Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com Subject: STEVE HASSAN - PROFES Message-ID: <9510081240.0HSRJ00@support.com> Organization: L.A. Valley College Public BBS (818)985-7150 X-Mailer: TBBS/PIMP v3.35 Distribution: world Date: Sun, 08 Oct 95 12:40:11 -0700 Lines: 46 laszlozw@ix.netcom.com (Laszlo Weress ) jkellett@netcom.com (Joe Kellett) >writes: >Hassan's books describes thought reform methods quite well. The book >is a Good Read. Yea. Easy and very informative. The perfect introduction to the real world for cult victims and a comforting and useful guide for their families. Steve is a very caring, articulate individual who, I am pleased to say, has become one of my close friends. >See also _Cults in our Midst_ by Singer and Lalich. >Dr. Singer is a pioneer in the study of thought reform. I've not yet read Margaret's book, but she is one of the most knowlegeable and helpful researchers looking into thought reform. Knows more about cult recovery than anyone I've run into. And she is a very sweet person. Lazlow: >I believe that the APA(American Pscyhiologis Association) have >distanced themselves from Dr. Singer declaring that her methods of >research did not meet the accepted scientific methods of proof. She was >discouraged from using her APA credentials in the context of her >studies in the subject matter unless she is willing to offer her >research to peer review. >Brain washing was also denounced as a non-scientific term, lacking >proven research and scientific foundation. Oh, gee. That's great to find out. I'm sure everyone's who's done the RPF, the Running Program, been thrown in the chain locker or been locked in a basement will feel much better and will stop having nightmares about it now. We can go home and get back to our lives. Nothing to worry about, folks. Lazlow has spoken. +--------------------------------------+ Rev. Dennis L Erlich * * the inFormer * * dennis.l.erlich@support.com + inForm@primenet.com "tar baby"