Deprogramming has essentially endured for more than 30 years within the U.S. as the single most effective approach for breaking through cult programming using an intervention process.I hope by working together,we can better serve many individuals and families adversely affected by cults.
Shortly after the Epoch Times called wolf on a medical prison for organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners - an independent probe with links to the US State Department visited several of the sites described in Epoch Times reports and found no evidence to back up their claims.
I have to agree with one part of the embassy’s statement. Falun Gong is political. It aims to modify the policy of a government and it applies concerted pressure in order to bring about that change. And in that sense one can, just about, understand the paranoia of China’s dictators.
Some other belief systems or cults teaches that God is ultimately an impersonal, eternal force, essence, or power of existence, which has none of the attributes or characteristics of humans (such as knowing, thinking, loving, etc.).
Sheridan Genrich is a Qantas employee from New South Wales. She was expelled from China for engaging in Falun Gong promotional activities during a stopover in Beijing. Chinese authorities found copies of Zhuan Falun and copies of the Falun Gong-published Epoch Times newspaper in her luggage.
"Focus", China's most popular TV news program, interviewed some Falungong followers detained after a wave of protests around January 1. On camera, the Falungong members said they had no names because had become gods.
"Do you think what they say about harvesting organs from Falun Gong prisoners is true?" Matas and Kilgour wrote a book on their case. The article mentions this, but does not mention that researchers, among whom a Falun Gong expert, say it was based on questionable evidence.
I gather that in order to reap the full benefits of what Falun Gong offer, one would be "required to sit with both legs crossed." In their newsletter they state "Falun Gong is a complete cultivation practice of the body, mind and spirit." Maybe we need to be wary of such "cult"ivation.
These news boxes for The Epoch Times have sprouting up around Midtown Manhattan lately. Despite the apocalyptic name, it's not run by rapture-ready Christians —but rather by the Falun Gong. Not surprisingly, there are frequent ads for a book, and Opinion pieces about the same book.
Falun Gong largely relies upon negative historical stereotypes of the Chinese Communist government and concerns about China’s growing global influence to gain sympathy and garner attention within the United States, Canada and other Western countries.
Researchers at an international symposium on cult studies called for global coordination in combating threats posed by destructive groups."Destructive cult groups study the law, they evade regulations, they update their communication techniques and they evolve quickly," said Pierre Picquart.
Classical music and an "evil cult" are unlikely bedfellows. Several readers have pointed out that the orchestra and The Epoch Times newspaper which ran the story are closely connected with Falun Gong.
Cult leaders such as Jim Jones (the People's Temple) and David Koresh (Branch Davidians) boasted that they were God or God incarnate.Mind control is a basic means used by a cult leader to consolidate his "divine" position and keep his disciples loyal to him. Also, every cult head fabricates heretica...
One business owner said she refused to advertise for Divine, not because of pressure from the consulate, but because she disapproves of its association with Falun Gong. It is closely linked to Chinese traditions, but in fact, Divine was closely linked to Falun Gong.
I've been following the discussion of both the merits of Falungong and the potential reasons behind the forceful reaction by the PRC government with great interest. And I entirely agree with Patsy Rahn that closer scrutiny is necessary.