Steven Hassan's BITE Model Whiteboard explainer: What is a Cult?

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[@davidhill8565]

The BITE concept can be used not only the religious or political context. It can also be used in the context of countries and family relationships.

[@Jesswithlessstress]

I feel the military uses many of these concepts.

[@davidhill8565]

@@Jesswithlessstress That’s most likely true. If you suspect an organization operates like this, think of this video.

[@ferretyluv]

Political cults are very much a thing.

[@davidhill8565]

@@ferretyluv North Korea is a textbook example of the BITE model among countries.

[@justajeepgirlandherdogs]

Ok, I realize you posted this at least 2 years ago and, whew, that was a whole other world, personally (lost soulmate after 30 years) and professionally (I work in Healthcare..duh?..lol). But if I actually get a reply, I understand the other applications for the BITE method. But, not sure I agree on the "use with family relationships". Don't you think that it is inherently wroth with the potential for error?

[@davidwicklin9943]

Multi-Level Marketing companies fit a lot of these categories with earmarks of these traits and characteristics from the video.

[@kgreene104]

Scamway aka Amway

[@SeanMcGeeWebDude]

Yes. Just because a group doesn’t check off every trait on the list doesn’t mean you’re not being manipulated.

[@sarahcasteel2594]

Dr. Hassan says this! I discovered him because of that actually, as I was writing a legal paper about MLMs being scams and whatnot.

[@rubenchoychoo8551]

The only difference is you are there on purpose ie for money and personal gains. In a cult you are in a slave condition and still be the happiest person ever.....some are in both and still feel happy

[@myspiritualife]

I'm an ex-mormon. I actually have even made my own channel trying to help exmormons. This video was very helpful to me because it's very validating to look at the mormon church from a more objective standpoint. Thanks for such a well put together video!

[@richardholmes7199]

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[@zaboomafia]

My Spiritual Life what is your channel name. I’m considering leaving.

[@zaboomafia]

Oh I found it under your name. Thank you

[@TymonJohns]

@@zaboomafia I would recommend checking out the exmo subreddit page as well. There are many like minded people there that can help you in your journey whichever path you decide to take. Leaving is definitely not easy. Best of luck to you!

[@orvilledurano1896]

Amen

[@ralphshively808]

Every restaurant job that I've ever had fits the BITE model. No joke.

[@Jstroman221]

Can someone explain?

[@PashaGamingYT]

That's because it's effective, it keeps everyone working for less than a living wage.

[@simonestreeter1518]

Wow, that's super interesting.

[@stephaniecrahal5336]

Yes. Many of them use you. They look down upon you if you call in sick. They expect you to pick up shifts. They won't give you vacation time. They play favorites. If you want to leave, they act concerned for you that you won't make as much in tips elsewhere. Of course, there are many awesome restaurants to work for; you just have to know to leave if yours is treating you poorly.

[@timothygreer1464]

Downvotes are from cult members.

[@binair0]

dislikes, this isn't reddir💀

[@swiftbear]

My dislike is because people don't know how to set up their audio and turn the bass down in their mic. He literally sounds like he talking through a tube and it's aggravating to try and hear him clearly.

[@sashastarshanti3599]

