Cult Studies Course 2, Lesson 02
Basic Characteristics of Cults
Every false Cult is a distinct group with a personality of its own. There is a wide diversity among these groups. Yet it is possible to discern many points of similarity among them. A knowledge of these basic characteristics can help one to recognize a Cult quickly.
It must be noted that not all Cults have all these characteristics, and that also not in the same proportion. For example the morally degenerate Cult known as the Children of God taught salvation by grace through faith aggressively. This is contrary to the practice of most Cults, yet the Children of God happens to be not more than a Cult because of other characteristics.
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Cult Studies Course 2, Lesson 01
How Are Cults Growing So Fast
Many sincere Christians are surprised and even shocked at the high rate at which False Cults are proliferating and growing everywhere. These believers feel that it is Bible believing Churches that should grow so fast seeing that it is these Churches that teach and preach the Scriptures faithfully. However, numerical growth does not result automatically.
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Apologetics Free Course 14, Lesson 4
Analyzing/Countering Propaganda
All contrived propaganda is war — a battle to control and manipulate minds. One comes under its attack whether or not one wants to participate. This means that every person living in the modern society must necessarily take precautionary steps if he has to win his share of the imposed battle.
A mere awareness about the existence or circulation of propaganda is not enough preparation to come out as a winner in this war of wits. Rather, for achieving an unambiguous victory one should be in a position to analyze propaganda. One a person analyzes it, he knows what is what and can escape from falling into the verbal/emotional trap.
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Apologetics Free Course 14, Lesson 2
Combinations Of Their Techniques
The simple techniques mentioned in the previous chapter can be combined with each other and also with some other methods to result in things highly harmful for the recipient. It would be good to look at some of them.
Propaganda Combined With Mind
Manipulation (Seduction) Techniques
Our mind is the ultimate source of all our behavior. Here we will not go into an analysis of soul, spirit, the old sin nature, etc. Nor will we try to examine their precise nature. Rather, we will use the word "Mind" to represent the center of human thinking.
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Apologetics Free Course 14, Lesson 2
An Introduction To Their Techniques
Practically hundreds of methods are used to propagate ideas and control minds, but ultimately all of them can be classified roughly into a few overlapping categories. "Roughly" because it is difficult in humanities to classify subjects in a water-tight manner, and "overlapping" because in real-life setup more than one category tends to be used at the same time, producing some form or other of overlap. Here are these techniques:
1. Fear Of Bad Name (Insecurity, Fear): Everyone is afraid of getting a bad name, and this feeling is reflected in the oriental saying that "Even the worst evil is better than a bad name".
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Apologetics Free Course 14, Lesson 1
Propaganda As A Tool Against
Rational Thinking And The Christian Faith
Different societies repeatedly go through periods of hatred towards Christianity. Propaganda plays a two-fold role during such periods. First, clever propaganda hastens the onset of such attitude against the Christian faith. Such change of attitudes then adds to the spread of propaganda. In this way a vicious circle of anti-Biblical feelings and teachings is set up.
Mere wishful thinking will never help the situation. The vicious circle can be broken only if a significant number of persons in such a generation understand the role and methods of propaganda.
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