On March 22, Armenia was held responsible for decisions rendered in Nagorno-Karabakh, and lost an important case.
Anti-Cult
The Anti-Cult Movement. 7. The Crisis and Revival of the Anti-Cult Movement
In the 1990s, anti-cultists lost crucial court cases in the United States. They survived thanks to the support of some governments and several media.
The Anti-Cult Movement. 6. The Anti-Cult Ideology
Offering the accounts of “apostates” as evidence, anti-cultists insist that “cults” are not “genuine” religions and they gain converts through “brainwashing.”
The Anti-Cult Movement. 5. Anti-Cultism Beyond the West
In Japan and South Korea, deprogramming continued for decades. In Russia and China, anti-cultism was sponsored and organized by the state.
The Anti-Cult Movement. 4. Anti-Cultism Goes to Europe
The suicides and homicides of the Order of the Solar Temple in the 1990s were used to justify a witch hunt against hundreds of groups. Scholars reacted.
The Anti-Cult Movement. 3. The Secular Anti-Cult Movement
Parents of students who left college to become full-time missionaries created a secular opposition to “cults.” Later, other targets were added.
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.