Cult Observer Article Index

AFF

Scientology Loses Prozac Battle; Prozac Decision Vindicates AFF Effort

Vol. 8, No. 8 1991

AFF Advisors Brief the Media (including exerpts from L.J. West, M.D. and M. D. Langone, Ph.D. interviews on MacNeill/Lehrer News Hour)

Vol. 10, No.4, 1993

Alamo

Alamo Property Seized

Vol.8, 3 1991

Alamo: Six Years in Prison

Vol. 12, No.1 1995

IRS Auctions Alamo Property

very short article Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

Alien

Space Alien Get 20 Years for Abusing Children (Barry Briskman)

Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

Amrit Desai (Kripalu Yoga Fellowship)

See Kripalu Yoga Fellowship

Aum Shinrikyo

Rehearsal for Apocalypse in Japan?

Vol. 12, No.3 1995

Aum Shinrikyo's Cultic Style

Vol. 12, No. 4 1995

Government Wants to Dissolve Aum Shinrikyo

Vol. 12, No. 5 1995

Trying to Understand Aum; American Cult Apologists Not Believed

Vol.12, No. 6 1995

Aum Serving Armageddon

very short article Vol. 12, No. 8 1995

Aum Forced Dissolution Likely as Trials Proceed

Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

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Billionaire Boys Club

Billionaire Boys Club Founder Gains Mistrial

Vol. 10, No.1 1993

Boston Church of Christ

Los Angeles Church of Christ

Vol.8, No.2 1991

Shepherding Group on California Campuses

Vol.8, No.10 1991

Central London Church of Christ Prunes Ranks

Vol.10, No.2 1993

Crossroads Movement on California Campuses

Vol.10, No.6 1993

Central London Church of Christ Active, Criticized

Vol.10, No.7/8 1993

Boston Church Upsetting Some at Rutgers; Clergy Dismissed for Sexual Abuse

Vol.12, No.2 1995

Boston Movement Still Harming Students

Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

Brother Julius

Brother Julius Group Deteriorating

Vol.10, No.7/8 1993

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Cathedral of the Holy Spirit

Women Charge Ministers with Abuse

Vol.10, No.6. 1993

Cathexis

Cathexis in England Called Abusive

Vol.8, No.9 1991

Catholic

Cardinal Criticizes Catholic Elitist Cults

very short article Vol. 12, No. 8 1995

Children of God (COG)

Children of God Regain Custody of Children; Ruling on Sexual and Indoctrination Practices (Australia)

Vol.9, No. 10 1992

French Father Meets Children of God

Vol.10, No. 2 1993

Children of God Returnign to U.S.

Vol.10, No.6 1993

Children of God Kids Taken into Custody, Then Released

Vol.10, No.10 1993

State (Australia) Will Monitor COG (Children of God) Children; COG Regroups in Argentina

Vol.11, No.7 1994

COG Founder Dies

Vol.12, No.1 1995

"Family" Leaders Plead Guilty, Children Tell of Cult Life

Vol.12, No.2 1995

 

Judge Says The Family Is Reforming

Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

But Alberta Community Is Still Concerned

Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

Circle of Friends

Woman's Sentence Reduced Due to Cult Leader's Manipulation

Vol.8, No.8 1991

Method of Prosecutor Questioned in Deprogramming Cases

Vol.10, No.10 1993

Christian Science

Faith Healing Decision Seen as Setback for Practitioners

Vol.10, No. 7/8 1993

Faith Healing Decisions Go Both Ways

Very short article. Vol. 12, No. 6 1995

Church Universal & Triumphant (CUT)

Kidnapping Indictments

Vol.9, No.3 1992

Church Universal & Triumphant Member Loses Custody of Children

Vol.9, No.9 1992

Church Universal & Triumphant Firearms and Tax Exemption Linked

Vol. 11, No. 1 1994

CUT Must Show Papers in Weapons Query; Deprogrammer Kelly on the Sidelines

12, No.2 1995

"Not Guilty" of Hate Crime vs. CUT/Psychologist Who Led Abusive Training Pleads Guilty

Vol. 12, No.8 1995

CUT Sued for False Information

Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

Community of Jesus

Community of Jesus "Cult Front?"

