What messages are behind today's cults?, Philip G. Zimbardo, Psychological Association Monitor, 1997Zimbardo P. What messages are behind today's cults? APA Monitor, May 1997. Mind control: psychological reality or mindless rhetoric? APA Monitor on Psychology 2002;33:5.Zimbardo, P (1997) What...
5Incestual Relationships Incest, defined as intimate relations between two people who are closely related to each other, is generally not a topic for casual conversation. It is commonly viewed as a morally wrong behavior and is not only a taboo in America but all across the world. The feeling...
2. Political cults: Political groups on both the left and right can morph into cults. Janja Lalich wrote an entire account of her own experience in such an environment. 3. Religious cults: Spiritual beliefs serve as the bedrock for many cults. Some cults are offshoots of mainline religions...
Some of these are helpful; many are not. In my next post, I want to consider where people get their ideas of what a church should be. Where Do People Get Their Ideas of Church? Part 1 People today have a wide variety of ideas about what a church should be. If you ask a dozen ...
Those born into the group are especially damaged.Methods for trying to rescue people from cults focus on how to awaken the member's pre-cult identity. But with people born into cults, thereisno pre-cult identity. The cult and its way of thinking is all they've ever known. If it's ha...
Joe: Well, whether there are true universals or just widespread, it’s hard to say without doing serious research, but certainly gift giving pops up in lots of places. Ritual, communal dancing, drinking or some intoxicant is not a universal but it’s certainly widespread and certainly use ...
aparents owe their chilren some religious training. The fact that so many strange cults are enjoying such success is proof that children feel the need for something soiritual in their life. 正在翻译,请等待...[translate] averify results verify results[translate] ...
Some of the basic beliefs of the Church are: God is our Heavenly Father. He loves us and wants us to return to Him. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is our Savior. He redeems us from death by providing the Resurrection. He saves us from sin as we repent. Through the Atonement...
Although few extremists are clinically paranoid, many of them adopt a paranoid style with its attendant hostility and distrust. 17. USE OF SUPERNATURAL RATIONALE FOR BELIEFS AND ACTIONS. Some extremists, particularly those involved in “cults” or extreme religious movements, such as fundamentalist ...
it somewhat depends. Nobody really has to prove that they have a belief based on pure faith. Nobody really has to prove that they just find a claim so ridiculous that they believe it's false. However, if either of the believers say their beliefs are based on some kind of evidence, th...