International Cultic Studies Association

Table of Contents

 

 Vol. 3, No. 1, 2004

 

In this issue
 

Articles

News Summaries:

Posted 5/10/04

Posted 6/3/04

Book Reviews

Departments/Archives

 

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Articles
 
Authoritarian Culture and Child Abuse in ISKCON
Nori J. Muster
 
Generational Revolt by the Adult Children of First-Generation Members of the Children of God/The Family
Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D.
 
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Predicaments: The Truth, Deceit, and Issues Surrounding Falun Gong
Frank Tian Xie, Ph.D.
Tracey Zhu, M.D.
 
Compassion Betrayed: Spiritual Abuse in an American Zen Center
Katherine V. Masis, M.A.
 
The "Helpmate" of Males: An Ethnography on Sex Segregation and Theocracy
Cliff Cheng, Ph.D.

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  News
  News Summaries: Posted 5/10/04

 

All Stars Project

Play Blames Jews for Race Riot

Ananda

Strong Psychological Pressure to Gain Followers’ Property

Apostles and Prophets Church of Jesus

Government Ban

Aum Shinrikyo

Death Sentence

Guru Allegedly Influenced Followers in Prison

Docudrama

Asahara’s Death Would Be Loss to Mankind

Many Return to Aum

Preemptive Raid

Call for State to Pay Compensation

Shoko Asahara Sentenced to Death

Mind Control Not Seen as Mitigating Factor

Ex-Member Groups Retain Doctrine

Why They Joined

The Body/Attleboro Cult/Karen Robidoux

Mother Acquitted of Murder in Starvation of Infant

Woman Who Had Vision Pleads Guilty

Prosecutor’s Lack of Imagination

Police Watching Out for Children

Brainwashing

Slavery Trial

Branch Davidians

Waco Anniversary

Dutroux, Marc/ Child Abuse

He Allegedly Brainwashed Children

Executive Success Programs (ESP)/NXIVM

Missing Woman Says She Was Brainwashed

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Ex-Member Threatened with Death

More Expulsions

Girl’s Protective Custody Order Rescinded

Families Split as Control Tightens

Federal Grant Sought

Ex-Member Helps Others to Escape

Another Perspective on “Runaways”

Division Reflected in British Columbia

God’s Creation Outreach Ministry

Life for Killing Son

Harrod, Allen

Molesting ‘Prophet’ Convicted

Two Life Sentences

International Churches of Christ

Recruiting at U of Oregon

Jehovah’s Witnesses

Not Found Liable in Child Abuse Case

Juan Pablo Delgado

Doomsday Vision

Lyndon LaRouche

Recruiting on Campus

Mind Control/Mental Manipulation

Letter Protests Italian Law on “Mental Manipulation”

Mungiki

School for Killing

Polygamy/Child Abuse

Bill to Criminalize Bigamy

Issue for Hmong Refugees

Rhema Lifesavers Ministry

Brainwashing Alleged

Satanic Cults

“Monster of Florence” Case Reopened

Therapists Will Pay for Destructive Treatment

P&G Suit Versus Amway May Continue

Scientology

Group’s Program in Schools

Anti-Psychiatry Campaign

Terrorism

Chechen Suicide Bombers May Be Brainwashed

Tvind (Humana)

Group Sought Troubled Youth

Unification Church

Ballet Link to Moon Fading

Prejudice Alleged

United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors

Issuing Own “Official” Documents

York Sentenced to 135 Years

Yongsaenggyo

Leader Sentenced to Death

 

___________________________________________________________^

  News Summaries: Posted 6/3/04
 

Apostles

Doom Predicted

Aum Shinrikyo

Recruits Reflected Japanese Society

Asahara’s Defense Lawyers Got $4.5 Million

College Rejects Asahara’s Daughter

New Aum Businesses

Victims Call for Compensation

Banned from Philippines

Baruch Ha Shem

Students Claim Ritualistic Torture by “Evil” Cult Leader

Child Abuse/Brainwashing/False Memory

Convict Freed After 18 Years

Faith Healing

Charismatic Chiropractor Convicted

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Ideology of Control

Great Contrast between Two FLDS Towns

Controlled Election

Hare Krishna (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)

