Cult

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

community. However, like any relationship, the bonds that we create within our community can be either healthy or unhealthy. Though what we now define as a cult has become much more common in recent years, “cults” have existed as far back as the pre-Christian Jewish sects, one of which actually went on to become Christianity (Clark, 1993). Cults then appeared steadily throughout the Middle Ages in the form or “heretical” groups that diverged from patriarchal teachings and the founding members of the

Aftermath Leaving a cult in the first place can prove to be a rather difficult task. When it does happen, more obstacles are presented, and oftentimes in the form of psychological damage. It is important to understand that many cults, especially the extremist ones, rely on a brainwashing individuals to have them join the group, and leaving this conditional manipulation can have many negative effects. Singer (1979), in her article Coming Out of Cults, finds some common symptoms in ex cult members. Often

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

During The Second Great Awakening, the Christian message became perverted by cults that sought to influence through religious dogma, psychology, and the suppression of women. In the 19th century, American’s cultural lives were centered around religion, which paved the way for cults to promote people into engrossing their way life to increasingly doctrinaire religion. To begin with, Matthias manipulated Christianity’s teachings to craft his own sinister and self-promoting agenda, an example of this

A cult is a group of people that may follow a figure of authority, a god, or an object in an extreme, typically secretive, and radicalized way. Followers of cults are usually subject to groupthink in that they irrationally and unconditionally follow the thoughts and interpretations of one or many figures of authority, with most pledging complete loyalty and obedience to the cult through persuasive coercion. Cults differ to religious sects, as followers of cults are forced into the belief system of

Religious Cults being manipulative, abusive and exploitative exploitive Cults are developing and flourishing, as they cause a profound suffering to many individuals. Many individuals close-mindedly follow religious Cults, thus Religious cults tend to hinder their true reality in terms of their aberrant philosophy. Religious cults are the parasites among religious institutions feeding on the insecurity of their members by being; manipulative, abusive and exploitative.

may seem. From sporting teams to musicians or restaurants to films, people love having something to call “theirs.” It comes as no surprise that moviegoers attach themselves to movies and invest their time and money into supporting it. The term, cult-following, has changed from a negative connotation of drinking the Kool-Aid to an aspiration for film-makers. Without knowing it, Ethan and Joel Coen created a foundation on which fans could build and expand upon their experience with The Big Lebowski

The Cult of Personality From Jamestown, to Scientology, and even at one point Christianity, cults have helped to shape our way of viewing religion so much so that it is hard to imagine a life without them. Cults have a negative connotation in our modern world typically due to the violence that their members undertake in attempting to save their way of life or convert others. The question must be asked then; what would happen if a cult became a place of community rather than a place of religious

Cargo cult science is a term used by Richard Feynman to describe a method or idea that imitates the scientific process but is not done for a scientific purpose. In his essay, “The Uncertainty of Science” Richard Feynman goes on to clarify that legitimate science accounts for the uncertainties found in science: it is the search for answers and data to support theories through experimenting and looking for faults in methods. “Cargo Cult Science,” however, as Feynman explains, is “science” that cannot