Colleges consider stressing danger of pressure groups

Boston Globe ^ | April 14, 2006 | Cristina Silva

[ConservativeStatement]

Dressed in sneakers and jeans, they hang out along the edges of campuses, handing out fliers and calling out to passing college students.

Each group, students say, has a different, seemingly harmless opening line: ''Are you saved? Are you antiwar? Are you stressed out?"

But some college officials say they view most of these groups as high-pressure organizations akin to cults. The groups have a history of recruiting vulnerable students and then alienating them from their parents and classmates. They say that the groups, many of which were banned from schools more than a decade ago, resurfaced on campuses this year.

[ConservativeStatement]

I saw this LaRouche group in Chicago last year.

[HitmanLV]

I was never much of a joiner. Suits me! ;-)

[speedy]

The groups have a history of recruiting vulnerable students and then alienating them from their parents

Sounds like Harvard to me.

[VeniVidiVici]

I hope they include the Democrat party among the groups on their list of cults.

[SteveMcKing]

Heh. Pesky freedom of assembly.

Not that I care for sidewalk assassins. Usually I feel a tremendous urge to throw them in the Charles River, or better- under a friking bus....

[CindyDawg]

Oh yeah. Those pesty Christians really encourage alienation of parents with that honor your mother and father stuff.

[Mears]

The Boston Church of Christ went after my daughter some years ago but she knew about them and backed off.

The are a scary bunch----isolating you from everyone.

[gaijin]

Are you stressed out?"

That one sounds like Scientologists.

[I see my hands]

The chink in their technique is they expect you to stop. Try expressing interest as you pass by but don't slow your pace. It's like fishing.. When you hook one, I'm telling you, nothing is funnier than hearing them pant propaganda at 5 miles per hour.

[KarlInOhio]

A man named Jim Robinson has a plan for your life. If you have a moment, maybe you could sit down at this computer and have a look at our web site.

We do have a Freepathon this week, so if you could spare a few dollars to help us spread JimRob's message.

[Illuminatas]

JimRob =? Bob

Slack for you...

[longtermmemmory]

around here we call them "Demcrats"