Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 18, 2001, Page 54
Mind Control Research Center (Sapporo, Japan)
Pascal Zivi, Director.
Premier Ministre, Mission Interministérielle de Lutte Contre les Sectes (Prime
Minister, Interministerial Commission for Combating Cults, Paris, France)
Denis Barthélemy, Sécrétaire Général.
Research Center of the Mexican Christian Institute
Cesar Mascarenas, M.D., Director.
Swedish Governmental Commission on “New Religious Movements” (Stockholm,
Sweden)
Lars Grip is a freelance journalist and author. Mr. Grip has written several articles
and five books in the field of drug-abuse, psychiatry, family politics, motivation, and
creativity in the field of work. He was editor of the Pocketbook R, a periodical
publication in the field of social politics from 1981 to 1985. Mr. Grip also was Guest
Editor of the periodical book OTTAR from 1989-1997 and a Producer and Editor-In-
Chief at the Swedish Broadcasting Cooperation in a current-affairs program, working
with news (worldwide), analyses and long edited stories from 1987 to 1997. He was
one of two staff members heading the Swedish Governmental Commission on the
topic ―New Religious Movements.‖ 1997-1998.
Watchman Fellowship (Birmingham, Alabama)
Craig Branch is currently president of Apologetics Resource Center in Birmingham,
Alabama. At the time of the conference he was vice president of Watchman
Fellowship, one of the largest Christian counter-cult ministries. Mr. Branch is a board
member of Evangelical Ministries to New Religions (a consortium of a large number
of Christian ministries to cults and NRMs) and Wellspring Retreat and Resource
Center. He is chair of the Clergy Relations Committee for AFF. Currently, Mr.
Branch is completing a Masters of Divinity degree.
Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center (Albany, Ohio)
Paul Martin, Ph.D., a former member and a leader of The Great Commission, is a
psychologist and Director of the Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center in Albany,
Ohio, a residential rehabilitation center for ex-cult members. Dr. Martin is author of
Cult-Proofing Your Kid. He has written many articles on cults and has been
interviewed by many newspapers, radio and TV stations concerning cults.
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Michael D. Langone, Ph.D., a counseling psychologist, is AFF‘s Executive Director. He is
the editor of Cultic Studies Journal and Recovery From Cults. He is co-author of Cults: What
Parents Should Know and Satanism and Occult-Related Violence: What You Should Know.
Dr. Langone has spoken and written widely about cults. In 1995, he received the Leo J.
Ryan Award from the ―original‖ Cult Awareness network and was honored as the Albert V.
Danielsen visiting Scholar at Boston University.
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Journal, 2001, Volume 18, Part
2, pages 69-81. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the bound
volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
Mind Control Research Center (Sapporo, Japan)
Pascal Zivi, Director.
Premier Ministre, Mission Interministérielle de Lutte Contre les Sectes (Prime
Minister, Interministerial Commission for Combating Cults, Paris, France)
Denis Barthélemy, Sécrétaire Général.
Research Center of the Mexican Christian Institute
Cesar Mascarenas, M.D., Director.
Swedish Governmental Commission on “New Religious Movements” (Stockholm,
Sweden)
Lars Grip is a freelance journalist and author. Mr. Grip has written several articles
and five books in the field of drug-abuse, psychiatry, family politics, motivation, and
creativity in the field of work. He was editor of the Pocketbook R, a periodical
publication in the field of social politics from 1981 to 1985. Mr. Grip also was Guest
Editor of the periodical book OTTAR from 1989-1997 and a Producer and Editor-In-
Chief at the Swedish Broadcasting Cooperation in a current-affairs program, working
with news (worldwide), analyses and long edited stories from 1987 to 1997. He was
one of two staff members heading the Swedish Governmental Commission on the
topic ―New Religious Movements.‖ 1997-1998.
Watchman Fellowship (Birmingham, Alabama)
Craig Branch is currently president of Apologetics Resource Center in Birmingham,
Alabama. At the time of the conference he was vice president of Watchman
Fellowship, one of the largest Christian counter-cult ministries. Mr. Branch is a board
member of Evangelical Ministries to New Religions (a consortium of a large number
of Christian ministries to cults and NRMs) and Wellspring Retreat and Resource
Center. He is chair of the Clergy Relations Committee for AFF. Currently, Mr.
Branch is completing a Masters of Divinity degree.
Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center (Albany, Ohio)
Paul Martin, Ph.D., a former member and a leader of The Great Commission, is a
psychologist and Director of the Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center in Albany,
Ohio, a residential rehabilitation center for ex-cult members. Dr. Martin is author of
Cult-Proofing Your Kid. He has written many articles on cults and has been
interviewed by many newspapers, radio and TV stations concerning cults.
**********
Michael D. Langone, Ph.D., a counseling psychologist, is AFF‘s Executive Director. He is
the editor of Cultic Studies Journal and Recovery From Cults. He is co-author of Cults: What
Parents Should Know and Satanism and Occult-Related Violence: What You Should Know.
Dr. Langone has spoken and written widely about cults. In 1995, he received the Leo J.
Ryan Award from the ―original‖ Cult Awareness network and was honored as the Albert V.
Danielsen visiting Scholar at Boston University.
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Journal, 2001, Volume 18, Part
2, pages 69-81. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the bound
volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
