Mind Control (religious-style)

[redqueen]

Did anyone else see the hour-long documentary on A&E called "Mind Control"?

It provides a glimpse at the techniques that a couple of doomsday cults (Meade Ministries and the House of Yahweh) use to recruit and retain members.

It's some seriously scary stuff. Hidden-camera footage shows the interactions between investigators and representatives of these cults. One thing that I found interesting was that in both these cults, the subjugation of women seemed to be a pretty important part of their beliefs.

Another frightening thing is that Meade had actually made predictions about when the world would end (this past June)... they interviewed some members and they seemed to indicate that even if the prophecy didn't come true, that they would still follow this guy's 'teachings'. That's something I really don't understand.

[redqueen]

1. One vanity kick...

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