[Elievalkyrie]

One of our members, lng, shared a link about on how cults works (generally) and I liked it so I decided to post it here so that everyone can see  and read, so that if ever you encounter one again, the warning signs can flash in your mind and make you aware that they are acting kinda, for the lack of a better word, "culty". 

I took it from here http://www.howcultswork.com/ but will just post the Key Points and the modern definition:

Mind control Cult – any group which employs mind control and deceptive recruiting techniques. In other words cults trick people into joining and coerce them into staying.

Key points:

1. No legitimate group needs to lie or mislead you about what they practice and believe.

2. Any group which says that you must belong to their organization to be saved is almost certainly a cult.

3. Character assasination (It's when the person tries to argue and his character is personally attack but doesn't answer his argument and only makes him feel guilty for arguing) is a sure sign of cult.

4. Cult members are usually very fearful of disobeying or disagreeing in any way with their leadership. Healthy organizations however are not threatened by openly debating issues.

5. Beward of "instant friends", remember true friendships develop over time.

6. Beward of a group that tells you who you can and cannot see.

7. If you are instructed by a group not to read information critical of the group, then that is a sign of a cult.

8. Legitimate groups have nothing to fear from their members reading critical information about them.

9. Is information you expected to be kept confidential reported to leadership? If so, then it's a cult.

10. Never-ending COMPULSORY meetings and tasks is a sign of a cult.

11. Be especially eager to surf the net if your leaders have told you not to.