Mind Control & Exploitation

• Identifying Marks of an Abusive Group

• Without My Informed Consent!
  Did you give your informed consent at the time you went into the group?

• How Mind Manipulation is Used for Influence and Control
  Includes: “The Techniques of Coercive Persuasion.”

• Leaders of Totalistic Groups Have These Traits in Common
  Includes at end: Totalistic Groups Have Much in Common.

• Profile of a Sociopath
  A number of abusive, religious leaders may exhibit many of these behavioral characteristics.

• All or Nothing Statements (from those who have “the truth”)

• Buzzwords (or loading the language)

• Comparing the One True Churches
  Helps exiters see the similarities between Herbert Armstrong’s (or Flurry’s, Pack’s, etc.) “one true church” and other groups which claim the same thing. [offsite article]

• Lifton’s Eight Criteria of Thought Reform
  Includes how it has been used by leaders of any high demand, authoritarian group.

• How Did Herbert W. Armstrong Recruit People?
  The step by step process.

• Questions to Ask Any Religious Group You are Planning on Becoming Involved With

• If You Have a Loved One in a Deceptive, Exploitive Group
  Includes what to do and what not to do.

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