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From: Richard L. Dowhower, D.D. (1995) Guidelines for Clergy. Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse. Ed. M. D. Langone. W.W. Norton & Company, N.Y., pp. 255-256.
Religions respect the individual's autonomy. |
Cults enforce compliance. |
Religions try to help individuals meet their spiritual needs. |
Cults exploits spiritual needs. |
Religions tolerate and even encourage questions and independent critical thinking. |
Cults discourage questions and independent critical thinking. |
Religions encourage psychospiritual integration. |
Cults "split" members into the "good cult self" and the "bad old self". |
Conversion to religions involves an unfolding of internal processes central to a person's identity. |
Cultic conversion involves an unaware surrender to external forces that care little for the person's identity. |
Religions view money as a means, subject to ethical restraints, toward achieving noble ends. |
Cults view money as an end, as a means toward achieving power or the selfish goals of the leaders. |
Religions view sex between clergy and the faithful as unethical. |
Cults frequently subject members to the sexual appetites of the leaders. |
Religions respond to critics respectfully. |
Cults frequently intimidate critics with physical or legal threats. |
Religions cherish the family. |
Cults view the family as an enemy. |
Religions encourage a person to think carefully before making a commitment to join. |
Cults encourage quick decisions with little information. |