The "very traditional" yoga school I went to turned out to be a cult. It was run by one person, the head guru, and she had several, severally brainwashed teachers and regular students under her. I went there for my first and second teacher trainings. The first time, I was a doe caught in the headlights and was taken in all the way by the heady experience of it all. The second time I went back, I had, had other experiences with yoga, and wasn't as naïve as the first time. I was, gulp, more worldly. By the second time things had become even more controlling and manipulative, and I wasn't drinking the cool aid, which the guru could see, as she was so shrewd in her observations of who and who wasn't under her control. I was the black sheep, and wasn't excepted by the head teachers. I was the outsider, but still earned my advanced teacher training under her, just barely, and was lucky to get out of there with only spending $8,000 total at the time. I was not included in "special ritual ceremonies" as I wasn't deemed worthy, and it was quite a hurtful experience. Many years after graduating and having not returned to the school, a former classmate informed me that the guru had an "alter ego" she had claimed was an assistant but was really her, she'd been using all along to come down hard with a big stick on anyone that didn't please her and conform to her authoritarian rule. When the truth came out two teacher trainings were under way, and those unsuspecting students probably lost all of their money, and one student had begun divorce proceedings, as celibacy was so heavily preached. The ashram fell apart, and the school is permanently closed. My friend told me some of her head teachers will probably have to get some professional help to overcome the abuse and mind control they endured and perpetuated themselves for years. The teachings of traditional yoga is actually the science of all religions and laid out the groundwork for cults long, long, long ago. Anyone that's gone through a guru lead teacher training can probably relate, even if they had a far less severe experience than I did. Yoga schools, are often "very soft" now, and commercialized, and far more into the exercise aspect of practice, versus, the philosophical emphasis, backed up with intense 3 hour long asana practices that some traditional schools, such as mine were based on. I respect the teachings of yoga, and will always love the ancient beauty of it, but I am aware that throughout the ages, it's been a very powerful tool for abuse and mind control. If anyone's interested, the movie Wild Wild Country about Osho on Netflix is an extreme example of what seemingly rational people will do when they give up their power to a guru. And for modern look at how willing people are to give up their power to a "guru" check out Kumare also on Netflix. Jai!

[@Eleivana777]

Wow. A comment in the comment section really worthy of absorption and analysis. Very well thought out and informative. I actually took notes. Many years ago (I am 67) in my 20's I was seeking truth and dove into many, many philosophies and readings and explorations. I did become a Christian and when I married my last husband (who was rigidly dogmatic) I found myself plunged into a Christian Church that had many, many of these cult like characteristics or 'Toxic Faith'. Interestingly my ex husband was a survivor of child sexual abuse (which he denied for many years but which had been revealed to me in a graphic dream in the first months of the marriage and which he later admitted towards the end of the marriage). The pastor of this church was charming and seemed like a really nice guy but he had major control issues and he too, had been sexually abused for years by an older man when he was a youth. My observation is that wounded or unhealed people-especially those with major shame issues-for some reason gravitate towards these 'cult-like' institutions. About 27 years ago, when in prayer, a still small voice said to me 'FOLLOW NO MAN". That was revolutionary to me. I got out of my toxic, Bible banging marriage and my toxic Bible banging church and never looked back. I still love Christ with my whole being but my beliefs are much more cosmic now and I could never, ever go back. Thanks for your sharing.

[@sashastarshanti3599]

@@Eleivana777 Thank you for sharing your story, wow! You are a very strong person to have overcome the control of a husband with such zealot faith, not to mention the church. I, like you, have come out of my experience with my love intact for the teachings, but with a wiser and stronger resolve to "follow no man." Thank you for sharing that incredible insight. From what I have experienced and witnessed, I think the willingness to give up personal power to a guru, a controlling church, powerful pastor, or whatever cult like personality or organization may apply is almost inebriating. It can feel good to be led and told we are good boys and girls. And so your insight about people that have been harmed, abused, by an adult that always holds more power than a child is very insightful indeed. And, how many people in the world are living with a wounded inner child...

[@johnsinclair2672]

I had a similar issue with I tai chi group. Sift adulation by sifus head teachers. The teaching was wonderful, spoilt only by my concern whether I too, wanted to negate my sovereignty to sifu? I chose to walk away!

[@sashastarshanti3599]

@@johnsinclair2672 Thank you for sharing your experience. I wish you happiness on your chosen path.

[@bethannesgarden]

Thanks!

[@markhere631]

MLMs hit all of these. I was in Amway and almost everything you said matched my experience

[@kgreene104]

yep those rallies and meetings that supposedly would have the "secret" to making it big in The Business. Actually the purpose of any meeting/Function was to promote the next meeting. And I remember the Books, Tapes, and Functions scam.

[@louisebush425]

Yes I use to be in a cult, Jehovah witnesses, I’ve woken up and left so now being shunned

[@regardingbitcoin]

Fantastic synopsis. More people need to watch this.

[@anitat9727]

So many therapy programs fit this model. The 'treatment' program I went to basically did most of those examples. Especially the information control - any questioning was punished

[@user-jv9cr9jn1t]

I’m an ex ISKCON member and your information has helped me so much during this transition!!

