Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: M696 - COMBATTING CULT MI
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an105662@anon.penet.fi (The New Squirrel)

>[M696 - Book: Combatting CULT MIND CONTROL]
>
>A friend recently purchased Steve Hassan's book "Combatting CULT MIND
>CONTROL".
>
>He lent it to me for a read.  He's never been in a cult but it taught him
>a lot about how people control groups of other people.  It helped him even
>more to see how Scientology works to control people, and why my
>participation in ARS is important.
>
>Hassan's book has a list of groups worldwide to help people exiting cults,
>and quite a list of references for his statements within the book.
>
>Everyone is susceptible to control and Scientology has a large array of
>tools it has developed to recruit and control people.  Knowing how to
>defend yourself against tactics designed to entrap you and hold you
>is good knowledge.
>
>It was an interesting book to read and a good handbook for people who
>have family members within a cult and want to know how to help them.
 
    Combating Cult Mind Control gets my highest recommendation 
    for people in cults, recovering and their families.
    
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