2006-11-18 12:59:06 · 8 answers · asked by Sasha 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i don't mean any specific government, or any specific cults. im doing a paper on Why cults arn't bad and i need to know what the government is doing about it. If any of you can provide a source for me telling me that the government is doing nothing or can't do anything i would be forever thankful.
2006-11-18 13:19:11 · update #1
Government is not allowed to stop cults (all religions are cults), which is the major flaw in the U.S. Constitution. Any group that gets an unfair advantage over other groups ALWAYS abuses that advantage. When religion is allowed to use the coercive power of the state to shove their god down every ones throat, they must be marginalized or destroyed.
2006-11-18 13:11:23 · answer #1 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the past most government funded or supported attacks on religous groups were done covertly. Interpol for example was
a major source for circulating false information to various "police" organisations internationally. It was exposed and now no longer exists. The CIA and it's enforcement arm the FBI in the U.S. lost their info source and justification for these covert actions.
The Freedom of Information Act was the major reason for the demise of this kind of activity.
The fight for recognition of the right to religious freedom that is
part of most western countries basic charters or constitutions
has now prevailed.
Cult Awareness Network in the U.S. which engage in criminal abductions to "deprogram" individuals for large sums of money
no longer exists. Many of it's "organizers" are now in prison.
As a result governments are a lot more wary of attacking or "controlling" religious freedom overtly or covertly. Unfortunately their redefinition of the word "cult" as something "dangerous" remains in the society altho not in the dictionary.
Good luck on finding any source that will openly admit to this kind of blatent interference with individual rights and freedoms.
The official stance : Chuch and State are seperate in the West
and therefore do not control eachother.
2006-11-19 02:36:17 · answer #2 · answered by thetaalways 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what cults is this ?
many people have different ideas on what a cult is ... can you be more specific ?
although i feel everyone has a right to believe what they wish
2006-11-18 13:01:46 · answer #3 · answered by Peace 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Which government are you referring to?
2006-11-18 13:14:44 · answer #4 · answered by diablo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortunatly theres too many to know which are the truely dangurous. they are constintly watched but theres only so many FBI and far too many more religous nuts out there
2006-11-18 13:01:59 · answer #5 · answered by TJ815 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Chinese are executing people. Is that what you had in mind?
2006-11-18 13:50:14 · answer #6 · answered by SEOplanNOW.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So long as they don't intend on hurting anyone, why bother?
2006-11-18 13:04:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nothing, as long as we have a president who belongs to one.
2006-11-18 13:01:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