new religious movements

The So-Called Prophet from Pittsburgh – Series introduction

Our good friend Joseph L. Flatley has a brand new podcast The So-Called Prophet from Pittsburgh. Below you can listen to the series introduction and learn more about Gabriel of Urantia and his group the Global Community Communications Alliance. From LennyFlatley.net The So-Called Prophet from Pittsburgh is Gabriel of Urantia, a self-proclaimed holy man who […]

Open Minds On Air episode 5 Brainwashing and Cult Apologists

From OpenMindsFoundation.org
In this episode, Jon Atack and Pearse Redmond speak with their good friend Yuval Laor. They start by discussing a recent article by professor Rebecca Moore entitled The Brainwashing Myth, dissecting the strange assertions Moore makes, primarily that brainwashing does not exist. They also talk about her three “scientific, neutral, and precise” terms which can replace brainwashing.

Perfect Control Without Further Fear: A Psychobiography of L. Ron Hubbard

Ron.
©James L. Kelley 2015
Southern California, circa 1948. A depressed, impotent Navy veteran named L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) angles his shoulders toward a customized high-speed typewriter. His dim, narrow eyes begin to glint as his fingers strike the keys. This, however, will be a new type of writing for Hubbard, who has long-since made his name as a penny-a-word pulp writer…