[@theavengersarsenal8059]

Glad you got out!

[@unitedsalsa2305]

I am so embarrassed that I was a mormon missionary that encouraged people to join that cult

[@ajegb1]

To be fair, you were caught in their snare and were blind to the truth. When we know better, we do better.

[@SongbirdGaming]

I read something recently that made so much sense, about cults that use street or door to door witnessing or prospecting in various forms, that it actually isn’t for the purpose of gaining new members. Because the rate of success is extremely low, it isn’t a good way of recruiting new members at all. The actual purpose is instilling loyalty in current members. Because all the rejection they receive heightens that sense of “us vs them” and makes the outside world feel more hostile, and the group feel more safe. People on the outside yell at me and insult me when I’m only trying to share “the truth” with them… but those in the cult understand and make me feel safe, they really “get me”. It makes it less likely you will leave, if you go through a lot of that kind of thing. I’m glad you found your way out anyway. ❤️

[@nickwright4079]

@@SongbirdGaming this is straight facts

[@sirenofcups]

Thank you for making this! 🙏🏾

[@yuorjeks]

It is incredible how this describes almost in a perfect way jws. It's even scary and creepy., 😨😨😨😨😖😖😖

[@stephaniecrahal5336]

Yes! Jehovah's witnesses are in a cult.

[@ozenky]

Some martial art dojos fit in this type of cults. Do not forget: bad sensei exists.

[@rem145]

Several major large college football programs use cult like activity to control and maintain large fan bases, especially if a large commitment is needed to attend games and it’s needed to keep getting enough money to keep improving facilities

[@lashawndavarner6683]

Excellent. Thank you!

[@markrichardson3566]

Great video, Thanks for your info

[@ObsidianHoax]

so everything is a cult, nice

[@outsidethebox704]

Very very useful video and informative! Thanks.

[@rhondahill5261]

I was in a religious cult Church of God in Christ. Then I went to non denominational same thing just control more subtle.

[@sunildjd26]

Excellent work Steve. Thank you

[@bethannesgarden]

Thank you!

[@springboard9642]

Thank you! I had a friend ask which documentary I would recommend to learn about cults, but since they were interested in commonalities rather than individual examples, I was a bit stuck until I got to your channel.

[@ImSoCoolItBurns]

I love the channel TheraminTrees on here as well. :)

[@jodyb1095]

I've had a few jobs that tic all of these boxes

[@donnasmith7552]

Where was this truth when I needed it the most I'm enraged I didn't know this but kept pushing down my gut feeling something is terribly wrong!!! I'm an ex seventh day Adventist I was in this for 16 years!! This has me more than bitter!!!!

[@Jer_Schmidt]

I feel your pain. I was raised in a Mennonite group and started to feel something was wrong when I was 16. I stopped attending and was told that I would never find happiness or fulfillment, and I’ve been shunned by my family. Now I’m 23 and just starting to grasp the extent of their mind control.

[@giorgiorosa4402]

You and millions have been duped and it hurts big time. Anger is a very natural and healthy reaction to this information. You didn't know there was a huge mind control machine operating in the background for 16 years, you just thought you were crazy, because the system was designed that way.

[@leadanon127]

I can say the same after 20 years as Jehovah's witness. But only now I am awaken. During my sleep I wouldn't accept any information from outside. My breaking point was about covid jabs. The Organization was pushing it. Than I realized that not holy spirit inspired them but some dark ones.

[@ogam5]

.....I've distilled it down to - and it's LONG been a society-wide problem - the perpetuation of externalized societal value, this prevailing economic model an EXCELLENT example - which can produce when made aware of as much, a particularly American existential conflict.....

[@jamielikestrees3202]

I wonder if there has ever been research of families that were born into a cult where each sibling of that family have left that cult at different times and if it brings up past trama or new trama for those siblings who had already left.

