Destructive Cult

A cult is a group of sadistic people that harm and take advantage of young, innocent people that are ripped away from their families and into a cold, dangerous world. There are many questions as to are cults really harmful. Cult leaders have many persuasive ways to trick you into believing their beliefs and their twisted ways of life. One common way that cult groups usually do is they pick out the most innocent and lonely victim. Then they make you feel comfortable and welcome and raise you on a

A destructive cults calling is not one to a spiritual figure but to one of financial gain. Almost all of these cults have little to nothing to do with religion and in fact are only in it for wealth. Many totalist cults only join together with wealth or power in mind, but rely on false promises in order to obtain what they want. Cult leaders take advantage of new recruits to make them believe that they can “get rich quick.” When in reality this is only truthful with “getting the leader rich quick

Article 3: Manipulation Process in MKO Destructive Cult. Baghdad This article reiterates that no one is immune to the complex psychological manipulation process that cult leaders in order to recruit new members. All cults around the world use similar tricks when it comes to recruiting and keeping members. Parsi (2015) states that there are many misconceptions about cults that scholars need to know when studying cultic groups. The first misconceptions is that cult members wear strange clothes and are

CULTS I. Introduction Thesis: The forces that draw individuals into cults can be explained by psychological doctrine. II. What is a cult A. Brief description B. Types of cults 1. religious 2. psychotherapy or personal growth 3. political 4. popular or faddist III. Popular cult groups A. People's Temple B. David Koresh C. Heaven's Gate D. The Family IV. Charismatic group A. Brief desciption B. Characterization V. Sigmund Freud's beliefs A. Belonging to a group

CULTS I.     Introduction      Thesis: The forces that draw individuals into cults can be explained by           psychological doctrine. II.     What is a cult A.     Brief description B.     Types of cults 1.     religious 2.     psychotherapy or personal growth 3.     political

A cult is defined as a social group or a social movement under one charismatic leader. It maintains a belief system, which includes a transformation of a group member. Members of the group have a high level of commitment to the leader, members, and beliefs (Lalich). An additional definition to consider is from the American Journal of Psychotherapy: …groups that often exploit members psychologically and/or financially, typically by making members comply with leadership’s demands through certain types

Cults Many people feel that cults are nothing more than a nontraditional religion, because of beliefs, organization, and interest. Cults are much more than just little religions. They are a dangerous, and in the United States there is little we can do about it. The term cult has many different meanings. According to Jan Groenveld, a cult researcher and author, Christians define a cult as anything that differs from traditional orthodox teachings, but the general definition is that, a

of a cult. When looking at multiple sources or even making a quick search on the internet, many contradictory statements and definitions are brought about, most of them carrying a negative connotation. Upon hearing the word “cult,” one tends to associate it with satanic rituals, black magic, murder, and many other dark, mysterious things. In its simplest form, a cult seems to be a group of people with a charismatic leader. However, this definition is not complete. The definition of a cult can

Religious Cults - A Threat to Society? On November 18, 1978, in a cleared-out patch of the Guyanese jungle, Reverend Jim Jones ordered the 911 members of his flock to kill themselves by drinking a cyanide potion, and they did. It seems cultists were brainwashed by this megalomaniac Jones, who had named their jungle village after himself and held them as virtual slaves, if not living zombies. Jones himself was found dead. He'd shot himself in the head, or someone else had shot him. Is it plausible

definition of the word ‘cult’, it is only rarely used as a self-description and does not refer to any particular belief system. Since the 1920s, the word ‘cult’ has most commonly been used to designate a minority religious group whose beliefs and practices an outside observer views as dangerous or strange. There are different varieties of cults, the Moonies, the Children of God, Eckankar, the Hare Krishna, and Scientology are a few. Basically, there are two main types of cults, those with Christian