Massimo Introvigne hablando en el Foro de Buenos Aires.
Brainwashing
Why “Cults” (and “Brainwashing”) Do Not Exist
An appeal to avoid labels that have no accepted scientific meaning and are used as tools of discrimination.
Russia: Pastor Moskvitin Sentenced to 1.5 Years in Penal Colony for “Brainwashing”
New Creation’s leader in Omsk was told that Article 239.1 of the Russian Criminal Code makes “psychological abuse” a crime.
Directives du Japon sur les dons religieux. Le grand retour de la pseudo-science du lavage de cerveau
Si vous faites un don à un mouvement qui déplait à la société, on assume que vous avez été victime de « manipulation mentale ».
Japan’s Guidelines on Religious Donations: The Great Return of Brainwashing Pseudo-Science
If you donate to a movement that the society views with hostility, it is assumed you were a victim of “mind control.”
Japan Religious Donations Law. 4. The Return of Brainwashing
Brainwashing was debunked by scholars of new religious movements as pseudoscience already in the 20th century. It now returns in Japan.
In Defense of the Gurus: Why Spiritual Masters Are Persecuted
“Guru” has become a derogatory word in a world that does not understand what a spiritual master is, as the Tai Ji Men case demonstrates.
New Creation Church: Evangelical Church Accused of “Brainwashing” in Russia
Pastor Stanislav Moskvitin is tried in Omsk for having allegedly converted his devotees through “illegal psychological techniques” and “hypnosis.”
The Family Survival Trust 2022 Report on “Cults”: Reviving the Dead Horse of “Brainwashing”
The British affiliate of FECRIS calls for extending legislation on “coercive control” to new religious movements. In fact, it tries to resurrect the discredited theory of brainwashing.
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?