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Understanding Cult Behavior

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Instructors: Mike King and Greg Cooper

“The most dangerous lie is that which
most closely resembles the truth.”

Intention is to tech peace the control structure of the closed groups. Familiarize motivation practice of cult leader’s behaviors of those who join

I. Most people who lead cults, do so because they desire;
a. Power,
b. Dominion
c. & Control!

II. Identifying a Cult
a. Secular Definition
b. Christian Definition
c. Universal Definition
d. The ‘‘Orthodox Bible-Based Cult’’

III. Identifying groups or other “Closed Societies”

IV. How Do They Do It?
a. Use of intimidation
b. Abuse of individuality
c. Abuse of intimacy
d. Abuse of finances
e. The “Us” vs. “Them” mentality
f. Abuse of time and energy
g. Abuse of free will
h. Using guilt to their advantage

V. Results of This Abuse
a. Personality Change
b. Loss Of Identity
c. Paranoia “We Are Being Persecuted
d. Social Disorientation
e. Severe Guilt Complexes

VI. Personality types of those who join cults

VII. What dangers do these groups pose

VIII. What defines the leaders of these types of “Closed Societies?”
a. Living or dead leaders
b. Generational leaders
c. Convert based leaders

IX. What defines a Closed Society group?
a. Focus on unquestioned leadership
b. Mind numbing techniques
c. Leadership dictates many, if not all aspects of life
d. Elitist mentality
e. Accountability differences between leadership, members and society
f. Member subservience and separation from the outside world

X. Case Reviews
a. International examples
b. Domestic examples
c. Religious domestic examples
d. Other “Closed Society” examples

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