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  2. Deprogramming - Wikipedia

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    Deprogramming is a controversial tactic that seeks to dissuade someone from "strongly held convictions" [1] such as religious beliefs. Deprogramming purports to assist a person who holds a particular belief system—of a kind considered harmful by those initiating the deprogramming—to change those beliefs and sever connections to the group associated with them.

  3. Ted Patrick - Wikipedia

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    Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt Patrick, Jr. (born 1930) is an American deprogrammer and author. He is sometimes referred to as the "father of deprogramming." [1] [2]In the 1970s, Patrick and other anti-cult activists founded the Citizens' Freedom Foundation (which later became known as the Cult Awareness Network) and began offering what they called "deprogramming" services to people who wanted a ...

  4. Rick Alan Ross - Wikipedia

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    Rick Alan Ross (b. 1952) is an American deprogrammer, cult specialist, and founder and executive director of the nonprofit Cult Education Institute. [1] He frequently appears in the news and other media discussing groups some consider cults.

  5. Religion for Atheists - Wikipedia

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    Religion for Atheists: A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion is a book by Alain de Botton published in 2012. It argues that while supernatural claims made by religion are false, some aspects of religion are still useful and can be applied in secular life and society.

  6. C. Stephen Evans - Wikipedia

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    The C. S. Lewis Book Prize, awarded by St. Thomas Philosophy of Religion Project at the University of St. Thomas for the best recent book in philosophy of religion, 2012. Awarded for Natural Signs and the Knowledge of God: A New Look at Theistic Arguments. [6] [7]

  7. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    In another class, he filled out a worksheet asking him to identify his favorite color and other favorite things that might help him relate to other addicts. Despite the story the records tell of Patrick’s generally happy disposition and his willingness to role-play his way to sobriety, he still hadn’t shed the self-doubt he had carried with ...

  8. 20 Easy Winter Dinners in 20 Minutes - AOL

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    The scents of cinnamon and star anise add big flavors to this quick soup. Butter adds body and a silky texture. Fresh udon noodles take only a few minutes to cook, but dry udon noodles work well ...

  9. Religious disaffiliation - Wikipedia

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    According to Meredith McGuire (2002), in a book about the social context in religion, if the religious affiliation was a big part of a leaver's social life and identity, then leaving can be a wrenching experience, and the way in which one leaves a religious group is another factor that may aggravate problems. McGuire writes that if the response ...