CULTS

List of groups who are classified as CULTS by the Christian denomination

Parents worry about the things their teens and young adult children get involved with. Whether relationships, religions or cults, there is a need to understand and evaluate.

This article takes an in dept look at cargo cults and how they arise, in various societies.

Theology of the Cults study series.

Some of the most bizarre cults may not be as far away as you think. This is an examination of cannibalistic cults that are present in both the United States and abroad.

Arthur Goldwag, author of 'Isms and 'Oligies is back. This time he peeks into the world of conspiracies and the secret (and not so secret) organizations that many believe are in control of the world.

This is a research paper containing information about Japan's most extreme and radical religious cults.

Researchers have investigated how communication is used by cults to indoctrinate members. Lack of communication with the outside world, labels cults as closed systems.

Pavlos (1982) in his examination of religious cults notes that the term "cult" generally refers to a social movement that is focused on collective behavior.

A look at how both religion and cults are one in the same.

Why people are drawn to cults

the methods of recruiting, indoctrinating, and holding people as "12-Step Program" members are the same techniques used by cults

most people believe mind control only occurs within cults and military operations. they are wrong.

The process of initiation into the mystery cults of the Mediterranean is discussed in the context of Apuleius' novel "The Golden Ass"

Webster's Dictionary defines a cult as a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious.

A look at some of the strangest, most bizarre religious rituals around the world.

The Heaven's Gate cult led 39 people and perhaps more to untimely deaths after convincing people dying would lead to salvation via space ships. The kooky pathway isn't as obvious as it should be.

I will not include Seven Days Adventist in the list because they have made some changes and accommodate vital Biblical teachings in to church recently.

For some, this connection to nature's fertility often functions as a reference point for understanding the origins of our own need for order. However, for others, this connection takes on a deeper significance complete with a plethora of new responsibilities.

Why are most cult leaders men?

This is a very disturbing topic for many parents, yet the problem seems to be continuing to spread. According to many published police reports, criminals involved with the drug trade are bringing more teenagers particularly girls into satanic worship.