Changing Face

Moscow Demonstration against Hare Krishna

Iglesia Candelero de Oro

“Spiritual Guidance” Includes Alleged Abuse

International Church of Christ/ Boston Church of Christ

Ban Not Working

Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)

337 Massacred

Satanism

Investigation of Nun’s Death Reopened

Scientology

Banned in Bashkortistan

Cruise Drops Aid Allegedly Over Scientology

Court Challenge to Tax Break

Unification Church

Church Awards at Senate Office Building

White Supremacists

Rite of Passage

 

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Book Reviews
 
The Da Vinci Code

Reviewed by Joseph Szimhart

   
My Life In Orange
Reviewed by Lois Kendall
   
The Superpower Syndrome
Reviewed by Rev. Walter Debold
   
Devotee Farm
Reviewed by Joseph Szimhart
   
Holy Rollers: Murder and Madness in Oregon’s Love Cult
Reviewed by Frank MacHovec, Ph.D.
   
The Protest
Reviewed by Marcia Rudin
    _________________________________________________________^
 

C&S: Table of Contents - Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 01, No. 01, 2002
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 01, No. 02, 2002
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 01, No. 03, 2002
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 02, No. 01, 2003
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 02, No. 02, 2003
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 02, No. 03, 2003
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 03, No. 01, 2004
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 03, No. 02, 2004
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 03, No. 03, 2004
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 04, No. 01, 2005
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 04, No. 02, 2005
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 04, No. 03, 2005
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 5, No. 1, 2006
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 5, No. 2, 2006
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 5, No. 3, 2006
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 6, No. 1, 2007
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 6, No. 2, 2007
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 6, No. 3, 2007

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Issue Archives Professional Columns
Article Archives Education
News Archives Getting Help
Book Reviews Guest Column
Profile Groups Law
Profile Individuals Personal Accounts
Profile Organizational Psychology
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Send Feedback Group Reports
     
 ___________________________________________________________^
 

International Cultic Studies Association

Table of Contents

 

 Vol. 3, No. 1, 2004

 

In this issue
 

Articles

News Summaries:

Posted 5/10/04

Posted 6/3/04

Book Reviews

Departments/Archives

 

___________________________________________________________^

Articles
 
Authoritarian Culture and Child Abuse in ISKCON
Nori J. Muster
 
Generational Revolt by the Adult Children of First-Generation Members of the Children of God/The Family
Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D.
 
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Predicaments: The Truth, Deceit, and Issues Surrounding Falun Gong
Frank Tian Xie, Ph.D.
Tracey Zhu, M.D.
 
Compassion Betrayed: Spiritual Abuse in an American Zen Center
Katherine V. Masis, M.A.
 
The "Helpmate" of Males: An Ethnography on Sex Segregation and Theocracy
Cliff Cheng, Ph.D.

___________________________________________________________^

  News
  News Summaries: Posted 5/10/04

 

All Stars Project

Play Blames Jews for Race Riot

Ananda

Strong Psychological Pressure to Gain Followers’ Property

Apostles and Prophets Church of Jesus

Government Ban

Aum Shinrikyo

Death Sentence

Guru Allegedly Influenced Followers in Prison

Docudrama

Asahara’s Death Would Be Loss to Mankind

Many Return to Aum

Preemptive Raid

Call for State to Pay Compensation

Shoko Asahara Sentenced to Death

Mind Control Not Seen as Mitigating Factor

Ex-Member Groups Retain Doctrine

Why They Joined

The Body/Attleboro Cult/Karen Robidoux

Mother Acquitted of Murder in Starvation of Infant

Woman Who Had Vision Pleads Guilty

Prosecutor’s Lack of Imagination

Police Watching Out for Children

Brainwashing

Slavery Trial

Branch Davidians

Waco Anniversary

Dutroux, Marc/ Child Abuse

He Allegedly Brainwashed Children

Executive Success Programs (ESP)/NXIVM

Missing Woman Says She Was Brainwashed

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Ex-Member Threatened with Death

