Parents of students who left college to become full-time missionaries created a secular opposition to “cults.” Later, other targets were added.
Anti-Cult
The Anti-Cult Movement. 2. Counter-Cult vs. Anti-Cult
There is an important difference between counter-cultists as heresy hunters motivated by sectarian reasons, and the more secular anti-cultists.
The Anti-Cult Movement. 1. “Cults” or “Sects”?
Terminology is essential. “Cult” should be translated into other languages as “secta,” “Sekte,” “secte”—and vice versa.
Mary Poppins: Was She a “Cult Member,” Too?
Christian critics of “cults” often argue that novels and films about Mary Poppins promote “cultic” or “occult” ideas. All is based on an old misunderstanding.
500 « sectes », 500 000 « victimes » en France ? La MIVILUDES avoue ne pas disposer de données récentes
Elle confesse maintenant qu’elle a diffusé des statistiques vielles de plus de dix ans et déjà controversées à l’époque.
500 “Cults,” 500,000 “Victims” in France? MIVILUDES Admits It Has No Recent Data
The French governmental mission now confesses it relied on decade-old (and controversial) figures.
Order of Transformants: A Dutch Court Sends Children Back to Families
While a verdict is awaited on the main case against Robert Baart, Dutch judges concluded that children live safely in the community and are not at risk of abuse.
Former CCP Anti-Cult Bureaucrats Accused of Corruption
The former head of the anti-xie-jiao Office 610 who became Minister of Justice is investigated, and a top anti-cult police officer ends up in jail.
La Commission d’enquête indépendante anglo-galloise concernant les abus sexuels sur mineurs : les Témoins de Jéhovah et la règle dite des 2 témoins
La règle selon laquelle deux témoins sont requis s’applique uniquement aux décisions religieuses internes, et n’a aucun impact sur la coopération de cette organisation avec les autorités publiques.
Brainwashing Theories: the Myth and the History of “Mind Control”
Brainwashing theories: origins, application in the military field, and to religious groups, up to their discredit. Are mind control theories making a comeback?