Re: The Living Word Fellowship, The Walk, John Robert Stevens

rrmoderator Wrote on July 3, 2015:
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> poliscigrad:
>
> Let's not get too off topic here. The topic here
> is The Walk and John Robert Stevens.
>
> My point is to avoid any sort of victim bashing.
>
> For example, that those conned by a cult leader
> are somehow guilty and/or duplicit in their
> victimization.
>
> I have deprogrammed five medical doctors. They all
> had highly developed critical thinking and
> analytical skills. Nevertheless they were
> manipulated and hurt by destructive leaders.
>
> Very specific education about destructive cults
> coupled with the developement of corresponding and
> specifically focused critical thinking skills is
> necessary to avoid such a situation.
>
> Some people may leave one cult and join another,
> unless they effectively sort through their
> experience. They can potentially become "cult
> hoppers."
>
> But when cult victims sort it out and understand
> the process of coercive persuasion that
> destructive cults use to gain undue influence,
> cult victims can effectively inoculate themselves
> from further involvement with such groups.