Religious Cults

As diverse as cults may be in their teachings and individual creeds, there are undeviating similarities that identify them as cults. There are certain tactics involved in gaining and retaining...

Being indoctrinated into a cult does not happen overnight, nor is it a simple psychological maneuver to completely take over someone's will and belief system. So it should be no surprise that...

Wondering if your loved one has fallen prey to a religious cult is a terrifying situation. Though cults rarely use extreme methods that put members in real physical danger, the emotional and...

A cult leader uses charisma, mind control techniques and impossible-to-prove formulas for life's problems to persuade people to follow him. Charisma, or the ability to inspire the admiration of...

Cult practices often resemble those of legitimate religious organizations. For example, people who experience religious conversions often have dramatic changes in their lives. However, these...

There's nothing better than a group of people with a common interest coming together to celebrate their passion. With a little leg work, that group can turn into a full fledged cult, cut off from...

People join cults in search of emotional and spiritual understanding. Wanting to belong to a group and the search for spiritual or religious enlightenment are natural human desires. However, not...

Deprogramming of religious cult members is a controversial topic, primarily because it is often done without the consent of the cult member. Families of cult members often resort to kidnapping...

Dealing with cults hits the core of a family. It can be hard on a family when one family member changes religious faith or beliefs, or marries someone of a different faith. But when a family...

Ritual abuse is defined as any abuse that is planned in advance and compulsive in nature. It can be performed by a single perpetrator against a single victim but it is most commonly associated...

To really understand ecumenism you must lay aside all previous indoctrination, and just for the moment remember the wise old adage that says "all that glitters is not gold". Webster defines...

Most people who find themselves tangled in the ideas and beliefs of a religious cult had no intention of joining a cult. These people are often looking for acceptance, but end up with the wrong...

Cults have a bad name. Often justifiably. All too often people involved in cults believe they’ve not only found their souls but saved them as well. History is written by the victors, it is said,...

Religious cults are expert at appearing as a legitimate supportive group of people with your spiritual best interests at heart. It is easy for anyone to get caught up in a cult without even...

Cargo cults are the ultimate in materialism, even though members of these cults generally have very little in the way of the possessions they so covet. Typically, cargo cult members belong to...

Close to 200,000 Americans join cults each year. For years, it was thought that cults primarily attracted young people; but in recent years, more senior citizens have been lured to them as they...

Are you or someone you know and love easily influenced? Maybe you are worried that someone you know has joined a cult. Although you might feel that perhaps you are overreacting to a group, you...

It is surprisingly easy for people to become involved in religious cults. There are a variety of scenarios that can account for the additions in memberships in these groups. One can be born into...

Not all suspicious religious groups fall under the dictionary description given below. Many are much more subtle and hard to readily detect. 6. a religion or sect considered to be false,...

Arranging flower around religious statue or a place is way of showing your love and respect for it