Harmful Cult Research Paper

They are lurking in the world we live in. Many hidden or even unknown. Many of us do not even know what one is, despite the threats some hold to innocent human beings. Cults. We must strive to raise awareness of harmful cults in our society. Harmful cults have the ability to take away basic human rights and brainwash people to such an extent that they begin to believe what they are doing will make them a better person and improve their lives. Everyone would like a chance at a new life, right?, so if a harmful cult offers a shot at a new one, it's near impossible to turn it down. This is the trap many fall into and once they're in, it's almost impossible to get out.

There are many types of people who get dragged into this dangerous devotion. Many of those are usually young, vulnerable people or easily manipulated adults who are led to believe that joining these groups would be beneficial for their lives. Many join without knowing the true dangers and endless risks of these groups. They can go from slowly brainwashing you into believing what they are doing is right, when in reality you may have thought what they were doing was horrific, to full on wiping your brain of every positive and good thing you believed was right and feeding you what they believe to be true. Sometimes the risks are so severe, that you could …show more content…
Identifying the difference between harmful cults and safe cults can be challenging but if you look closely enough at the subtle things being offered or taught by the cults, it appears easy to draw the line between both. Unlike harmful cults, safe cults can and will answer questions and worries you have, they will supply you with more information and will never pressure you into doing things. Knowing the difference can help stop people from choosing a dangerous path to go down and we need to make this clear in order to save those from falling into the torturous