"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 are extreme danger. As they see it, the threat comes from small, coercive, manipulative groups -- mostly new
religious movements. 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.