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Deprogramming

Deprogramming is a controversial tactic that seeks to dissuade someone from "strongly held convictions" such as religious beliefs. Deprogramming purports to assist a person who holds a particular belief system—of a kind considered harmful by those initiating the deprogramming—to change those beliefs and sever connections to the group associated with…

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Background

Use of violence

Rationale and effectiveness

Government

Controversy and related issues

Referral and kickback system

Exit counseling

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Deprogramming

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples73
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
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Deprogramming

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related to Government · 19
Deprogramming → Connecticut, Deprogrammers, Falun Gong, First Amendment, Governor Hugh Carey, Illinois, In, In China, In New York, Kansas, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Richardson, Texas, This, United States
related to Use of violence · 15
Deprogramming → Deprogrammers, Douglas Laycock, Judicial Studies James, Law, NRMs, Professor, Religious Liberty, Richardson, Shupe, Since, Sociologist Anson, Sociology, Ted Patrick, The Free Exercise Clause, Various
related to background · 12
Deprogramming → Brainwashing, Deprogrammers, In, Most, New Religious Movements, NRM, NRMs, Patrick's, Ted Patrick, Ted Patrick's, The Citizens' Freedom Foundation, United States
related to Referral and kickback system · 8
Deprogramming → Anti-cult, CAN-referred, Carol Giambalvo, Deprogrammers, NARDEC, Rick Alan Ross, Steven Hassan, The Cult Awareness Network
related to Exit counseling · 6
Deprogramming → Exit, Intervention, Langone, Proponents, The, US
related to Controversy and related issues · 5
Deprogramming → But, In, One, Previously, United States
related to Rationale and effectiveness · 4
Deprogramming → Another, Carol Giambalvo, Sylvia Buford, Ted Patrick
is a · 1
Deprogramming → controversial tactic that seeks to dissuade someone from

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deprogrammers people religious practice exit brainwashing group subject cult counseling groups anti-cult beliefs often use violence states ted family member

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Deprogrammingis acontroversial tactic that seeks to dissuade someone from0.90text
Rick Alan Rossinstance ofDeprogrammers0.80text
Steven Hassaninstance ofDeprogrammers0.80text
Carol Giambalvo were among the CAN-referred deprogrammersinstance ofDeprogrammers0.80text
Deprogrammingrelated to backgroundIn0.60section
Deprogrammingrelated to backgroundUnited States0.60section
Deprogrammingrelated to backgroundNew Religious Movements0.60section
Deprogrammingrelated to backgroundTed Patrick0.60section
Deprogrammingrelated to backgroundThe Citizens' Freedom Foundation0.60section
Deprogrammingrelated to backgroundNRM0.60section
Deprogrammingrelated to backgroundPatrick's0.60section
Deprogrammingrelated to backgroundDeprogrammers0.60section

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