Vol. 8, No. 4 1991

Cult Awareness Network (CAN)

Cult Awareness Network Suit Dismissal Appealed

Very short article. Vol. 12, No. 6 1995

Decision Forces CAN Bankruptcy

Vol. 12, No. 8 1995

Cult Education (Prevention)

State Support for Cult Education

Canada Vol. 12, No. 8 1995

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Deprogramming & the Law

Kidnapping Indictments (Church Universal & Triumphant)

Vol.9, No.3 1992

Indictment for Alleged Deprogramming Plan

LaRouche; duPont Smith case Vol. 9, No. 9 1992

Acquittals in du Pont Smith Case

Vol. 10, No.1 1993

CUT (Church Universal & Triumphant) Must Show Papers in Weapons Query; Deprogrammer Kelly on the Sidelines

Vol.12, No.2 1995

Deprogrammer Guilty in Civil Suit/Decision Forces CAN Bankruptcy

Vol.12, No.8 1995

Prosecutor in Kelly Case May be Fired

Vol.12, No.8 1995

Drummond, Frederick A.

Pastor Accused of "Mind Control" for Profit

Vol.9, No. 4 1992

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est (Erhard, Werner)

Erhard's Empire Fraying; "Authoritarian" and "Abusive"

Vol.8, No. 2 1991

Scientology's Campaign to Discredit Werner Erhard; Beware Scientology Management Front

Vol. 9, No. 2 1992

Forum Training Dropped by Ohio Agency

Vol.9, No.5 1992

Essenses, New

New "Essenses" Draw Scrutiny

Vol. 10, No. 2 1993

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Faith Healing

Conflict Over Faith healing

Vol. 8, No. 6 1991

False Memory Syndrome

See Repressed Memories

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Great Commission

Great Commission Apologizes to Students, Parents

Vol. 9, No. 1 1992

Guru Maharaj

Guru Maharaj Ji Still Active

(Australia) Vol. 10, No. 2 1993

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Hare Krishna

Why Have We Betrayed Robin?

Vol. 8, No. 1 1991

Hare Krishna Communes Persist; Leading from Jail

Vol. 9, No. 1 1992

Krishnas' Airport Solicitation Suit Denied

Vol. 9, 6 1992

Hare Krishnas' Decline

(report from France) Vol. 9, No. 7 1992

Robin George "Brainwashing" Case Finally Settled

Vol.10, No. 5 1993

Help! Who are the Hare Krishnas?

(letter from Slovenian journalist) Vol. 10, No. 7/8 1993

Hare Kirshnas: The Next Generation

Vol. 11, No. 3 1994

Hare Krishna 2nd Generation Secularizing

Vol. 12, No. 3 1995

Guruism Tarnished Krishna Movement

Vol. 12, No. 7 1995

Hoffman, Terry

Spiritualist's Conviction Overturned

Vol. 12, No. 6 1995

House of Judha

Michigan Cult Leader's New Settlement

Vol. 8, No. 4 1991

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Insight (John-Roger Insight Seminars)

Light on Insight

Vol. 8, No. 3 1991

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Jesus People USA

Conflict Over Nature of Jesus People USA

Vol. 11, No. 9 1994

Jews For Jesus

Jews for Jesus Fights Cult Label

Vol. 12, No. 6 1995

Jonestowns (Rev. Jim Jones, Peoples Temple)

How Many Jonestowns Will it Take?

Vol. 10, No. 4 1993

Remembering Jonestown

Vol. 12, No. 8 1995

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Kripaula Yoga Fellowship (Amrit Desai)

Guru Resigns Amidst Reform Movement

Vol. ??, No. ?? 199?