More Expulsions

Girl’s Protective Custody Order Rescinded

Families Split as Control Tightens

Federal Grant Sought

Ex-Member Helps Others to Escape

Another Perspective on “Runaways”

Division Reflected in British Columbia

God’s Creation Outreach Ministry

Life for Killing Son

Harrod, Allen

Molesting ‘Prophet’ Convicted

Two Life Sentences

International Churches of Christ

Recruiting at U of Oregon

Jehovah’s Witnesses

Not Found Liable in Child Abuse Case

Juan Pablo Delgado

Doomsday Vision

Lyndon LaRouche

Recruiting on Campus

Mind Control/Mental Manipulation

Letter Protests Italian Law on “Mental Manipulation”

Mungiki

School for Killing

Polygamy/Child Abuse

Bill to Criminalize Bigamy

Issue for Hmong Refugees

Rhema Lifesavers Ministry

Brainwashing Alleged

Satanic Cults

“Monster of Florence” Case Reopened

Therapists Will Pay for Destructive Treatment

P&G Suit Versus Amway May Continue

Scientology

Group’s Program in Schools

Anti-Psychiatry Campaign

Terrorism

Chechen Suicide Bombers May Be Brainwashed

Tvind (Humana)

Group Sought Troubled Youth

Unification Church

Ballet Link to Moon Fading

Prejudice Alleged

United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors

Issuing Own “Official” Documents

York Sentenced to 135 Years

Yongsaenggyo

Leader Sentenced to Death

 

___________________________________________________________^

  News Summaries: Posted 6/3/04
 

Apostles

Doom Predicted

Aum Shinrikyo

Recruits Reflected Japanese Society

Asahara’s Defense Lawyers Got $4.5 Million

College Rejects Asahara’s Daughter

New Aum Businesses

Victims Call for Compensation

Banned from Philippines

Baruch Ha Shem

Students Claim Ritualistic Torture by “Evil” Cult Leader

Child Abuse/Brainwashing/False Memory

Convict Freed After 18 Years

Faith Healing

Charismatic Chiropractor Convicted

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Ideology of Control

Great Contrast between Two FLDS Towns

Controlled Election

Hare Krishna (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)

Changing Face

Moscow Demonstration against Hare Krishna

Iglesia Candelero de Oro

“Spiritual Guidance” Includes Alleged Abuse

International Church of Christ/ Boston Church of Christ

Ban Not Working

Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)

337 Massacred

Satanism

Investigation of Nun’s Death Reopened

Scientology

Banned in Bashkortistan

Cruise Drops Aid Allegedly Over Scientology

Court Challenge to Tax Break

Unification Church

Church Awards at Senate Office Building

White Supremacists

Rite of Passage

 

___________________________________________________________^

 

Book Reviews
 
The Da Vinci Code

Reviewed by Joseph Szimhart

   
My Life In Orange
Reviewed by Lois Kendall
   
The Superpower Syndrome
Reviewed by Rev. Walter Debold
   
Devotee Farm
Reviewed by Joseph Szimhart
   
Holy Rollers: Murder and Madness in Oregon’s Love Cult
Reviewed by Frank MacHovec, Ph.D.
   
