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Edited by
JasmineInglewood
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Michael Langone, Ph.D., a psychologist who specializes in cults, also identifies some psychological traits that can make a person more likely to be successfully recruited, including: * dependency - an intense desire to belong, stemming from a lack of self-confidence * unassertiveness - a reluctance to say no or question authority * gullibility - a tendency to believe what someone says without really thinking about it * low tolerance for uncertainty - a need to have any question answered immediately in black-and-white terms * disillusionment with the status quo - a feeling of marginalization within one's own culture and a desire to see that culture change * naive idealism - a blind belief that everyone is good * desire for spiritual meaning - a need to believe that life has a "higher purpose" People undergoing significant stress can be more susceptible when a person or group claims to have the answer to all of their problems. sooo i was just wondering... what exactly is the difference between cult recruitment and religious indoctrination? |
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Are you thinking about joining one
 Congratulation
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Are you thinking about joining one Congratulation
sure, the first one that offers me a lifetime supply of candy and smirnoff vodka and i'm all over it. 
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Michael Langone, Ph.D., a psychologist who specializes in cults, also identifies some psychological traits that can make a person more likely to be successfully recruited, including: * dependency - an intense desire to belong, stemming from a lack of self-confidence * unassertiveness - a reluctance to say no or question authority * gullibility - a tendency to believe what someone says without really thinking about it * low tolerance for uncertainty - a need to have any question answered immediately in black-and-white terms * disillusionment with the status quo - a feeling of marginalization within one's own culture and a desire to see that culture change * naive idealism - a blind belief that everyone is good * desire for spiritual meaning - a need to believe that life has a "higher purpose" People undergoing significant stress can be more susceptible when a person or group claims to have the answer to all of their problems. sooo i was just wondering... what exactly is the difference between cult recruitment and religious indoctrination?  none
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Edited by
Winx
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Fri 04/10/09 04:35 PM
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I belong to a religion.
* dependency - an intense desire to belong, stemming from a lack of self-confidence Nope, not me. I don't care who likes me. I too old for that. lol * unassertiveness - a reluctance to say no or question authority Nope, not me. I have no problem saying no. I'm assertive. I question. * gullibility - a tendency to believe what someone says without really thinking about it Nope, not me. * low tolerance for uncertainty - a need to have any question answered immediately in black-and-white terms Nope, not me. I see the gray. * disillusionment with the status quo - a feeling of marginalization within one's own culture and a desire to see that culture change See culture change? Politically, yes. I voted for him. * naive idealism - a blind belief that everyone is good Nope, not me. * desire for spiritual meaning - a need to believe that life has a "higher purpose" Nope, not me. |
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Michael Langone, Ph.D., a psychologist who specializes in cults, also identifies some psychological traits that can make a person more likely to be successfully recruited, including: * dependency - an intense desire to belong, stemming from a lack of self-confidence * unassertiveness - a reluctance to say no or question authority * gullibility - a tendency to believe what someone says without really thinking about it * low tolerance for uncertainty - a need to have any question answered immediately in black-and-white terms * disillusionment with the status quo - a feeling of marginalization within one's own culture and a desire to see that culture change * naive idealism - a blind belief that everyone is good * desire for spiritual meaning - a need to believe that life has a "higher purpose" People undergoing significant stress can be more susceptible when a person or group claims to have the answer to all of their problems. sooo i was just wondering... what exactly is the difference between cult recruitment and religious indoctrination? none
why thank you mr mirror 
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what exactly is the difference between cult recruitment and religious indoctrination?
From what I can tell, if the belief can only fill one building, it's a cult. When the belief can fill many buildings, in many areas, it's a religion. But when you boil it down, Religion is just a socially acceptable cult. |
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sooo i was just wondering...
what exactly is the difference between cult recruitment and religious indoctrination? there is no difference. 
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jasmin - the answer to your question is summed up in one word
MAINSTREAM If a cult falls under the heading of one of the worlds best known religions (usually the Great 5 or 6) they are considered mainstream and thus religions, everything else is a cult and not entitled to the prestigious term 'religion'. Make sense? 
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jasmin - the answer to your question is summed up in one word MAINSTREAM If a cult falls under the heading of one of the worlds best known religions (usually the Great 5 or 6) they are considered mainstream and thus religions, everything else is a cult and not entitled to the prestigious term 'religion'. Make sense?
it actually does. thanks red 
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I belong to a religion. * dependency - an intense desire to belong, stemming from a lack of self-confidence Nope, not me. I don't care who likes me. I too old for that. lol * unassertiveness - a reluctance to say no or question authority Nope, not me. I have no problem saying no. I'm assertive. I question. * gullibility - a tendency to believe what someone says without really thinking about it Nope, not me. * low tolerance for uncertainty - a need to have any question answered immediately in black-and-white terms Nope, not me. I see the gray. * disillusionment with the status quo - a feeling of marginalization within one's own culture and a desire to see that culture change See culture change? Politically, yes. I voted for him. * naive idealism - a blind belief that everyone is good Nope, not me. * desire for spiritual meaning - a need to believe that life has a "higher purpose" Nope, not me. it would seem to me that you are somewhat of a rarity ms winx. 
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to put it in other words -
religious people are no different than any cultists out there
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Edited by
Winx
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Fri 04/10/09 05:08 PM
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it would seem to me that you are somewhat of a rarity ms winx.
My whole family and most of my friends are like that. We're church-going liberals. lol We're not dependent, unassertive, gullible, and we don't see things in black and white. |
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to put it in other words - religious people are no different than any cultists out there
jeezis you are insanely attractive
and he winked at me!!
 
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it would seem to me that you are somewhat of a rarity ms winx.
My whole family and most of my friends are like that. We're church-going liberals. lol We're not dependent, unassertive, gullible, and we don't see things in black and white. well alrighty then. i stand corrected i guess
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^ you're a cute lime kitty
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