[@Grrgrrgrrgrrr]

I’d be perfect for that study lmao

[@pridepotterz6564]

Knock knock….whos there? Hi, this morning we are sharing a positive thought from the Bible; you have a minute? ….. RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jojoarms2138]

This is Interesting But this Methods can be translated to Parents raising Children, Although being a parent your intentions is to raise responsible Children but some of the things mentioned is what society expects parents to do or if your dealing and looking after mentally challenged relatives ? And you want this best for them without lying or putting a person in harm's way

[@xoxococo120]

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES!!!

[@progressive59]

AA is also a cult big time.

[@ms.bubblestheclown1681]

progressive59 agreed !

[@attackhelicoptercat]

nice video

[@Nathan_jr]

The Way International, Inc. as founded, cultivated, developed and propagated by Victor Paul Wierwille. He was obsessed with control. The evidence is overwhelming with scientific accuracy and mathematical precision. The Way International and VPW's dogmatic pedagogy fit the BITE model like a hand in a glove.

[@EPHtheChemist]

This sounds exactly like the anti MLM cult! Thanks for the info!

[@stephanieocamb4012]

Hands down describes the CoC I grew up in.

[@markrichardson3566]

What about Amway

[@maglag]

Living in a family neck deep in it I dare say yes, not been shunned directly yet though but I am certainly treated differently due to not being part of the "biz"

[@kdhovis8665]

@@maglag Have you listened to the Dream podcast on Stitcher re MLMs ?

[@kdhovis8665]

Check out THE DREAM podcast on Stitcher re MLMs & Amway is in one of the episodes.

[@kgreene104]

Are you Excited???? Gooooooooooo Diamond. Walk in Your Dream. heard it all

[@markrichardson3566]

I’m a millionaire next year

[@jeffburns3992]

This could literally be almost any group or religious entity

[@yeinerperez46]

Could someone please translate this to spanish using subtitles maybe? I really wanto to send this video to some relatives but they don´t understand english and it makes them not able to understand this information. Por favor...alguien podría ponerle subtítulos en español. Realmente quería enviar este video a ciertos familiares... pero ellos no entienden inglés.

[@joselius3694]

Yeiner Pérez ya están en disponibles en español, en las opciones de la pantalla

[@victoryforever717]

Amightywind ministry is also another cult.

[@NG-fb1ul]

TRA's are going handfuls of all of these methods

[@Grrgrrgrrgrrr]

I can’t tell if this is directly against Mormons or if they just fit the model so well

[@durzio9630]

The latter. Mormon's are one cult of many.

[@jasonzacharias2150]

A dog bit me once when I was a younger... Thank God I got older.... 👼🏻

[@Lugo428]

Cult an offensive C word? I can only imagine how they'd reply if you replaced L with N.

[@Godly-Beard]

1000% the Jehovah witnesses!!!!!!!!!

[@kaitlynchristensen8231]

Yup.. I’m a jw and I’m in the process of waking up right now.

[@fatslapper49]

@@kaitlynchristensen8231 How is your wake up going?

[@terencesilva4499]

@@kaitlynchristensen8231 I hope you're okay 💞💕

[@OllieOllieOxenfr33]

I’ve been awake for about a year now and it’s so amazing to be free

[@tymonritco8578]

As a former JW I can attest to it matching everything

[@Shane-zo4mg]

Look into shin cheon ji they're a pretty interesting cult

[@AxelQC]

Waco is pronounced "Way-koe", not "whacko".

[@PedanticTwit]

Well, this describes Wokeness, and that's horrifying.

[@austin2245psn]

And c virus

[@god_is_gay_for_satan]

Fail

[@eagle-eye29]

Demonization of public education is huge. Private schools, homeschool and taking over public school Boards are common cult practices.

[@devonaveii2675]

It's not just Mormons, Scientologists, etc. Try telling the average person that society, in general, is cult-like. They will usually give you the horrified stare of a true believer.

[@nikan7704]

Doesn't that just show that we as humans are generally cult-like though? So maybe it's not such a bad thing? By that I mean, if you get down to the basics, society only functions because people agree together to follow certain rules and if those rules are broken there are consequences. We encourage each other to think and act in certain ways and not in others.… So it seems that the BITE model is just not a very good way to determine a cult. It's simply too broad when almost any human organization can be considered a cult under this model. Just read through the comment section for this video. I spent a few minutes reading through it and I think every organization under the sun has been named by someone here as a cult. It's just too broad.

