J. Gordon Melton quotes

Ex-members, even those with righteous complaints, tend to reconstruct their experiences - ambiguous situations at worst - into totally negative encounters. They tend to demonize the leaders and turn the members into zombielike followers. Harmless comments are recast into sinister threats, group jargon into conspirational fantasies. (J. Gordon Melton)

J. Gordon Melton

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Born: September 19, 1942
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