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“ Only the tacit support of the American people keeps cults alive.
We give them money; we give them tax exemptions, and we have laws to protect our citizens. It is the enforcement of those laws that I ask for. Enforce our statutes against fraud and deception.
We must protect freedom of belief, but not ignore that freedom because we are frightened by the words "church" and "religion."
We have laws to protect our citizens. We don't have laws to protect the crook with a bible in his pocket.
I stood stubbornly against the deprogramming, because I could not accept nor could I understand mind control. ”

“ Indeed, it was highly predictable and was merely a harbinger of what is sure to happen as cults see themselves threatened by actions of an aroused populace.
This is no passing fad. It is a fact of life getting stronger. More families are being harassed. A rattlesnake in a mailbox; guns for protection; dying for the cause; and a rampant paranoia are no strangers to the families of -- and friends of cult members. ”

“ In my work, I have seen the residue of mind control -- of the mind control process. Hundreds of distraught and helpless parents and relatives suddenly confronted with lies, contradictions, and the deception of their loved ones. They see sincere, frightened, mindless people who have been conditioned to respond to the push-button control of their leaders. ”