var addyf020b5c9b482943f070d4f6e57a6e054 = 'erikastille' + '@'; "Looking back at it now, it's terrifying," he says. SMITH: Other experts liken the threat of disinformation to secondhand smoke. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; document.getElementById('cloak3001007811159a16eabbf160ee2e3f2d').innerHTML = ''; Phone: (303) 797-0629 Web site: http://cultrecover.com/, Vanessa N Weber, MSW, LCSWNew Milford Counseling5Bennitt StreetNew Milford, CT 06776 Phone: (860) 717 4400 Web site: www.newmilfordcounseling.com, Erika Van Meir, LMFT Atlanta Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. In Georgia, Andra Gillespie of Emory University says the voting bill would disproportionately hurt lower-income voters, people of color and Democrats. But the deal is we both listen respectfully to each other.. Note, Religious Deprogramming: A Solution Through Judicially Approved Guardians," 7 Nova L.J. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; Queen asks. addyf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f = addyf4219bca9ede32acb3a79607cd4c413f + 'beaarmstrong' + '.' + 'com'; According to the Ipsos poll, more than 40% of Americans believed some of the most virulent and far-fetched disinformation either the baseless claim that the election was rigged, that a Satan-worshiping child sex ring is trying to control our politics and media, or that Antifa activists were responsible for the Capitol riots. When a family hires him to meet with a loved one, Ryan says his first step is to do a kind of intervention on the family. document.getElementById('cloakf020b5c9b482943f070d4f6e57a6e054').innerHTML = ''; This email address is being protected from spambots. JAY GILLEY: Just having someone tell you you're right and don't listen to people - it just leads you down that path so fast. Australia has said it would consider a plan to "de-programme" militants held in jail despite criticism by a rights group that it amounted to brainwashing. "Well," she says at one point, "one thing that I think is so sad right now is that the country is so divided, people are almost like spitting at each other. Then, Benscoter walks a fine line. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: It's a fraud. And Benscoter warns Queen about believing everything from a trusted friend; they may have the best intentions, but anyone can be deceived, she says. The Deprogramming of Arnold Horshack: Directed by Bob Claver. addy91074be5ee59a2d78187577491ccc5ac = addy91074be5ee59a2d78187577491ccc5ac + 'gmail' + '.' + 'com'; SMITH: Before long, they find more they can agree on - that January's violence at the U.S. Capitol was wrong, and so is hurting children, even though they disagree on what's actually happening. var addyf8cac7ff1581dc987ce8d90a07bec040 = 'sguziec' + '@'; Buyer-beware: The real CAN, a secular anticult organization, has been taken over by a Scientologist, and must be considered under the influence of the Church of Scientology [Documentation].While claiming to promote tolerance, the new CAN has shown itself to be a hate group.. Specializes in litigation against cults. Stay strong in your decision to leave the cult. But it's much more difficult. SMITH: Diane Benscoter has been helping people untangle from extremist ideologies since the '80s after she was extricated from the Unification Church, commonly known as the Moonies. Specializing in working with former members, and the families of those in cults.Phone: (818) 907-0036, Cathy S Harris, MSW, LCSWSan Diego Web site: www.discoveryouservices.com Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; document.getElementById('cloakd837acf5bd986a89f36638fee3f1630d').innerHTML = ''; You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Instead, she suggests neutral sources, like academic research that Queen can read herself. And so then we have a path to go on. Dont think you can talk them out of it, Hassan said. For this reason, deprogramming is a very expensive service. In many places, those conspiracy theories are actually leading to some big policy changes. Misia Landau With Gabe Kaplan, Marcia Strassman, John Sylvester White, Robert Hegyes. If you are a former member of a cult or high-demand group, we invite you to submit your work to be considered for the Phoenix Project Virtual Montreal 2021. "And we need to get to the bottom of that. ", Before long, they've found even more they can agree on: that the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was wrong. And so then, we have a path to go on.". You need JavaScript enabled to view it. When Benscoter's conversation with Queen veers off toward an area of disagreement one more time, Benscoter makes one last pivot to try to end on a more congenial note. What's changing now is how fast and how far it can spread. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; Read transcript. SHAPIRO: NPR's Tovia Smith, with some additional reporting from NPR's Joel Rose and Sarah McCammon. BENSCOTER: Are you OK as far as electricity and - or anything like that? Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. Box 455, Lombard, IL 60148-0455 (630) 627-9028 Fax: (630) 627-6829 Evangelical Ministries to New Religions - An umbrella group for evangelical Christian ministries to the cults and new religions which offers resources. var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; Hassan most recently authored The Cult of Trump, an analysis of the president's hold over his most ardent supporters, and began deprogramming people after he left the notorious Moonie cult in 1976. var addy1833e4fdcb5e73c4e79dca8a1e8dad0d = 'mwinell' + '@'; "They became like the enemy.". 383 (1983)Google Scholar; Note, Tort Liability for Cult Deprogramming, 43 Ohio St. L.J. I'm not in a cult. SMITH: But a few minutes in, Queen starts to push back. Deprogramming is the more drastic of the two approaches because it usually involves an initial kidnapping to get the cult member away from the cult. ARI. var addy_textd837acf5bd986a89f36638fee3f1630d = 'andreamoore4' + '@' + 'verizon' + '.' + 'net';document.getElementById('cloakd837acf5bd986a89f36638fee3f1630d').innerHTML += ''+addy_textd837acf5bd986a89f36638fee3f1630d+'<\/a>'; Colleen Russell, LMFT, CGP 1036 Sir Francis Drake Blvd Kentfield, CA 94904 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. addyd837acf5bd986a89f36638fee3f1630d = addyd837acf5bd986a89f36638fee3f1630d + 'verizon' + '.' + 'net'; A cult keeps people in by its magnetizing and entrancing environment, so if the person gets away from this environment, they'll have space to think and reflect. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. And one thing led to another, and it kind of fed into some fears I had. It's a plandemic (ph), and it's a damndemic (ph). Of course, it's all much easier said than done. GILLEY: Looking back at it now, it's terrifying. TOVIA SMITH, BYLINE: Michelle Queen, a 46-year-old from Texas, is one of a quarter of Americans, according to a recent Ipsos poll, who believe the baseless claim that Trump won the election and President Biden did not. For that reason in some cases cult leader's pictures were burned or there were highly confrontational interactions between deprogrammers and cultist. They also questioned the very idea that brainwashing and deprogramming were real phenomena. document.getElementById('cloakfefae804527880e22aa3cd22f2d08a08').innerHTML = ''; One click led to another, and he wound up deep into dark conspiracies and hate speech dressed up as dogma. "Yes, I'm with you," Benscoter answers, as the two have a good laugh. General Psychotherapy, Specializing in Cult Recovery and Education Phone: (541) 306-6081 Web site: www.ColleenRussellmft.com/, Roberta Cobrin Eisenberg, MSW, BCD PhiladelphiaIndividual and family counseling. Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump, says shame and humiliation can also be enormous hurdles for someone interested in quitting a cultic group, and returning to their old lives. document.getElementById('cloak7986d920f3745ab243b59af6f71579f5').innerHTML = ''; addy1d5d405a44b140051bf1a553979856bb = addy1d5d405a44b140051bf1a553979856bb + 'faxtone' + '.' + 'com'; I decided to make this first post on the cult aspect of Alcoholics Anonymous. var addyd477c46acce837837ff43023e001dfd2 = 'crussell' + '@'; var addy_textffec56a2dcd6b68be693d9a3ad7e4687 = 'gerard' + '@' + 'gerardwebster' + '.' + 'com';document.getElementById('cloakffec56a2dcd6b68be693d9a3ad7e4687').innerHTML += ''+addy_textffec56a2dcd6b68be693d9a3ad7e4687+'<\/a>'; For. Most cult experts themselves no longer use the terminology of deprogramming because of the controversies surrounding this intervention process. Cult Deprogramming vs. Strategic Interactive Approach; Strategic Interaction Approach (SIA) - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Recent Media; . 1: It can help to know that you are not the first person to leave a controlling group and you won't be the last. document.getElementById('cloak3b255930a16b40f719162d87866cd410').innerHTML = ''; The jury awarded the plaintiff nearly US$5 million in total damages. var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; You need JavaScript enabled to view it. var addy_text1d7636c60bf66e28f720217bac536c67 = 'vanessa' + '@' + 'tellatherapist' + '.' + 'net';document.getElementById('cloak1d7636c60bf66e28f720217bac536c67').innerHTML += ''+addy_text1d7636c60bf66e28f720217bac536c67+'<\/a>'; SHAPIRO: Of course, that's false. LEONARD MOTY: There's no constructive criticism. var addyc86dd6e18b3f6b7519f1d77b8ebc194c = 'ingozen' + '@'; Get talking and learn how they coped and overcame their challenges. In 1995 the coercive deprogramming method was litigated again in Scott vs. Ross. The poll found that those buying into fallacies are far more likely to get most of their news from social media, friends and family, or conservative news outlets. var addy_textfefae804527880e22aa3cd22f2d08a08 = 'crussellmft' + '@' + 'earthlink' + '.' + 'net';document.getElementById('cloakfefae804527880e22aa3cd22f2d08a08').innerHTML += ''+addy_textfefae804527880e22aa3cd22f2d08a08+'<\/a>'; "That's who they said they arrested," Queen says. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Margaret Singer, PhD psychologist advocates for "showing them how their own decision-making power had been taken away from them." var addyd837acf5bd986a89f36638fee3f1630d = 'andreamoore4' + '@'; document.getElementById('cloak9305946a8da6033cf0ae51a493ea258b').innerHTML = ''; SMITH: By the end, they agree to keep talking - just what Benscoter was hoping for. Read transcript. You could also give us a call. 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