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Eight Ways to Identify Religious Brainwashing: The “Sacred Science” (Part 5 of 8)

By Steve Smith August 13, 2012 2 Comments

This is the fifth in an eight-part series on how to identify brainwashing in a destructive group or cult. It is based off of Dr. Robert Jay Lifton’s “Eight-Point Model of Thought Reform” and borrows from several other authorities on the topic of religious mind-control.* 1.) Part One: Milieu Control 2.) Part Two: Mystical Manipulation 3.) […]

Eight Ways to Identify Religious Brainwashing: The Cult of Confession (Part 4 of 8)

By Steve Smith August 1, 2012 37 Comments

This is the fourth in an eight-part series on how to identify brainwashing in a destructive group or cult. It is based off of Dr. Robert Jay Lifton’s “Eight-Point Model of Thought Reform” and borrows from several other authorities on the topic of religious mind-control.* 1.) Part One: Milieu Control 2.) Part Two: Mystical Manipulation 3.) […]

Eight Ways to Identify Religious Brainwashing: Demand for Perfection (Part 3 of 8)

By Steve Smith July 10, 2012 11 Comments

This is the third in an eight-part series on how to identify brainwashing in a destructive group or cult. It is based off of Dr. Robert Jay Lifton’s “Eight-Point Model of Thought Reform” and borrows from several other authorities on the topic of religious mind-control.* 1.) Part One: Milieu Control 2.) Part Two: Mystical Manipulation […]

Eight Ways to Identify Religious Brainwashing: Mystical Manipulation (Part 2 of 8)

By Steve Smith June 29, 2012 19 Comments

This is the second in an eight-part series on how to identify brainwashing in a destructive group or cult. It is based off of Dr. Robert Jay Lifton’s “Eight-Point Model of Thought Reform” and borrows from several other authorities on the topic of religious mind-control.* You can see the first post here. 1.) Part One: […]