The Protest
Reviewed by Marcia Rudin
    _________________________________________________________^
 

C&S: Table of Contents - Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 01, No. 01, 2002
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 01, No. 02, 2002
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 01, No. 03, 2002
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 02, No. 01, 2003
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 02, No. 02, 2003
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 02, No. 03, 2003
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 03, No. 01, 2004
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 03, No. 02, 2004
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 03, No. 03, 2004
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 04, No. 01, 2005
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 04, No. 02, 2005
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 04, No. 03, 2005
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 5, No. 1, 2006
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 5, No. 2, 2006
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 5, No. 3, 2006
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 6, No. 1, 2007
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 6, No. 2, 2007
CSR: Table of Contents - Vol. 6, No. 3, 2007

_________________________________________________________^

  Departments/Archives
Issue Archives Professional Columns
Article Archives Education
News Archives Getting Help
Book Reviews Guest Column
Profile Groups Law
Profile Individuals Personal Accounts
Profile Organizational Psychology
Feedback Individual Letters Religion
Send Feedback Group Reports
     
 ___________________________________________________________^
 

International Cultic Studies Association

Table of Contents

 

 Vol. 3, No. 1, 2004

 

In this issue
 

Articles

News Summaries:

Posted 5/10/04

Posted 6/3/04

Book Reviews

Departments/Archives

 

___________________________________________________________^

Articles
 
Authoritarian Culture and Child Abuse in ISKCON
Nori J. Muster
 
Generational Revolt by the Adult Children of First-Generation Members of the Children of God/The Family
Stephen A. Kent, Ph.D.
 
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Predicaments: The Truth, Deceit, and Issues Surrounding Falun Gong
Frank Tian Xie, Ph.D.
Tracey Zhu, M.D.
 
Compassion Betrayed: Spiritual Abuse in an American Zen Center
Katherine V. Masis, M.A.
 
The "Helpmate" of Males: An Ethnography on Sex Segregation and Theocracy
Cliff Cheng, Ph.D.

___________________________________________________________^

  News
  News Summaries: Posted 5/10/04

 

All Stars Project

Play Blames Jews for Race Riot

Ananda

Strong Psychological Pressure to Gain Followers’ Property

Apostles and Prophets Church of Jesus

Government Ban

Aum Shinrikyo

Death Sentence

Guru Allegedly Influenced Followers in Prison

Docudrama

Asahara’s Death Would Be Loss to Mankind

Many Return to Aum

Preemptive Raid

Call for State to Pay Compensation

Shoko Asahara Sentenced to Death

Mind Control Not Seen as Mitigating Factor

Ex-Member Groups Retain Doctrine

Why They Joined

The Body/Attleboro Cult/Karen Robidoux

Mother Acquitted of Murder in Starvation of Infant

Woman Who Had Vision Pleads Guilty

Prosecutor’s Lack of Imagination

Police Watching Out for Children

Brainwashing

Slavery Trial

Branch Davidians

Waco Anniversary

Dutroux, Marc/ Child Abuse

He Allegedly Brainwashed Children

Executive Success Programs (ESP)/NXIVM

Missing Woman Says She Was Brainwashed

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Ex-Member Threatened with Death

More Expulsions

Girl’s Protective Custody Order Rescinded

Families Split as Control Tightens

Federal Grant Sought

Ex-Member Helps Others to Escape

Another Perspective on “Runaways”

Division Reflected in British Columbia

God’s Creation Outreach Ministry

Life for Killing Son

Harrod, Allen

Molesting ‘Prophet’ Convicted

Two Life Sentences

International Churches of Christ

Recruiting at U of Oregon

Jehovah’s Witnesses

Not Found Liable in Child Abuse Case

Juan Pablo Delgado

Doomsday Vision

Lyndon LaRouche

Recruiting on Campus

Mind Control/Mental Manipulation

Letter Protests Italian Law on “Mental Manipulation”

Mungiki

School for Killing

Polygamy/Child Abuse

Bill to Criminalize Bigamy

Issue for Hmong Refugees

Rhema Lifesavers Ministry

Brainwashing Alleged

Satanic Cults

“Monster of Florence” Case Reopened

Therapists Will Pay for Destructive Treatment