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Date Posted: 12:03:14 10/04/04 Mon
Author: Nick T.
Subject: decent article about the pathology of cults
In reply to: Nick T. 's message, "decent article that exposes shepherding" on 10:41:55 08/09/04 Mon

Just as society has its sicknesses and evils, a closed society like ubf has many sicknesses and evils within it. Here is a very intelligent aritcle that covers the formatino of a cult and a cult mindset, along with cult patterns of behavior. It almost perfectly fits the pattern of the closed cult society known as the ubf.

The article is titled "Dysfunction in Training Organisations". IT is aimed at those in counseling or training, but it fits perfectly into the cult m odel. The article can be found here

http://rickross.com/reference/brainwashing/brainwashing31.html

The article even includes a four letter word.

One snippet that pertains to new 'Jim'-

The aim of this article is to bring a wider recognition of the inevitability of such abusive phenomena in training organisations and the impossibility of inoculation against it. The 'it can't happen here' attitude is the one that makes an organisation most susceptible to abusive patterns. Like with individual abuse, organisational abuse is mostly denied and those bringing the message to the organisation may be attacked with fury for exposing the shadow side of the organisation. This is not intended as a cynical or negative approach, but rather than being controlled by the fear of accreditational or media exposure, we might create an atmosphere in which we can recognise abuse with compassion and therefore contribute to its acknowledgement.

Jim, God bless.

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Replies:

Re:article -- Brian Karcher, 13:42:40 10/04/04 Mon
- Re:article -- former, 13:56:17 10/04/04 Mon
  - thank you Brian and former -- Nick T., 15:06:07 10/04/04 Mon
  - The problem with UBF discipleship... -- Joe, 18:52:23 10/04/04 Mon
  - thank you Brian and former (repost) -- rsqarchive for Nick T., 11:27:06 10/06/04 Wed
  - The problem with UBF discipleship... -- rsqarchive for Joe, 11:33:01 10/06/04 Wed
- Re:article -- Joe, 14:24:45 10/04/04 Mon
  - Re: article -- Chris, 15:17:50 10/04/04 Mon
  - Re:article -- Joe, 17:35:20 10/04/04 Mon
- Re: article -- Chris, 15:32:49 10/04/04 Mon
  - Re: article - another side mark -- Chris, 16:00:11 10/04/04 Mon