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LaRouche

Indictment for Alleged Deprogramming Plan

LaRouche; duPont Smith case Vol. 9, No. 9 1992

Acquittals in du Pont Smith Case

Vol. 10, No.1 1993

LaRoucheites Dupe Canadian MPs

Vol. 12, No. 2 1995

LaRouche Matching Funds

very short article Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

LaCitadelle

Probe Request Backfires on Cult Leader

Vol. 11, No. 3 1994

Legal

Mind Control" Damages Award Overturned; Abuse Conviction Overturned

Vol. 12, No. 1 1995

Faith Healing Decisions Go Both Ways

Very short article. Vol. 12, No. 6 1995

Spiritualist's Conviction Overturned

Vol. 12, No. 6 1995

Legal Analysis of Cultic Cases

Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

Lenz, Frederick (Rama, Zen Master Rama)

Frederick Lenz

Vol. 9, No. 8 1992

"Rama" (Lenz) Still Recruiting on Campus

Vol. 10, No. 1 1993

Guru's Book Dropped by One Publisher, Picked Up by Another

Very short article. Vol. 12, No 6 1995

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Marcolongo, Anthony (Our First Love)

Doomsday Cult Leader Dies in Crash

Vol. 9, No. 9 1992

Misc.

Why Spiritual Groups Go Awry

Vol. 8, No. 1 1991

Report to European Parliament

Vol. 8, No. 2 1991

"End Time" Suicide

Vol. 9, No. 4 1992

Survey Reveals Physicians' Experience with Cults

Vol. 10, No. 3 1993

International Congress on Cultism

Vol. 10, No. 5 1993

Clinician's Appeal to Health Care Task Force: A "Most Vulnerable Segment"

Vol. 10, No. 7/8 1993

Statement to Health Care Task Force: Documenting Ex-Cult Members' Mental Health Needs

Vol. 10, No 7/8 1993

Cultic Groups Alliance; a Cult "Cartel"

Vol. 10, No. 7/8 1993

Lying in Name of Religion Can't Be Challenged

Vol. 11, No. 7 1994

Cults Collaborators vs Critics

Vol. 11, No. 7 1994

Lesbian Utopia Called Cultic ("Wildfire")

Vol. 12, No. 1 1995

Momentus Training

Christian Encounter Group Training Called Brainwashing

Vol. 11, No. 2 1994

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New Alliance Party

"Social Therapy" of the New Alliance Party

Vol. 9, No. 2 1992

New Maccabees

New Maccabees in Israel

Vol. 8, No. 10 1991

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Opus Dei

Opus Dei Called Cultic

Vol. 12, No. 5 1995

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People Church

Pastoral Control, Manipulation Alleged

Vol. 12, No. 1 1995

Peoples Temple (Rev. Jim Jones, Jonestown)

See Jonestown

 

Piecemakers

Church's "Emotional Intimidation"

Vol. 10, No. 2 1993

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Raelians

Raelians and Scientologists Attack Education Center

Vol. 10, No. 3 1993

Rajneesh

Rajneesh Revisited

Vol. 8, No. 1 1991

Rajneeshism: An Update

Vol. 8, No. 2 1991

Rajneeshism Reviving

Vol. 10, No. 6 1993

Former Rajneeshees Found Guilty in '85 Plot/Cases Question

Vol. 12, No. 7 1995

Rajneesh Follower Get 5 Years

[very short] Vol. 12, No. 8 1995

 

Rama (Zen Master Rama)

See Lenz, Frederick

Ramtha (J.Z. Knight)

Ramtha "Channeler" Called Cultic

Vol. 9, No. 6 1992

Guru Ramtha "Channeling" at FAA

Vol. 12, No. 4 1995

Ramtha: Promise of New Age Freedom Tends Toward Control

Vol. 12, No. 7 1995

Psychologist Who Led Abusive Training Pleads Guilty

Vol.12, No. 8 1995

Recovery

Cult Recovery Conference at Iona College

Vol. 13, No 1 1996

Recruitment

Cult Groups Working the Internet

Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

Reparenting

"Reparenting" Therapy Abuses

Vol. 9, No. 9 1992

Repressed Memories (False Memory Syndrome)

Psychiatric Association Statement on "Repressed" Memories of Abuse

Vol. 11, No. 4 1994

Recovered Memories of Trauma: True or False?

