Wall Street Journal
February 25, 2011
By MITCH HOROWITZ
When Does a Religion Become a Cult?
America has long been a safe harbor for experimental faiths. But the unorthodox can descend into something darker.
America has probably supplied the world with more new religions than any other nation. Since the first half of the 19th century, the country’s atmosphere of religious experimentation has produced dozens of movements, from Mormonism to a wide range of nature-based practices grouped under the name Wicca.
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Arkansas Online
March 17, 2011
BY ANDY DAVIS
Appeals panel hears Alamo case. Church claims suit against state dismissed for wrong reason
An attorney for the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries on Wednesday acknowledged that the church’s lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Human Services has legal shortcomings but maintained that a judge dismissed the case for the wrong reason.
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ICSA: International Cultic Studies Association
Surviving and Moving on after a High Demand Group Experience:
A workshop for Second-Generation Former Members
April 8-10th, 2011
West Cornwall, CT
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION
Recovery Workshop for Former Group Members
August 5 – 7th, 2011
Colorado Springs, CO
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION
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ICSA Update
February 2011
Trauma, Cults, and Combat PTSD: Applying a Cognitive Processing Therapy Program for Soldiers to Cult Recovery. On Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 3:00 – 5:30 p.m., Madeleine Tobias, APRN, will speak on this subject at an ICSA Special Event in New York City. Her talk will take place at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (site of coming ICSA local meetings – see below). For many years Madeleine Tobias, co-author ofCaptive Hearts, Captive Minds, and Take Back Your Life, was a counselor to former cult members. In 1994 she began to work at the Vet Center (Readjustment Counseling Services) a division of the Veteran’s Administration, where she applied her experience dealing with trauma in former cult members to the needs of combat veterans and those with military sexual trauma. Now, Ms. Tobias would like to discuss how what she has learned in her trauma work with veterans can apply to the recovery needs of ex-cult members. In this special ICSA event, Ms. Tobias will present her ideas and lead an extended discussion on the subject of trauma and cults. All who are interested in this subject are welcome to attend and participate in the discussion, including mental health professionals, former group members, families of the cult involved, researchers, and students. Flyers and e-mail announcements will go out soon. If you want to make sure you receive announcements on this event, New York local meetings, and future New York events, please add your e-mail to the New York sign-up box on our local meetings page:http://icsahome.com/infoserv_respond/event_localmeetings.asp
ICSA Annual Conference in Barcelona. All ICSA members should have received Barcelona conference flyers in the post and via e-mail. If you did not receive a flyer, make sure we have your up-to-date street and e-mail addresses. Conference information: http://icsahome.com/infoserv_respond/event_conferences_work shops.asp
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USA Today
February 24, 2011
By Dennis Wagner
Jailed sect leader retakes legal control of church
PHOENIX — Warren Jeffs, the jailed “prophet” of a polygamist sect based in two towns on the Arizona-Utah line, has launched a purge of key followers and reassumed legal command over his church’s corporation.
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