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81) Laconics of Cult
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There is but one form of human enslavement more villainous and more detestable than the chains of the tyrant or the shackles of the despot, and that is the enslavement of the human mind under ecclesiastical tyranny, whose cowering and crouching victims at the crack of the priestly lash are driven from the cultivation of their own intelligence, from the custody of their own thoughts, from the guardianship of their own souls, and who, like whipt dogs,...
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For some decades American (and other) culture has been obsessed with cults. But what does "cult" mean? How should a religious group be identified as a cult? Who joins cults and why? These and other questions are answered in this book. It provides a basic introduction to cults, "unsafe sects," especially from an orthodox Christian perspective. Here readers will also find accounts of the author's personal experiences of cults.
83) We Walk on Water
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We lived together separated from the world, submitting ourselves one to another in the fear of God. For 31 years, I lived and breathed Biblical principles as taught by the ministry of the "Move" while living on common property with others who had left jobs, families and security to walk the road to Perfection. We educated our own children, we grew gardens and raised livestock, we shared meals and we birthed our babies at home. We prepared ourselves...
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The Path to life is, guarded by the truth...
Are you a spiritual seeker? Have you had supernatural experiences you can't explain? Do you ever wonder if all religions are the same?
I always believed in Jesus but thought I could mesh him with other belief systems. I immersed myself in the occult and eastern spirituality. When I embraced yoga and eastern meditation, I never imagined the evil that could have been, awakened within. I became anxious, depressed,...
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¿Quiénes son los testigos de Jehová? ¿Son cristianas sus doctrinas? ¿Qué decirles a la luz de la Biblia? ¿Qué nos pueden enseñar los Padres de la Iglesia y la Antigüedad cristiana acerca de ellos?
El autor, preocupado por el proselitismo de esta secta fundada en los EE.UU. en el siglo XIX, ofrece un análisis detallado de sus creencias y prácticas, y las confronta con fe católica. Los testigos de Jehová no son cristianos, porque no creen...
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Blue is for nightmares volume 4
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Soon after beginning her freshman year at Beacon University, Stacey, a hereditary witch, befriends the college president's fourteen-year-old daughter and tries to help her cope with nightmares that foretell murder.
87) After the fire
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Moonbeam, seventeen, survives a devastating confrontation between government forces and the cult she grew up in, but will need a lot of help to heal mentally, emotionally, and physically.
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In this personal account, Lilia Tarawa exposes the shocking secrets of the cult, with its rigid rules and oppressive control of women. She describes her fear when her family questioned Gloriavale's beliefs and practices. When her parents fled with their children, Lilia was forced to make a desperate choice: to stay or to leave. No matter what she chose, she would lose people she loved. In the outside world, Lilia struggled. Would she be damned to...
89) The darkest path
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Since he was captured by the Glorious Path, a militant religion based on the teachings of a former soldier, fifteen-year-old Cal has served the Path in its brutal war with the remains of the United States government, and tried to survive and protect his younger brother but when he kills an officer to protect a stray dog, Cal is forced take his brother and the dog and run.
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"The Book of Lies" is a work of occult and mystical literature written by English author and occultist Aleister Crowley. Published in 1913, it is considered one of Crowley's most enigmatic and cryptic works, reflecting his deep interest in esotericism, mysticism, and the occult.
The book is structured in a way that reflects its title, as it is filled with falsehoods, deceptions, and paradoxes, all designed to challenge the reader's perception of...
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For fans of Educated, Captive, and Leah Remini's Troublemaker comes the gripping true-life story of one young woman's accidental journey into a cult. And her escape a decade later.
It's rarely obvious when a group is a cult. Most cults don't advertise themselves as such: they are groups of people who look and act just like you and me. Not dangerous. Not deranged. At least, not at first.
The slide toward complete control of your personality, your thoughts,...
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¿Te gustaría saber cuales son los grupos más misteriosos e impactantes de la historia? ¿Te has preguntado qué es lo que hace que decenas o cientos de personas cometan actos de locura? ¿Las razones por las cuales algunos líderes son elevados al nivel de deidades por otros? Entonces sigue leyendo..
"Cuando las personas se salen de un culto, no saben que se están saliendo de uno" - Sean Durkin
Lo primero que se preguntan las personas al escuchar...
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Based on five years of research, access to confidential documents, and extensive interviews with current and former Scientologists, Janet Reitman sheds some long-awaited light on the ever-elusive religion of the Church of Scientology.
Scientology, created in 1954 by pulp science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, claims to be the world's fastest growing religion, with millions of members and huge financial holdings. Celebrity believers keep its profile...
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"Imagine an eighteen-year-old American girl who has never read a newspaper, watched television, or made a phone call. An eighteen-year-old-girl who has never danced--and this in the 1960s. It is in Cambridge, Massachusetts where Leonard Feeney, a controversial (soon to be excommunicated) Catholic priest, has founded a religious community called the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The Center's members--many of them educated at Harvard and Radcliffe--surrender...
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Black Cobra quartet volume 4
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He races to complete their mission against escalating odds--his task made more perilous when he loses his heart. She's determined to defy convention and live a solitary life--until she tastes the reckless pleasure found only in his arms. Drawn together by fate, united by fiery passion, they pursue their shared destiny...one they'll live to see only if they unmask the Black Cobra.
96) Shallow graves
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After waking in a shallow grave, Breezy, a high school senior, crosses the country seeking answers about her death and resurrection, discovering along the way a host of supernatural creatures, as well as a human cult determined to "free" them at any cost.
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Teach about cults and religions without being an expert.
This is, the Leader Guide, that goes with the 6-session DVD for small groups that wish to know more about the differences between various religions and cult groups, from a Christian perspective.
Research Institute and was the director of International Outreach under its founder, Walter Martin. Today he is executive director of the Centers for Apologetics Research, an organization that monitors...
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In 1973, Mary Garden abandoned a promising academic career to spend seven years in India at the feet of such gurus as Rajneesh, Sathya Sai Baba and an enigmatic yogi in the Himalayan jungle - Swami Balyogi Premvarni. The Serpent Rising is her own story of the heaven and hell she experienced as she fell under the spell of self-appointed 'god-men'.
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In this belief-shattering memoir, Hannah D. Spivey speaks about life as a Hebrew Israelite woman, and how much misogyny in said community impacted her life and destroyed the self-esteem of some Hebrew Israelite women. Hannah points out the contradictions, hate, examples of misogyny, ridicule, and self-absorption in the Hebrew Israelite community and highlights how similar the belief system is to Christianity. With her no-holds barred approach, Hannah...
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The Encyclopedia of Hell is a comprehensive survey of the underworld, drawing information from cultures around the globe and eras throughout history. Organized in a simple-to-use alphabetic format, entries cover representations of the dark realm of the dead in mythology, religion, works of art, opera, literature, theater, music, film, and television. Sources include African legends, Native American stories, Asian folktales, and other more obscure...