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An Internet archive of information about cults, destructive cults, controversial groups and movements. The Cult Education Institute (CEI), formerly known as the Ross Institute of New Jersey, is a nonprofit public resource with a vast archive that contains thousands of individual documents. CEI on-line files include news stories, research papers, reports, court documents, book excerpts, personal testimonies and hundreds of links to additional relevant resources. This Internet archive is well-organized for easy access and reference. More

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Is the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Outreach movement "brainwashing" students?

By a concerned Jewish mother Our family practiced Conservative Judaism. My son graduated valedictorian from high school and went on to the University of Pennsylvania where he was accepted into the Wharton school of business. This was the school of his dreams and economic and finance were his career... More

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• The maternity homes where 'mind control' was used on teen moms to give up their babies
• Gwinnett jury awards $46M judgment in toddler starvation cult case
• 40 years ago, this journalist survived the Jonestown massacre. He warns it could happen again.
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