[@SeminarChauffeur]

Perfectly fits the largest cult in my country, Philippines called Iglesia ni Cristo (church of christ) which founded by a protestant guy who shut himself in a room for three days and nights.

[@debbiesmith9691]

If a family does this and fits this model what are they? Is it a cult if it’s family or are they just strict?

[@giorgiorosa4402]

That's a dysfunctional family most likely. Watch Dr. Ramini's videos on KZbin - it is an excellent resource.

[@DMichaelAtLarge]

Rather than obsessing over whether one thing or another "fits the model" and is a cult, think of it more in terms of characteristics where mind control is being used. Then you don't have to try and fit it into anything. You just know you're being mind controlled.

[@FrozenWillow1980]

@@jenniferbrower Manipulation in cults and manipulation in relationships from an abusive partner who is controlling the relationship are so on par with each other. But a relationship cannot be a cult. A relationship is a relationship and a cult is a cult. A toxic relationship and a cult uses the same modus operandi to achieve control and power over their victims. I honestly think there should be classes on this as children, to spot the signs of being abused and manipulated. It would save a tonne of children if they were to speak up from within toxic family dynamics, cults and be able to spot such behaviours later in life when they go on to form attachments to other people. Disorganised attachment, dysfunctional attachment is messy and causes the child who becomes an adult to form dysfunctional attachments and give their power freely to another. Prevention is better than cure.

[@KelseyAMadas]

Families can be cults, too

[@fruzsimih7214]

The BITE concept is interesting, but I think it is a bit too broad as presented here. Does telling you when to have sex and with whom mean moral teachings on sexuality or exhortation of believers to marry people of the same faith (both of which are very common in world religions), or does it rather mean compelling members to have sex with the guru or with other group members? You cannot make people aware what constitutes a cult if everything can have the hallmarks of a cult...

[@nikan7704]

This is my problem with this BITE model. Watching the video I kept thinking, so pretty much every organization ever fits into this model… and after reading the comments I've been made aware of so many more organizations than I had thought of that also fit into this model. Even people talking about restaurant jobs and football teams, etc. So.. pretty much the majority of organizations created by humans over the entirety of our recorded history can fit this model. I'd say it's a little too broad... 🙄😕

[@debvoz]

@@nikan7704 The point made in the video is that the situation becomes a "cult" in a negative connotation when the items in the model become extreme - all sports teams are a minor form of cult, but they aren't negative because they don't try to completely dominate the lives of their cultists. You hit the nail on the head when you said that the majority of human organizations have elements of this model. It is human nature. However, there is a significant difference between College Football cultists and Jonestown cultists. There is a huge difference between resturant worker cultists and Nazis. There are elements of cultish behavior in corporate America - the unhesitating obedience to leadership, the encouragement of overwork and gratitude for the "privilige" of such overwork, the insistence that not being "dedicated" enough is moral failing, etc. The trick is recognizing the cult like influcences and not accepting ridgid adherence to the cult's leaders and philosophies.

[@nikan7704]

@@debvoz Thanks for your input. Can you explain then how this model applies to religion? According to the model, including your distinction, I can't think of any religion (talking organized religions) that is not a "cult" under this model. Religion by nature asks complete obedience to its principles, throughout one's daily actions and even thoughts. (An argument could be made that some don't, because they have a "live life whatever way suits you" approach, with only a communal aspect to the religion itself, but let's please put those in a separate category from organized religions that have an actual faith-based foundation and adherence to moral right vs wrong.) So every religion on earth is a cult by this model's definition. Which on its face would not be a bad thing, however we view "cult" as a very bad thing. Appreciate your thoughts on this.

