319. Steven Hassan — Combatting Cult Mind Control, Freedom of Mind, and The Cult of Trump
The Michael Shermer Show
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The Mormon Church Is Not Just the Fundamentalists Are
The Mormon Church doesn't strike me like this at all. It's just like a regular Protestant or Baptist who says, you know, I think Jesus died for my sins and after I die, I'm going to have the hope. The issue is, is it an authoritarian cult that undermines your ability to think for yourself? So there are Jewish cults, Christian cults, Muslim extremist cults for me. And so I don't walk around judging people immediately. But I think as going back to your suggestion, everyone should get educated about these fundamental things,. How to protect themselves, how to reality test.
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