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“ I would have to disagree considerably that the term pseudo-religious cult is inappropriate, because the very idea of the First Amendment and religion, we have to first determine was religion is.
So I use the term pseudo-religious cults to describe those groups that purport to call themselves a religious movement, but in fact are only using religion as a shield for their true purpose. ”

“ Together with the World Council of Churches, there is common agreement with the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 that religious liberty, that is an immunity from coercion in religious matters, is an inviolable human right. ”

“ There is agreement, too, that it is the duty of government to protect and promote human rights; and that includes religious liberty.
I come to you today as an American citizen, a parish priest, a Catholic, with years of experience in education, youth programs, and counseling. I come to tell you there is great danger to our young people, to society as a whole in the activities and some practices of pseudo-religious cults. ”