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#describing the difference between marginal, peripheral, and core members as per Eileen Barker's article in Bromley's book ''Politics of religious apostasy'' |
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#describing daily life in cults (probably no generalization is possible) |
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#sources of conflict: 1. custody dispute in case of ], and 2. distraught parents whose children are encouraged or demanded to get 100% involved at the expense of friends, career, education, and family |
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#"cult" also used sometimes for political organizations with strange ideas based uncritically accepted by the members and led by a charismatic leader, e.g. Lyndon Larouche |
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#experience or observation of parnormal events for which a rational is hard to find, sometimes even by non-members during the cult's meeting. Examples DLM and SSB. Refereces Messer (in Barker's introduction to NRM), Galanter (in Len Oakes' book), John Hislop, Mick Brown ''Spiritual Tourist'', chapter ''House of God'' |
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#Governments: Russia ] and Switzerland (see talk page). |
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