[@WhiteArtsMagic]

Dislike button shows how many are in a cult who watched this video

[@anthonyabbott5752]

As an ex Mormon , ‘Latter Day Saint ‘The mormon church fits perfectly into this model. Truly scary how ‘nice’ they are in administrating these principles. Great post. also grew up Mormon in the Bay Area, took endowments our at Tenple in Oakland…I’d recommend d the The “CES Letter”….a great resource for those who may have doubts With Mormon beliefs and history. The scary part of the LDS church is that they say that their “truth” is confirmed via the spirit… as in, if you feel good that is a confirmation of GOD. If, you feel good… ignore facts, history, whatever commen sense way gauging reality. .anything in the LDS church that is pivotal, key, or important falls completely apart if you look into it past the simple whitewashed history it cherry picks to its members. Witnesses, Book of Mormon, polygamy polyandry, Joseph’s evolution of how he taught nature of god, the translation of BOM, Emma being the #23rd wife sealed to Joseph, geez there’s nothing that holds up. Even the only handwritten version (1 of the 4 recorded) of the 1st vision that we have are all different, getting more rediculous the later the recording.

[@Jesswithlessstress]

I can think of a few political groups that seem to use quite a few of these models. Edit* spelling errors

[@rhizobiumli]

opus dei

[@zaboomafia]

#LDS #Mormon

[@annabell3385]

Sounds like normal life these days.

[@rubenchoychoo8551]

"Great video" is the lowest rating for this work.....

[@sarahserenity3872]

Yup, the cult of evangelicalism ✅✅✅

[@Wild_Untamed]

Get rid of all sorts of indoctrination and foster critical thinking. 👍👌

[@jerryjones7293]

Cults practice dark persuasion, propaganda, and marketing of all flavors.

[@blauerpelikan]

Almost every government are using those techniques in a bigger way and more subtle and indirect.. It reminds me of all the corona restrictions..

[@sharleneprosk4512]

World wide church of God .Armstrongism

[@gabrielhbyrne]

I made myself 💯 cult proof.... 💯atheist, 💯sceptic, 💯taught myself rhetoric, 💯taught myself critical thinking, 💯dark, twisted humour, 💯annoying...

[@durzio9630]

You are not immune to propaganda.

[@Aikano9]

@@durzio9630 nor cringe

[@anitawatch]

This 100% describes the democratic party.

[@debvoz]

actually, it accurately describes the current Republican Party but your comment is a great example of how powerful the "us versus them" influence can be. Nicely demonstrated.

[@karenkiebooms2113]

My problem with the BITE model is the LINK with an organization and ignoring the individual - you can discipline the group for the individual or the individual for the group AND IT MAKES A BIT DIFFERENCE ... DNA -> Dysfunctional Narcissistic Autism ... institute or organization? E-QUALITY or authority? You already start with your place in society - some people get the authority and others have to ACCEPT the consequences ... cult or dictatorship? It's ALL THE SAME ... we're speaking about CLUSTER PROBLEMS, you keep on FEEDING the dysfunctional patterns, while there are enough alternatives YOU IGNORE, again, something we link with narcissism. I could use the BITE model to 'explain' my personal situation in court BUT AM IGNORED BY JUSTICE that is a narcissistic bastion, based on MILITARY PRINCIPLES - you see how the left hand protects the right. My marriage had all the features of a cult, with a narcissistic-autistic authority who thought that he had to protect his family against BAD INFLUENCES. The dysfunctional dynamic was there from the beginning, but it made me independent, so it wasn't dysfunctional, only something I had to keep in mind. That house of cards collapsed when I was NO MORE ABLE TO DO THE WORK I USED TO MAKE MY RESPONSIBILITY. Take that one literally - my life was in clear and present danger and something needed to be done ASAP but the only advice I got was GIVING MY LIFE TO THE 'PROFESSIONALS'. Because it had to do with PRIVATE ISSUES, people turned their back or thought that I ignored my part in the situation, they just change the vector and it comes back on your plate, the neverending story. Suddenly I WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DISRUPTION, and had to think about the children as if I had ever had given that one out of my hands - I HAD TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE WAS NO PLACE FOR INDIVIDUAL DESIRES WHEN IT CAME TO FAMILY DYNAMIC. I had lived in the illusion that THIS WAS NORMAL - but what do you call NORMAL in a DNA structure and when are we allowed to follow our own path to solve the problem? I watched a documentary about child abuse and the man said that he THOUGHT that it was normal too, but he was still a child and it was his mother who had brought him into a dangerous situation - enough reason to keep the DISOBEDIENT WIFE into a strict protocol, when is too late OVER AND OUT? When you speak about dysfunctional partnerships or families, you have the tendency to sugarcoat the ones WHO DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER, but that's not the case when you have to defend yourself against a narcissistic-autistic jury or institution. First, I spoke about FUNCTIONAL AUTISTIC BEHAVIOR, 'normal' people have more responsibility than 'sick' people, but in a DNA-structure, there are no sick people but narcissists who use the social strategy to get what they want, whenever they want it. I had the proofs that it was not my mistake or negligence, they simply ignored me completely - MADE ME THE NARCISSISTIC H-EX (heks -> witch) and the only thing I could do was acting stubborn, I was NOT divorced because I never signed the papers (and besides that, it was merely an administrative question - we NEVER had a real MARRIAGE, we ONLY had a dysfunctional relationship and I had no more energy to keep that lie alive). What I refused to see was the fact that it was too late already, I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT THIS LIFE ANYMORE and that's the message my body got, I am on the DEATH ROW and many will regard this as A LESSON to be learned. CAN ONE PERSON CHANGE HISTORY? Maybe that's the question we must ask instead of "can one man DESTROY THE WORLD". I have NOTHING to lose (not even my 'reputation') ...

