by Thinker of Thoughts | Aug 19, 2019 | Undue Influence
I frequently get requests for where you can learn more about the various groups that I reference in the various media produced here on the blog as well as on my youtube channel and facebook group. To respond to this, I am creating this page as an archive of the...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Feb 9, 2018 | Mormonism
Author Luna Lindsey joins Jonathan Streeter for an examination of the principles of undue influence as depicted in a recent animated video released by the Mormon Church. Part 1 In part one we discuss the video bit by bit. Part 2 In part 2 we examine an new way to look...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Apr 12, 2017 | Mormonism
One of the ways that control is maintained over members of a coercive group is by conveying the message that belief and conformity with the group is the only way to achieve some desired outcome. Personal happiness, salvation, world peace, financial security, emotional...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Feb 2, 2017 | Mormonism
Leah Remini’s 2016 series “Scientology and the Aftermath” is of great interest to people with family members trapped in Scientology. What can we learn by examining how this high demand religion keeps its dissenters at a distance and its...