Vol. 12, No. 1 1995

on Validity of Recovered Memories

Vol. 12, No. 7 1995

Traumatic Memory Research, Guidelines

Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

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Sahaja Yoga

(French) Court Supervises Children

Vol. 9, No. 3 1992

Scientology

"Cult of Greed"

Scientology and TIME magazine expose' Vol. 8, No. 5 1991

Scientology "Wreaking Havoc" Outside U.S.; Scientology School Get Swiss Approval

Vol. 8, No 5 1991

Scientology PR Offensive

Vol. 8, No. 6 1991

Scientology's War on Psychiatry

Vol. 8, No. 7 1991

Scientology Loses Prozac Battle; Prozac Decision Vindicates AFF Effort

Vol. 8, No. 8 1991

Narconon Stirs Winnipeg

Vol. 8, No. 9 1991

Record Libel Award vs. Scientology

Vol. 8, No. 10 1991

Scientologists Sue Cazares Again

Vol. 9, No. 1 1992

Scientology's Campaign to Discredit Werner Erhard; Beware Scientology Management Front

Vol. 9, No. 2 1992

Scientology's Childre: A Life

Vol. 9, No. 2 1992

Nardonon Certification Denied

Vol. 9, No. 2 1992

Scientologists Arrested for Fraud

Vol. 9, No. 2 1992

Awards for Scientology Exposed

Vol. 9, No. 3 1992

Scientology's Children: Variations on a Theme

Vol. 9, No. 2 1992

Scientology's Floating "Vatican"

Report from France Vol. 9, No. 2 1992

Scientology Suit Against Drug Company Exec Dismissed; Multi-Million Dollar Decision Against Scientology Upheld

Vol. 9, No. 5 1992

Scientology Complaint vs. Critic Dismissed

Vol. 9, No. 6 1992

Scientology's Legal Tactics

summary from an article in The American Lawyer Vol. 9, No. 7 1992

Scientology Guilty on Spying Charges

Vol. 9, No. 5 1992

Scientology Fined, Then Sues Canadian Government

Vol. 9, No. 7 1992

Scientology-backed Threat vs Ritalin Reduces Use; Lilly Cleared in Suit linked to Scientology

Vol. 10, No. 1 1993

Scientology Punished for "Harassing" Suit

Vol. 10, No. 2 1993

Raelians and Scientologists Attack Education Center

Vol. 10, No. 3 1993

Scientology and Its Corporations Declared Tax-Exempt

Vol. 10, No. 9 1993

IRS "Surrender" to Scientology is Puzzling; "Exempted, Not Vindicated"

Vol. 10, No. 10 1993

Scientology Operations Revealed

Vol. 11, No. 1 1994

Judgment (in Italy) Against Scientology

Vol. 11, No. 1 1994

Scientology Appeal Denied in Wollersheim Case

Vol. 11, No. 2 1994

Scientology Wins Tax Battle

Vol. 11, No. 3 1994

Scientology Cultivates Hollywood Stars

Vol. 11, No. 3 1994

Marshals Repudiate Scientology Endorsement

Vol. 11, No. 4 1994

Scientologists Fined for Hate Literature/Hubbard "Tech" From Germany to Albania

Vol. 11, No. 4 1994

Drawing the Line at Scientology

Vol. 11, No. 5 1994

Scientology Drops Fishman Suit

Vol. 11, No. 5 1994

Police Dossier on Scientology Revealed

Vol. 11, No. 5 1994

Scientology Abuse Alleged in Lawsuit Declaration

Vol. 11, No. 7 1994

Women Say They Were Fired for Refusing Scientology-based Course

Vol. 11, No. 8 1994

French IRS Cracks Down on Scientology

Vol. 11, No. 8 1994

Report From Paris: Scientology Continues Offensive vs. Critics

Vol. 12, No. 1 1995

Scientology Seizes Critic's Computer Disks, Sues

Vol. 12, No. 2 1995

Scientology Methods Disturb Allstate Agents

Vol. 12, No. 4 1995

Scientology Fights Exposure

Vol. 12, No. 5 1995

Scientology Legal "Bullying"

