Le journaliste Nicolas Jacquard a produit un ouvrage bien plus ambitieux que sa collègue Suzanne Privat, mais qui demeure trop lié aux anciens membres « apostats »
Anti-Cult
A New Book on “La Famille”
Journalist Nicolas Jacquard has produced a book that is much more ambitious than his colleague Suzanne Privat’s, but still relies too much on “apostate” ex-members.
Are “Brainwashing” Theories Coming Back?
Discredited since the 1990s, theories that “cults” use mind control techniques are still promoted by anti-cultists, and now applied to QAnon and Trump.
The Fall of “Brainwashing” Theories in the Late Twentieth Century
Scholars of new religious movements succeeded in marginalizing mind control theories applied to religion. U.S. courts of law said they were right.
How “Brainwashing” Theories Were Applied to Religion
Originally, Russian and Chinese Communists were accused of using mind control techniques. Some mental health professionals extended the accusation to religions.
Testing “Brainwashing” Theories: CIA and the MK-Ultra Experiment
Having invented the theory, the CIA believed its own propaganda and tried to “brainwash” “volunteers” in Canada. It did not work.
“Brainwashing”: A False Accusation Against Unpopular Minorities
Periodically, books and media revive the old discussion on “brainwashing.” There is only one problem about it, it does not exist.
L’idéologie anti-sectes et la FECRIS : Dangers pour la liberté religieuse. Un livre blanc
Six chercheurs examinent les activités de la FECRIS, et concluent qu’elles sont bien dangereuses pour la liberté de croyance.
The Anti-Cult Ideology and FECRIS: Dangers for Religious Freedom. A White Paper
Six scholars look at the European Federation of Centres of Research and Information on Cults and Sects, and conclude it is dangerous for religious liberty.
Le nouveau rapport MIVILUDES : mauvaise méthodologie, résultats peu fiables
Privilégier les saisines (c’est-à-dire les rapports de ceux qui écrivent pour dénoncer une « dérive sectaire ») ne peut que conduire à biaiser les conclusions.