You wrote in your Reddit post:

"While many of the groups mentioned above may or may not meet the standards of "cult" definition suggested in Hassan's BITE Model (as reprinted here), it seems to me that every one of them does meet the standards laid out by Daniel "Emotional Intelligence" Goleman."

Could you please explain how you think the "standards laid out by Daniel "Emotional Intelligence" Goleman" would vitiate other behaviors?

Please clarify what standards you are referring to.

THX,

Bakkagirl

p.s. You are, of course, aware of the controversy surrounding Goleman's E.I./E.Q framework -- meaning that it has not been validated.