Vol. 12, No. 6 1995

Police Seek Scientology Gumshoe

Very short article. Vol. 12, No. 6 1995

Why Scientology Was Declared Not to be a Religion in Germany

Vol. 12, No. 6 1995

Scientology Battles Interet to Suppress Money-Making Scriptures' Dissemination

Vol. 12, No. 7 1995

"Reprehensible" Scientology Suit vs Post Dismissed

Vol. 12, No. 8 1995

Scientologists Don't Ask Permission

Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

Scientology's Anti-Psychiatry Crusade Continues

Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

Secta las 8 Reinas -- Argentina

"Children are Evil"

Vol. 10, No. 5 1993

Siddha Yoga (Siddha Yoga Dham)

Yoga Foundation Abuse Portrayed

Vol. 12, No. 3 1995

Solar Temple

Trying to Understand Solar Temple Debacle

Vol. 11, No. 9 1994

Solar Temple Murder/Suicides Repeated

Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

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Tilak

Manhattan Guru Called Cultic

Vol. 10, No. 9 1993

Tilton, Robert (Word of Faith Outreach)

Religious Freedom No Cover for Fraud

Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

Totalitarianism

Greek Conference Castigates Totalitarian Sects"

Vol. 12, No. 8 1995

Transcendental Meditation

TM's Deceptions -- 1

Vol. 8, No. 9 1991

TM's Deceptions -- 2; Critical Response to TM Article; More on TM

Vol. 8, No. 9 1991

TM Scheme Chased from Zambia

Vol. 9, No. 2 1992

TMers Plan Middle East "Peace"

Vol. 11, No. 9 1994

Tvind

"Tvind" -- Charity or Cult?; What It's Like in Tvind

Vol. 11, No. 3 1995

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Unification Church

After Moon, What

Far Eastern Economic Review Vol. 8, No. 1 1991

Moon Courts Soviet Students

Vol. 8, No. 1 1991

Moon in Gloucester: Ten Years Later

Vol. 8, No. 3 1991

Glasnost, Moon, and Soviet Students

Vol. 8, No. 7 1991

France: "Do the Moonies Still Exist?"

Vol. 8, No. 8 1991

Rev. Moon Goes to College; Moon Organization Academic Network

Vol. 8, No. 10, 1991

Moon Organization "Maturing"

Vol. 9, No. 1 1992

The "Resurrection" of Rev. Moon

Vol. 9, No. 3 1992

University "Sold" to Moon-Financed Group

Vol. 9, No. 4 1992

The Rev. Moon at Bridgeport University and Other Moon Matters

Vol. 9, No. 7, 1992

Recruits Taken from Moonies

Vol. 9, No. 8 1992

The Rev. Moon's University: Update

Vol. 9, No. 10 1992

Complaints About Moonie Recruiting

Vol. 10, No. 1 1992

Suit vs. Moon's University Connection; Moon Influence and Industries Scrutinized

Vol. 10, No. 7/8 1992

Open Letter to a Unification Church Lawyer

Vol. 10, No. 9 1992

Moon at University of Bridgeport: Update

Vol. 11, No. 6 1994

Bush, Other Notables speak at Moon Conferences

Vol. 12, No.6 1995

300,000 Simultaneous Marriages, Worldwide (Unification Church)

Vol. 12, No. 7 1995

Rev. Moon and Soviet Imperial Decline/Moon Banned From Britain

Vol. 12, No. 8 1995

Moon to North Korea

Very short article. Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

Moon U.K. Ban Overturned; Renewed in Germany

Very short article. Vol. 13, No. 1 1996

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Waco

Armageddon in Waco; Investigator Warned Authorities

Vol. 10, No. 3 1993

Other Wacos?

Vol. 10, No. 4 1993

Waco Now A Symbol for the Disaffected

Vol. 12, No. 5 1995

Congress Ca

lls for Cult-Related Research; Cult Education Groups Offer Advice to Waco Hearings

Vol. 12, No. 6 1995

Word of Life/Livets Ord

A Totalistic Swedish Church

Vol. 9, No. 6 1992

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Yahweh Ben Yahweh

Yahweh Ben Yahweh Guilty

Vol. 9, No. 5 1992

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Zen Master Rama (Rama)

See Lenz, Frederick

 

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