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Originally Posted by Cal
For your review.
- Claims of special, unique status, of being uniquely chosen and commissioned.
- Claims of special, unique knowledge, of possessing "hidden" knowledge.
- Claims of special, unique experiences, which can be experienced nowhere else.
- Claims of having God’s highest truth.
- Special language.
- Claims of having special apostles or prophets.
- Excessive dependence on the special leader(s).
- Expecting members to not deviate from any detail of teaching.
- Expecting members to make the group their top priority.
- Targeting young adults for membership.
- A culture of intimidation and lording authority.
- Excessive discipline, including shaming, quarantining and excommunication.
- Member manipulation.
- Legalism.
- Perfectionism.
- Persecution complex.
- Exclusivity.
- Denouncing all other groups.
- Painful exit process.
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Well that's right one, and spells it out clearly. Thanks.
I have very low tolerance of those that make any of those claims. I now suspect them of tomfoolery.