Posted on 03/13/2014 12:52:33 PM PDT by marshmallow
North Korea is big on those long communism lectures and self-criticism sessions, it has all the earmarks of a cult
What? He said these people were fundamentalists, right?
I'm sure plenty of "non-fundamentalist" believers who are having a high old time laughing think that their beloved irrational and un-scientific beliefs will ever be so treated.
Some FReepers think total Biblical inerrancy is a cult. It's how they define themselves as "intellectuals."
Agreed, long meetings, monotone voices, and repetitive statements are all methods of brainwashing that cults use. Be leery of any group that requires/expects/demands/asks you to attend long lectures. I read a really interesting article recently on brainwashing, neural pathways and how a persons brain ‘shuts down’ during 3+ hour lectures - allowing subconscious overrides to reason and logic.
Sounds like Armstrong and also that Shepherd’s Chapel cult.
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