool
The most damning documents the bankruptcy of CAN put at the scholars’ disposal concerned the sexually abusive behavior of deprogrammers towards their victims.
Pakistan, Tourist Lynched and Burned Alive for Alleged Blasphemy
A Muslim man visiting the popular tourist destination of Madyan was once again falsely accused of having burned pages of the Quran.
Josef Váchal, Theosophy, and the Portmoneum
The rediscovery of a Czech Theosophical artist who decorated an extraordinary esoteric home for a friend and produced iconic woodcuts and paintings.
CAN: Anti-Cultists, Deprogramming, And Crime. 6. “If You Pay Us to Say It’s a Cult, It’s a Cult”
Basically, anti-cultists and deprogrammers regarded as a “cult” any group that had as members children of parents willing to pay for deprogramming them.
CAN: Anti-Cultists, Deprogramming, And Crime. 5. CAN and Illegal Deprogramming
Massive evidence confirmed that the anti-cultists referred parents of members of new religious movements to deprogrammers.