The French governmental mission now confesses it relied on decade-old (and controversial) figures.
Anti-Cult
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?
Un nouveau livre sur « La Famille »
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 »
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.