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Cults


Each year, hundreds of North Americans join one of the increasing,
estimated 3000 unorthodox religions that exist across North America. The
increasing number of , to date in North America, is due to the fact
that are a social movement that attempts to help people cope with
their perceived problems with social interaction. Cult recruiters target
those who perceive themselves as different from the rest of society, and
give these individuals the sense of belonging that they crave. Cult
literature lures potential cult members by appealing to their desperate
need to socially fit in. Cults provide a controlled family environment that
appeals to potential cult members because it is a removal ...

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warped about it. I basically hide it from them
because I don't need that hassle. Fire-Shade: My family has a great
respect for the artist inside
us all. I know you live in Michigan, and our family could
always use new operatives all over the world. You have to
understand what our family is about, it is about always fitting
in and never hiding the truth to be liked or cool. Are you
interested? Jay18: Well maybe Fire-Shade: Give me your phone number
we really shouldn't
talk about this here. Jay18: I would rather not give my phone
number out. You give
me yours, I won't be able to talk for long though. Fire-Shade:
Trust is very important in our group. Do you trust
me? You can't call us, unfortunately because we are not in a
position to be accepting phone calls. Jay18: Well then you can just
e-mail me. OK. Fire-Shade: [disconnects]1

The cult member makes the young boy feel as though he does care about his
problems, and wants to make this boy's life better. Fire-Shade ...

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fit in. Often if a piece of
cult literature is written correctly it convinces the most logical mind of
the most absurd reasoning, like this pamphlet by the Heavens Gate cult.

The generally accepted "norms" of today's societies - world over - are
designed, established, and maintained by the individuals who were at one
time "students" of the Kingdom of Heaven- "angels" in the making- who
flunked out" of the classroom. Legends and scriptures refer to them as
fallen angels. The current civilization's records use the name Satan or
Lucifer to describe a single fallen angel and also to "nickname" any "evil
presence". If you have experienced some of what our "classroom" requires
of us, you ...

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Added: 3/19/2008 06:51:56 PM
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