rrmoderator: I do not doubt it has helped some. I know some it has helped. I also know some that it has killed. A young woman who was told that to take her seizure medication would put her back to day 1 comes to mind. She died from a seizure. I know another person to whom it was /suggested/ that they begin to attend Al-Anon. When they chose not to, the spouse told them that they were the s
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From what I have read by their critics, they seem extremist yes, but a cult, no.
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Thanks for taking time to reply. I have seen marriages break up over 12 steps because the recovering spouse is too involved in groups. I have seen sponsors recommend they must leave their spouses because they are not involved in the program. (both XA and Al-Anon). Very cult like. I can see where you are coming from and you wrote the warning signs! I once read a book titled AA Cult or Cure?
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From experience, do not say many negative things about the cult. This can move her away from you. If you feel you must, make it generalities, such as asking her to think about certain ideas, without bringing the cult into it. You can always leave negative literature around, but let her pick it up. She is already being controlled by someone else, if she starts to feel that, and thinks you wa
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I find it ironic that so many do not see the problems with AA/NA/Alanon/Nar-Anon and so on. I am very knowlegeble in cults, I have been reading about them since I was ten (I remember celebrating my tenth birthday while everyone was watching the news which was basically a body count at Jonestown), and I swore I would never get involved in a cult. HA! I went to several 12 step meetings and what
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I have heard of it outside of the COS. I did not know it was affiliated with scientology at all until recently.
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I am looking for information on the Seminary of the Kingdom of God, it was around the late 60s early 1970s, and run by the Chupps I believe. I am writing a paper on feeding groups into Jonestown and this name came up. Thank you so much.
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