Cults and new religious movements
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The Anti-Cult Movement (a.k.a. ACM)
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"Religious Cult: The church down the street from yours."
Quotation taken from a B.C. cartoon, 1994-APR-30
Overview:The Anti-Cult Movement (ACM) consists of
individuals and groups who attempt to raise public consciousness about what they
feel is an extreme danger. As they see it, the threat mainly comes from small, coercive, manipulative groups -- mostly new
religious movements -- who use deceptive recruitment practices and use advanced psychological manipulative techniques to reduce their followers to near-zombie state. They entrap followers within the group and destroy their ability to think logically. Although they have been largely discredited in North
America, their beliefs are accepted in many other countries, notably China and
some countries in Western Europe.
Topics covered by this essay:
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Introduction: Terminology, history,
beliefs, influence, status
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The Cult Awareness Network (CAN™) |
The old CAN | |
The new CAN |
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Recent ACM activities:
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"Heaven's Gate" suicide and the appearance of cult
"experts"
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Recent activities in North America |
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Recent growth of the ACM in Europe
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Other topics:
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Is an ACM needed? |
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Religious movements that require strict discipline from their members |
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A list of ACM groups |
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Books and articles on the ACM and New Religious Movements |
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Copyright © 1996 to 2011 by Ontario Consultants on
Religious Tolerance
Latest update: 2011-OCT-16
Author: B.A. Robinson
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