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The Rajneesh Foundation, Iman, and a black nationalist sect, the Black Hebrews, are
active in the Jewish homeland. (Loc. Cit.)
26. “Catholics Vulnerable to Christian-Based Cults,” Catholic Standard, October 4, 1986
cited in Cult Awareness Network News, December, 1986, p. 7.
27. “Survey Catholics‟ Cult Involvement,” Free Minds Newsletter cited in The Cult
Observer, May/June, 1986, p. 30.
28. Dionne, E. J., Jr., “Vatican Taking Some Blame Cites Threat of Cults,” The New York
Times, May 4, 1986, p. 10.
29. Loc. Cit.
30. Loc. Cit., Niebuhr, Gustav, “The Evangelical Revolution --Torn Region Shifts from
Catholicism,” The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution, March 1, 1987, pp. 1A,
10A-11A.
31. Cult conference sponsored by The Pastoral Institute of the Diocese of Brooklyn, at
Cathedral College, Douglaston Queens, on November 4, 1986.
32. Loc. Cit.
33. Shriver interview, Op. Cit.
34. Loc. Cit.
35. Interview with The Reverend Dean Kelley of February, 1987.
36. Loc. Cit.
37. Conversation between one of the authors and a parent who prefers to remain
anonymous.
38. Loc. Cit.
39. Lecture tour announcement from the Church Universal and Triumphant, Autumn,
1980.
40. Cummings, Judith, “Political Storm Swirls Around Newcomers to the Guru‟s Fold,” The
New York Times, November 3, 1984, Martin Douglas, “Guru‟s Commune Roiled as Key
Leader Departs,” The New York Times, September 22, 1985, p. 26, “Rajneeshpuram,
Part II, The New Yorker, September 29, 1986, p. 100.
41. “Priest Outraged at Cult Infiltration of Youth Home,” The Advisor, October/November,
1983, p. 3.
42. Telephone conversation with Dr. James Polk of March 26, 1987. While the Unification
Church has not been very successful in recruiting individual blacks, it has been more
successful in its attempts to enlist the support of black clergy. (Loc. Cit.) The authors
will discuss this later.
43. Wooden, Kenneth, The Children of Jonestown, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York,
1981, p. 65.
44. “Families and Cults,” Op. Cit., p. 1.
45. Polk telephone conversation, Op. Cit.
46. Enroth letter, Op. Cit.
47. Blood, Linda, “Secret Cult: The School of Economic Science,” The Cult Observer,
November, 1985, pp. 17-19, “After 8 years, Bread of Life Went Stale,” Akron Beacon
Journal, December 16, 1985 cited in The Cult Observer, March/April, 1986, p. 6,
“Parishioners Claim Cult Controls Church,” Newark Star Ledger, October 28, 1985 cited
in The Cult Observer, November, 1985, p. 13, “Charismatic Group Curbed,” The
Washington Post, February 15, 1986 cited in The Cult Observer, May/June 1986, p. 29,
Hafred, Op. Cit., “Crossroads‟ Devastating Methods Exposed,” The Cult Observer,
October, 1986, p. 15, Kelly, Michael J., “A Prayer Group that Went Astray,” The
(Hackensack, NJ) Record, January 19, 1986 cited in Cult Awareness Network News,
Vol. II, June, 1986, p. 6, Maske, Monica, “McCarrick Orders Charismatic Sect to Leave
Parent Group,” The Star Ledger, December 16, 1986, pp. 1, 16.
48. “After 8 Years,” Op. Cit.
49. “Parishioners Claim,” Op. Cit., “Charismatic Group Curbed,” Op. Cit., Kelly, “A Prayer
Group,” Op. Cit., “Sect Divides,” Op. Cit., Maske, Op. Cit.
The Rajneesh Foundation, Iman, and a black nationalist sect, the Black Hebrews, are
active in the Jewish homeland. (Loc. Cit.)
26. “Catholics Vulnerable to Christian-Based Cults,” Catholic Standard, October 4, 1986
cited in Cult Awareness Network News, December, 1986, p. 7.
27. “Survey Catholics‟ Cult Involvement,” Free Minds Newsletter cited in The Cult
Observer, May/June, 1986, p. 30.
28. Dionne, E. J., Jr., “Vatican Taking Some Blame Cites Threat of Cults,” The New York
Times, May 4, 1986, p. 10.
29. Loc. Cit.
30. Loc. Cit., Niebuhr, Gustav, “The Evangelical Revolution --Torn Region Shifts from
Catholicism,” The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution, March 1, 1987, pp. 1A,
10A-11A.
31. Cult conference sponsored by The Pastoral Institute of the Diocese of Brooklyn, at
Cathedral College, Douglaston Queens, on November 4, 1986.
32. Loc. Cit.
33. Shriver interview, Op. Cit.
34. Loc. Cit.
35. Interview with The Reverend Dean Kelley of February, 1987.
36. Loc. Cit.
37. Conversation between one of the authors and a parent who prefers to remain
anonymous.
38. Loc. Cit.
39. Lecture tour announcement from the Church Universal and Triumphant, Autumn,
1980.
40. Cummings, Judith, “Political Storm Swirls Around Newcomers to the Guru‟s Fold,” The
New York Times, November 3, 1984, Martin Douglas, “Guru‟s Commune Roiled as Key
Leader Departs,” The New York Times, September 22, 1985, p. 26, “Rajneeshpuram,
Part II, The New Yorker, September 29, 1986, p. 100.
41. “Priest Outraged at Cult Infiltration of Youth Home,” The Advisor, October/November,
1983, p. 3.
42. Telephone conversation with Dr. James Polk of March 26, 1987. While the Unification
Church has not been very successful in recruiting individual blacks, it has been more
successful in its attempts to enlist the support of black clergy. (Loc. Cit.) The authors
will discuss this later.
43. Wooden, Kenneth, The Children of Jonestown, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York,
1981, p. 65.
44. “Families and Cults,” Op. Cit., p. 1.
45. Polk telephone conversation, Op. Cit.
46. Enroth letter, Op. Cit.
47. Blood, Linda, “Secret Cult: The School of Economic Science,” The Cult Observer,
November, 1985, pp. 17-19, “After 8 years, Bread of Life Went Stale,” Akron Beacon
Journal, December 16, 1985 cited in The Cult Observer, March/April, 1986, p. 6,
“Parishioners Claim Cult Controls Church,” Newark Star Ledger, October 28, 1985 cited
in The Cult Observer, November, 1985, p. 13, “Charismatic Group Curbed,” The
Washington Post, February 15, 1986 cited in The Cult Observer, May/June 1986, p. 29,
Hafred, Op. Cit., “Crossroads‟ Devastating Methods Exposed,” The Cult Observer,
October, 1986, p. 15, Kelly, Michael J., “A Prayer Group that Went Astray,” The
(Hackensack, NJ) Record, January 19, 1986 cited in Cult Awareness Network News,
Vol. II, June, 1986, p. 6, Maske, Monica, “McCarrick Orders Charismatic Sect to Leave
Parent Group,” The Star Ledger, December 16, 1986, pp. 1, 16.
48. “After 8 Years,” Op. Cit.
49. “Parishioners Claim,” Op. Cit., “Charismatic Group Curbed,” Op. Cit., Kelly, “A Prayer
Group,” Op. Cit., “Sect Divides,” Op. Cit., Maske, Op. Cit.
