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“ The only remedy currently available for treating the states of mind produced by cult experience is the controversial method of deprogramming; and we belive that deprogramming should be recognized as a new and valuable form of mental health therapy. ”

“ The newness of the cult phenomenon is reflected in the almost complete absence of research at the professional level. There is a critical need for study of cult techniques, the states of mind they produce, as well as the deprogramming process. ”

“ It is at the national level that those who practice mind control techniques on unwitting American citizens currently receive the full protection of the First Amendment; and it is at the national level that steps must be taken to safeguard each American's most fundamental human freedom. ”

“ We had dozens of conversations with people who said they would have killed for their cult-leader, that they made such plans and even attempted to carry them out, and that they would have had no qualms about committing suicide, if told to do so. ”

“ Add to this knowledge from our Western science, ancient Eastern rituals, such as chanting, meditation, fasting and other modes of aesthetic exercises and you beging to see the scope of the body of knowledge that has been brought together by skilled entrepreneurs and marketed without restraint in the guise of religion. ”