[@johnsinclair2672]

Well, item 1 confirms Christianity as a cult. Let’s see what 23 and 4 tell us about Christianity!

[@DearDawah]

It doesn’t work that way. One can be a Christian and do as they please, without being controlled by other people. When it comes to certain Christian GROUPS, there are cults absolutely but it comes down to the group and leadership. Christianity as a religion, does not fit the definition of a cult but some Christian groups do, because of doctrines and practices instituted by man.

[@rubenchoychoo8551]

It's quite distressing not to hear the mention of any cult from the Indian sub continent.....

[@WhiteArtsMagic]

What religions are not a cult? Can anyone name a single one? A end of times religion especially, you are in a cult. This type of belief of a god, your god is the cult leader

[@giorgiorosa4402]

Using Hassan's model is a far more reliable tool to use.

[@DMichaelAtLarge]

Unitarian Universalists.

[@elektra121]

I checked the religion I was brought up in, which is Lutherian protestantism (the original German version, not the American one which is... quite different) - and nearly nothing of the model fitted. Behavioural control? Well, you should generally not be an asshole and you should not murder people and such. But, mostly it's up to how you interpret "love your neighbor like yourself". Which is not a bad idea and exactly controlling. Information controlling? You are very much encouraged to use any information you can find. You are encouraged to critique your religion (because what other did Martin Luther do?) That absolutely includes Luther himself. Yet, there are rituals, say, the way a service is held. Thought control? In the end, it's your own conscience you have to follow. Again, charity and loving your neighbor like yourself (that absolutely includes loving yourself) is the thing. Judaism at least is taught to be "the older and more traditional version" of christianity and the idea us that, of course, all Jews go to heaven. You are very encouraged to ecomenism with other churches and monotheistic religions, too. And of course, atheism, which, where I live, is the default for "religious" beliefs. There is singing, though. Yet I at least, always was encouraged to not sing what I didn't mean. Emotional control? Your emotions are yours, there is not a thing the church could dictate about it. And how would they? Why? There's always the offer that you're allowed to feel comforted by the believe of someone, some power, loving you, for you being you, without condition, though. It absolutely is a religion, but really, it does not fit the model very well. So, I wouldn't say all religions are cults. And I very much suspect there must be many more churches/religions more or less like mine.

[@WhiteArtsMagic]

@@elektra121 thats interesting!

[@leocat_7]

Catholicism.

[@starwberryblue5207]

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[@austin2245psn]

C virus

[@beckymcmanus3367]

Trans ideology

[@Aikano9]

It’s quite worrying just how much of this cult behavior is displayed in “woke” people.

[@god_is_gay_for_satan]

"Woke" people are normally factually accurate. Still sleeping in your fake religion?

[@SussyBacha]

Trump's MAGA cult in a nutshell

[@saasa3146]

one more who is very active around the world is scj church full name is shinchunji new heaven new earth from south korea