The recent Alex Gibny documentary on HBO, Going Clear, opened the door to renewed discussion about cults, what makes a cult and how you should respond when someone you love seems to have fall in with a cult. Admittedly, Scientology skates on much of the “is it a cult” debate because it’s got billions of dollars in funds, celebrity members and the legitimacy of being religion recognized by the federal government. Meanwhile, if you’re in something called the Church of Jesus Christ of Armageddon, no one thinks twice about asking whether or not you’re in a cult. Still, the matter is far from cut and dry, and the most interesting thing about Deprogrammed is that there’s a sense that the cure may sometimes be worse than the disease.
Deprogrammed deals with the destructive fallout of joining a cult, why people decide to join them in the first place,...
Deprogrammed deals with the destructive fallout of joining a cult, why people decide to join them in the first place,...
- 5/5/2015
- by Adam A. Donaldson
- We Got This Covered
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