Knowledge: cults
See Also:
- health → mental health → counseling services
- health → mental health → psychological abuse
- science → social sciences → psychology → social → persuasion and social influence → brainwashing
- society → religion and spirituality → opposing views → anti-cult
- society → religion and spirituality → opposing views → religious communities
- society → religion and spirituality → religious studies → new religious movements
Links
- American Family Foundation
http://www.csj.org/ - Info on cults, cultic groups, abuse, manipulation. Practical assistance services for families; cult members' recovery support; cultic studies research for educators and professionals.
- Cults 'R Us Hit List
http://www.mayhem.net/Crime/cults1.html - Killer cults are usually led by charismatic megalomaniacs.
- Understanding the Religious CULT Phenomenon
http://www.religious.freeola.com/cults.htm - A former cult member's insights into the evolution of cults and the needs of cult members and leaders.
- ex-cult Archive
http://www.ex-cult.org - Basic archive on many controversial groups and their leaders -- usually from former members' perspective.
- Ex-Morninglanders
http://www.ex-morninglanders.com/ - Community-type site for ex-disciples of the Morningland cult. Contains news, resources, mailing list, chat room and details of reunions.
- inFormer Ministry
http://www.informer.org/ - "... in service of cult victims and their families."
- reFOCUS
http://www.refocus.org/ - Recovering FOrmer CUltists Support network.
- FACTNet
http://www.factnet.org/ - Help regarding Cults, Sects, Human Rights Abuses, Brainwashing and Mind Control. Specializing in breaking news.
- Allen Tate Wood
http://allentwood.com/ - Essays, articles, book reviews, reading lists and reference links on cults and addiction.
- Info-Cult
http://www.infocult.org - Resource center on cultic thinking.
- Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center
http://wellspringretreat.org - The US's only residential treatment facility for recovering cult victims. Offers counseling and personal care for recovering cult victims, support for loved ones, and educational programs regarding the cult problem.
- Cult Information Centre
http://www.cultinformation.org.uk - An educational charity providing advice and information for victims of cults, their families and friends, researchers and the media.
- The Mother of God
http://www.themotherofgod.com - The Mother of God by Luna Tarlo. A mother's account of her experience as a disciple of her own son - Andrew Cohen.
- New England Institute for Religious Research
http://neirr.org - Dedicated to assisting persons trapped in high-control religious groups and cults.
- Massimo Introvigne and The CESNUR Case
http://www.kelebekler.com/cesnur/eng.htm - "Center for Studies on New Religions", an international research organization which receives public funds from the Piemonte Region since 1996 - and its connections to T.F.P. ("Tradition, Family and Property") a Brazilian extreme right-wing cult.
- Cultic Studies Review
http://www.culticstudiesreview.org - Information on psychological manipulation and abuse through cults, religious movements and other charismatic groups.
- Mahikari Information Site
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Shrine/5712/photolit.htm - Unmasking the secrets and miss-reported facts of this potentially dangerous group of modern day Japanese emperor worshippers.
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
http://home.it.net.au/~jgrapsas/pages/cults.htm - The methods and purposes of destructive cults.
- The Tommy Garcia Story
http://www.tommygarcia.com/ - The story of two children taken by their mother to be raised by Father Divine and the Peace Mission Movement. Includes newspaper articles.
- Moving On
http://www.movingon.org - A site by young people raised in the Children of God Family.
- Meadow Haven transitional home
http://www.meadowhaven.org - Meadow Haven is a transitional home exclusively for those escaping high control religious groups, cults, and abusive religious communes.
- Mahikari and the Golden Lily
http://au.geocities.com/mahikari2002/index.html - Unfolding the mystery behind the mahikari cult and its connection with billions of dollars of looted Asian war gold.
- Behold The Pale Horse
http://au.geocities.com/emperorsmen/index.html - Mystery Rider unveiled. Is it the Emperor of Japan?
- Frederick A. Drummond
http://www.geocities.com/ezekiel2225/ - Frederick A. Drummond and Church of our Saviour information.
- Saints Alive in Jesus
http://www.saintsalive.com/ - An orthodox Christian apologetics site. Mormonism, Freemasonry, JWs, Islam, and evolution. Free e-Newsletter, bookstore, e-mail responsive.
- The AntiChristians
http://hometown.aol.com/zornap - This site is dedicated to giving information about Atheistic Cults in the United States.
- Truth to tell! - False 'Twelve Tribes' & Mennonite Brethren Exposed
http://mypage.uniserve.ca/~apostledbm - Personal, first-hand knowledge and experience of persecution, lies, theft, and on-going skulduggery at the hands of these devils. Wolves in sheep's clothing... Beware! Thou art warned.
- Project Bluelight
http://sfiu.tripod.com/bluelight/ - An anti-cult investigative agency specializing in the recovery of children and the elderly.
- Carol Giambalvo
http://home.aol.com/carol2180/ - Cults, mind control, ethical standards for thought reform consultants.
- New Day News.com Ministries
http://www.newdaynews.com - A recovery site dedicated to people related to the group known as The Children of God, aka The Family of Love, aka The Family.
- Examining CESNUR
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c10.html - A look at the pro-cult stance of CESNUR.
- Steven Hassan
http://www.freedomofmind.com/ - Resources that explain mind control and destructive cults from the author of "Combatting Cult Mind Control."
- Cult Apologist FAQ
http://home.snafu.de/tilman/faq-you/cult.apologists.txt - Exposing the cults' willing defenders, their "arguments," and investigating their motives.
- Twelve Tribes EX
http://www.twelvetribes-ex.org/ - A resource to those effected by the Twelve Tribes Cult. Quotes Elbert Eugene Spriggs' teachings.
- Weekend America - Cult Status
http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/programs/index_20050813.html - Bill Radke talks with Dr. J. Gordon Melton, director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion at the University of California, and Steve Hassan, licensed Mental Health Counselor and ex-cult member, about cults and the nature of psychological control. [11:12 streaming audio broadcast]
- How to Become a Cult Guru
http://www.songpoemmusic.com/cults/guru.htm - A satirical guide.
- Reflections in the Night
http://www.reflectionsinthenight.com/ - Offers essays, resources, and links to organisations fighting child pornography and ritual abuse.
- The Edmonton Society Against Mind Abuse
http://www.esama.ca/ - The Edmonton Society Against Mind Abuse was founded in 1985. Our main objectives are: - To help families of cult members and ex-members of cults. - To inform the public about the cult phenomenon. - To promote the study of the cult phenomenon.
- Rick's Page About Cults and Mind Control
http://www.geocities.com/rick_g22/cults/ - Describes cults and how to deal with them.
- Traumatic Abuse in Cults
http://www.danielshawlcsw.com/traumatic_abuse.htm - An essay by Daniel Shaw, CSW, psychoanalyst and psychotherapist.
- Rick Ross
http://www.rickross.com/ - Information on controversial groups, cult movements and cult activity. This vast archive contains thousands of individual documents.
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