Cults

"Cult" may refer to the original and typically ancient sense of "religious practice" or to a newly established religious movement. It is also a pejorative term for a group whose religious beliefs are considered fanatical and unacceptable.

(See also cult classics.)
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The Scammer
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The Unworthy
So Far Gone
Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While Also in an Actual Cult!)
The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7)
The Scammer
The Colony
Our Last Resort
Mary
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels
Firestorm (The Divine Affinity #1)
How Bad Things Can Get
If You Lie
Bitter Falls (Stillhouse Lake, #4)
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
The Girls
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
Escape
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Breaking Free
Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult
Educated
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamist Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
Uncultured: A Memoir
Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM

Describing the process of making her decision to leave, Patricia said: “It is as if there is a shelf where all your doubts and misgivings are placed while you are in that group. Over the months or years you observe so many things that may conflict with your original beliefs and values, or you see things done by the group or leader that are just not right. Because of the indoctrination and not being allowed to ask questions, you just put it on the shelf. Eventually, the shelf gets heavier and hea ...more
Madeleine Landau Tobias, Captive Hearts, Captive Minds : Freedom and Recovery from Cults and Other Abusive Relationships

Dan    Brown
Professor Langdon,' called a young man with curly hair in the back row, 'if Masonry is not a secret society, not a corporation, and not a religion, then what is it?' 'Well, if you were to ask a Mason, he would offer the following definition: Masonry is a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.' 'Sounds to me like a euphemism for "freaky cult." ' 'Freaky, you say?' 'Hell yes!' the kid said, standing up. 'I heard what they do inside those secret buildings! Weird candleli ...more
Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol

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