Escape. Can You Leave a Cult? How to Spot a Cult

Description

Regardless of whether the Church of Scientology can be classified as a cult, ex-members say the group used classic cult techniques to try to stop them from returning to their previous lives. In this program people formerly affiliated with Scientology and with several suspect Christian-based organizations describe methods of psychological control that impacted them daily, making leaving these groups nearly impossible. Emotional blackmail, sexual abuse, verbal threats, and enforced isolation from previous relationships combined to create a mindset that strongly inhibited dissatisfied followers from easily breaking free.

Runtime

44 min

Series

Subjects

Genre

Date of Publication

[2012], c2009

Database

Films on Demand

Direct Link