anded communal living, periodic fasting, and disdain for mainstream culture"(A1). In addition to Singer's psychological views on cults manipulative recruiting methods, Timothy Miller, in his introduction to the book entitled America's Alternative Religions , presents a more sociological view. He acknowledges that "psychological pressure" may be used by cult leaders, but suggests that there is no proof that th!
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