CULT DANGER EVALUATION FRAME 
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                              (with apologies to P.E.I. Bonewitz) 
            
           1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10 
           low                 middle                 high 
            
           Rate these 15 criteria according to the amount of it you perceive in a
           given  group/religious organization.    Higher scores  usually mean  a
           higher 
           danger of mind control or brainwashing. 
            
           1.)  HOW MUCH CONTROL DO THE LEADER(S) OF THE ORGANIZATION 
                     HAVEOVER
                            ITSMEMBERSHIP?............................___________
           2.)  HOW MUCH WISDOM AND/OR INFALLIBILITY IS CLAIMED BY 
                     THELEADER(S)OFTHEORGANIZATION?...................___________
           3.)  HOW MUCH WISDOM AND/OR INFALLIBILITY DO THE MEMBERS 
               OF THE ORGANIZATION CREDIT TO THEIR LEADER(S)?.......___________ 
           4.)  HOW INFLEXIBLE IS THE ORGANIZATION ON INTERPRETATION 
                     OF
                      DOCTRINE/REALITY
                                     CONCEPTS?........................___________
           5.)  HOW IMPORTANT IS RECRUITING/PROSELYTIZING TO THE 
                     ORGANIZATION?........................................___________
           6.)  HOW MANY FRONT GROUPS DOES THE ORGANIZATION OPERATE 
                     UNDER?...............................................___________
           7.)  HOW MUCH EMPHASIS DOES THE GROUP PLACE ON DONATIONS? 
                HOW IS MONEY USED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION? ARE THE 
                LEADER(S) VISIBLY WEALTHIER THAN THE RANK-AND-FILE 
                     MEMBERSOF
                             THEORGANIZATION?........................____________
           8.)  HOW MUCH POLITICAL POWER EXISTS WITHIN THE 
                     ORGANIZATIONORIS DESIREDBYTHE ORGANIZATION?.....____________
           9.)  IS THERE SEXUAL MANIPULATION BEING USED IN THE 
                GROUP? (HARASSMENT/LEADER(S) ASKING OR GETTING 
                     SEXUALFAVORSFROMTHEMEMBERS).....................____________
           10.) HOW MUCH ACCESS TO AND TOLERANCE OF OTHER IDEAS DO 
                THE LEADER(S) ACCORD MEMBERS? HOW MUCH DO MEMBERS 
                     KNOWOFOUTSIDE OPINIONSOFTHE ORGANIZATION?.......____________
           11.) HOW INTENSE ARE EFFORTS DIRECTED AT PREVENTING OR 
                     RE-INDOCTRINATING
                                   DROPOUTS?.........................____________
           12.) DOES THE ORGANIZATION ENDORSE VIOLENCE ON BEHALF OF 
                     ITOR
                        ITSLEADERS?..................................____________
           13.) HOW MUCH PARANOIA DOES THE ORGANIZATION EXHIBIT 
                     TOWARDSTHE"OUTSIDE
                                      WORLD?"........................____________
           14.) HOW MUCH DISAPPROVAL DOES THE ORGANIZATION HAVE OF 
                     JOKES ABOUTIT,ITS DOCTRINES,OR ITSLEADER(S)?....____________
           15.) HOW TIGHT IS DISCIPLINE INSIDE THE ORGANIZATION? 
                (FOR EXAMPLE, ARE THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH DOCTRINAL 
                POINTS OR LEADERSHIP DECISIONS OSTRACIZED OR 
                SHUNNED?).........................................._____________ 
            
           Questions number 9 and 12 are pretty much yes or no questions, so give
           a  1 if no, a 10 if yes. 7 is an iffy one, if it looks like the leader
           or leaders of the group are living a lot higher on the hog  than their
           "flock", or that the leader(s) skim liberally from the "collection 
           box" and use that to live in luxury, then you should give the group an
           automatic 9 or 10 in that department. 
           I hope this is of use to all in regards to figuring out whether or not
           a group is truly a "cult" or not.  It's YOUR mind...USE IT!!!!!!! 
 
 
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