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Students at the Yaba College of Technology this morning shut down the institution to protest a vicious attack on one of the students by an unnamed assailant identified simply as a member of a cult group. The stabbing attack took place last night. learnt that the college’s students began their protests around 10 p.m. on Wednesday.The whole campus erupted with students spilling out to take over every area of the campus in condemnation of the attack‚” one of the students told our correspondent. He
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can we learn from this article? Primarily this article delves into detail about certain court cases involving high tolerance sects‚ referred to as “cults” and ex-members attempting to sue said cult for various different reasons. The most detailed cases described by the author are of cases in which the plaintiff is accusing the so-called cult of brainwashing the person into joining; seen in cases such as George v. ISKCON (International Society of Krishna Conciousness) as well as Molko and Leal
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It can be argued that cults and sects are only fringe organisations that are inevitably short lived and of little influence in contemporary society‚ however some may have views to contrast this idea. A sect is an organization‚ which usually breaks off from an established religion‚ which finds itself in disagreement with beliefs and values of wider society and refuses to tolerate the beliefs of others. Although the desire to be a member is voluntary‚ as oppose to being born into‚ like religion‚ sects
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group such as cult not to the individual. There are various types of brainwashing such as thought reform‚ mind control and influence which cults used to manipulate their followers. The word brainwashing originated in 1950 when Edward Hunter‚ a journalist‚ wanted to describe the techniques used by Chinese Communists. Cults use more precise techniques which do not depend on physical coercion Meaning; forcing the followers to behave in an involuntary manner. The effects of cult involvement
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“Assess the view that cults and sects are only fringe organisations and are inevitably short lived and are of little influence in contemporary society” A fringe organisation is considered to be an organisation set on the edge of modern society which lacks much or any influence. This essay will attempt to examine whether sects and cults are fringe organisations‚ and discuss the factors contributing to this. These results will also be compared with other organisations‚ such as churches and denominations
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“Heaven’s Gate” and “Unification Church” The Heaven’s Gate cult followed a syncretistic religion‚ combining elements of Christianity with rare beliefs about the nature of UFOs. They believed that everything on Earth was about to be destroyed‚ after which the planet would be refurbished or recycled. The only chance for survival was to leave. Heaven ’s Gate members believed that Hale-Bopp‚ a rare bright comet‚ was the sign that they were supposed to shed their earthly bodies or containers and
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positions abandoned by the Igbo. The twin evils of campus cultism and examination malpractices entrenched themselves in the campuses during the years of military despotism. They are product of the years of decay while the nature of inter-campus linkages of cult groups as well as the sophistication with which malpractices are now being perpetuated in various examinations has made the matter more difficult to rout (Omabu‚ 2003). Aims and Objectives of Education in Nigeria Education has been described as
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examine and explain cult violence‚ we will look at it thorough the eye of John Hall’s theory of necessary predictions and precipitating factors to explain the violence of this new religious movement. We will be discussing both parts of a Hall’s theory; include the precipitating factors and the necessary predictions‚ all of which include their own set of specifications. The precipitating factors include things such as mobilizing a group’s cultural components‚ using media to shape cult ideology‚ and using
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Cortes-Guerrero Professor Gideon English Comp. December 3‚ 2012 Why Do People Join Cults?(COBU) When one thinks of a cult the most obvious answer one can come up with is that a cult is a bunch of crazy people who all believe similar beliefes norms. That an individual who joins a cult is “messed up” or simply not all there mentally. However research shows cult members are relatively normal just lost‚ lonely‚ or confused. By definition a cult is “a group or movement exhibiting a great or excessive devotion or dedication
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