Deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross on Cult Expert Steven Hassan
Deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross has been trying to warn the public about fellow deprogrammer Steven Hassan, Ph.D for over a decade. When will we listen to him?
Steven Hassan
Steven Hassan is a self-promoting “cult expert” who evangelizes the anticult movement ideology to ex members of minority religions. Back in the 1970’s, he was recruited into the Moonies from a staunch Jewish family. They hired a deprogrammer to kidnap and “deprogram” him back into their Jewish belief system.
Steven decided to become an ‘expert’ on cults after that and has made his living scaring people about minority religions since.
Gerry Armstrong Doesn’t Need an Apology – He Wants the Truth From Mike Rinder
Gerry Armstrong & Mike Rinder have a long history. Gerry thinks it’s time for Mike Rinder to come clean about all the OSA Fair Game Operations he ran against him and all the other critics of Scientology when Mike Rinder ran the dirty tricks arm of the Church of Scientology.
How the Anti Cult Movement Harms Ex-Members
Adopting the beliefs of the anti-cult movement dramatically changes the views and attitudes of those who experience a loss of faith. Those changes have a profound effect on how Exes make sense of their own past. So we must ask: How helpful is the ideology of the anti cult movement in making sense of your life?
A Critical Discussion with a Cult Counselor
Anti-Cultists Steve K. D. Eichel and Stephen Hassan had a conversation with me about cults and brainwashing on my Facebook Page. Here’s how it went.
Stephen Hassan Misrepresents the Science on “Brainwashing”
In a recent article about ideological influences on wikipedia, Hassan writes: “The Unification Church page then disparages critics, such as myself, as incorrectly stating that the group brainwashes members. Yet, I was a member and … Read more
Steven Hassan Makes Bizarre Claim for Why Moonie Brainwashing Didn’t Work Whenever Scientists Were in the Room
Social scientists like Eileen Barker traveled to Moonie recruitment seminars where brainwashing & mind control was claimed to be in use. They found that more than 90% of the people in those “brainwashing” seminars did not sign up to be a Moonie, and all were gone from the Moonies within 2 years.
Two AntiCult Movement Evangelists Defend Their 40 Year Careers Trying to Scare People About ‘Cults’
Jon Atack and Steven Hassan have been the Jimmy Swaggart and Billy Graham of the Anti-Cult Movement for well neigh 40 years now, and I hear they’re just about ready to get some science to … Read more
Brainwashing Theories in European Parliamentary and Administrative Reports on Cults and Sects
“Brainwashing” Theories in European Parliamentary and Administrative Reports on “Cults” and “Sects” JAMES T. RICHARDSON MASSIMO INTROVIGNE This study examines the recent rash of official reports done by governmental agencies in Western Europe to guide … Read more
Scientific Studies That DeBunk The Brainwashing Myth
The following is a compilation of scientific studies which have thoroughly debunked the idea of ‘brainwashing’. This settled science has been completely ignored by members of the anti-cult movement who, for their own various self-interests, … Read more
Undercover as an Agent for the Office of Special Affairs
When I was young and dumb, I worked with OSA in Illinois. Randy Kretchmar, Carol Brookes and Mary Ann Ahmad were the Office of Special Affairs at the Chicago Org at that time. The Cult … Read more