People often ask, “How are cult members recruited?” And then say, “Are they stupid or what?”
The point seems to be no one normal or intelligent would join a “cult.”
And so often, no one knowingly does.
For example, as pointed out previously, “cult” involvement might begin through a seemingly benign “style” of “yoga class” recommended through a website, magazine or book.
Another example can be seen within the Wichita Eagle newspaper today.
Under the heading “Health Calendar” the Kansas daily lists “Kundalina Yoga” under “Classes,” which is associated with Yogi Bhajan (3HO).
Under “Counseling” there is Scientology ad offering “free personality, IQ and stress testing.”
Not everyone knows the background of 3HO and Scientology. But both groups have been called “cults.”
Maybe someone looking for an exercise class thinks, “Hey yoga might be fun.” Or a curious reader decides to check out their intelligence and/or personality traits by being “tested”?
This could potentially be an unknowing point of entry into the world of “cults.”
That is, just picking up the daily paper and responding to an innocuous ad.
Simple isn’t it?
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