Monthly Archive for May, 2010
Cults and Terrorism, Part 3 – “Good” Cult-Like Groups
Continued from part two. The Amana Colony was founded in 1713 in Germany by two Lutherans as the Community of True Inspiration. Amana means true, from the Song of Solomon. They believed God speaks through inspired persons (Werkzeug). Persecuted, they moved to Buffalo NY in 1842, then in 1855 to seven communes in Iowa on 18,000 acres. In 1859 they became the Amana Society, non-profit religious communes of farms and businesses. The great depression in the 1930s reduced income and many families wanted to live separately, with more material possessions. In 1932 it became a for-profit joint stock company. Amana built refrigerators (now Whirlpool), beverage coolers (the first coke machine), and the Radarange microwave.
Cults and Terrorism, Part 2 – Lessons from History
Continued from part one. There have been cult-like groups in Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, and Judaism. In 1090 CE, the Muslim Hassan-I Sabbah led the Nizariya faction of Shia Muslims from a mountain fort near the Caspian Sea in present-day Iran. He was called “Sheik of the Mountain” with forts in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. He sent assassins to kill Sunni leaders, by knife or garrote, usually in broad daylight and in public places for maximum impact. Assassin derives from hashishin, a follower of Hassan but can also refer to a hashish user.
Cults and Terrorism, Part 1 – The Problem of Definition
Cults make the news when there is a large number of deaths of cult members or their victims. Terrorism is also in the news when there is violence or catastrophe, such as the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. Not all cults are dangerous but there is a risk and likelihood of violence from terrorists. As their name implies, terrorists intentionally use violence to achieve their goals.
Clinical Psychologists’ Perceptions of Persons with Mental Illness
Many people have fabulous relationships with their psychologists. They feel supported, understood, well-liked. But there are also those who feel a little uneasy. Research by Lynn Servais and Stephen Saunders of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin may have unearthed one of the reasons why.Some psychologists have a hard time connecting with people with mental illness, especially when they have diagnoses of borderline personality disorder or schizophrenia.
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