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LURED Excerpt, Part 3: The Way and Fear
LURED Excerpt, Part 1: Introduction LURED Excerpt, Part 2: Definition of a Cult It would only be years later, however, that I realized what a panic my parents were experiencing to hear that now, their oldest remaining daughter had joined … Continue reading
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LURED Excerpt, Part 2: Definition of A Cult
“You don’t get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion.” L. Ron Hubbard L. Ron Hubbard, a well-known writer of science fiction and fantasy novels, made this statement and that is exactly what … Continue reading
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LURED Excerpt, Part 1: Introduction
It’s hard to believe that I would be the one joining a cult. It was the subtlety of it all that was surprising. As they say, “No one joins a cult”. The tactics of any cult-like group are first to … Continue reading
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Willowbrook
My brother spent about fifteen years of his life at Willowbrook, the place that Robert F. Kennedy called ‘a snake pit’ in 1965. When Kennedy visited the site, he was horrified by what he saw and stated that “individuals in … Continue reading
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