The views expressed in ICSA Today are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect
the views of ICSA Today’s editors or editorial boards or of ICSA’s directors, advisors, or staff. Groups
analyzed or mentioned in ICSA Today are not necessarily cults, nor are they necessarily harmful.
Table of Contents
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http://www.icsahome.com, ICSA Today uses only the shortened address form without the http
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18
Book Review
Marcia R. Rudin
12
Cults and Sex Trafficking
Andy Vogler
6
Suppression of Free Speech:
Report on a Survey
Michael D. Langone
32
News Desk
8
Saved by Our Son
Russell Bradshaw
20
Arts: Colored Pencil Paintings
Laura Chatterton
2
Free Speech and Cultic
Litigation
Esther Friedman
28
Correspondents’ Reports
17
Profile On...
Hakan Jarva
On page 14 of ICSA Today 7.3, the Correspondent’s Report from Italy is erroneously attributed to
Raffaella Di Marzio. The report was written by Cristina Caparesi. We apologize to both for this error,
and for any problems it may have caused.
ICSA Today, Volume 8, No. 1, 2017
Editor-in-Chief
Michael D. Langone, PhD
Associate Editor
Ann Stamler, MA, MPhil
Arts Editor
Diana Pletts, MA
Family Editor
Lois Svoboda, MD, LMFT
Former Member Editor
Ashley Allen, MSW, LSW
Member Profiles Editor
Mary O’Connell
Mental Health Editor
Gillie Jenkinson, MA
Research Coeditors
Linda Dubrow-Marshall, PhD
Rod Dubrow-Marshall, PhD
Point of View -Q&A
William Goldberg, MSW, LCSW
Correspondents
Austria/Germany
Friedrich Griess
Eastern Europe
Piotr T. Nowakowski, PhD
French-Speaking Countries
Catherine Perry, PhD
Italy
Dr. Cristina Caparesi
Dr. Raffaella Di Marzio
Nordic Countries
Noomi Andemark
Joni Valkila, PhD
Hilde Langvann
Håkan Järvå, MSc Psych
Spain and Latin America
Luis Santamaria, SThL
Erika Toren, MSEd
News Desk
Ana Rodriguez
Writing Consultant
Sharon Hamm
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Artists and poets retain copyright
of their works and grant ICSA permission
to reproduce them. Unless otherwise
indicated, all other material copyright
International Cultic Studies Association.
Laura Chatterton,
Mushroom Planet
(colored pencil
paintings). “An insect
finds itself stranded on
a planet with an eerie
terrain and a strange
alphabet. It hesitates
on top of a mushroom,
afraid of taking the
plunge—either into
the cult or back into the
world.”
the views of ICSA Today’s editors or editorial boards or of ICSA’s directors, advisors, or staff. Groups
analyzed or mentioned in ICSA Today are not necessarily cults, nor are they necessarily harmful.
Table of Contents
Note to our readers regarding website addresses (URLs): For all http website addresses, such as
http://www.icsahome.com, ICSA Today uses only the shortened address form without the http
(icsahome.com). In all instances when the basic address is other than http, such as https or ftp,
we give the full address. Please keep this in mind when exploring sites mentioned in ICSA Today.
18
Book Review
Marcia R. Rudin
12
Cults and Sex Trafficking
Andy Vogler
6
Suppression of Free Speech:
Report on a Survey
Michael D. Langone
32
News Desk
8
Saved by Our Son
Russell Bradshaw
20
Arts: Colored Pencil Paintings
Laura Chatterton
2
Free Speech and Cultic
Litigation
Esther Friedman
28
Correspondents’ Reports
17
Profile On...
Hakan Jarva
On page 14 of ICSA Today 7.3, the Correspondent’s Report from Italy is erroneously attributed to
Raffaella Di Marzio. The report was written by Cristina Caparesi. We apologize to both for this error,
and for any problems it may have caused.
ICSA Today, Volume 8, No. 1, 2017
Editor-in-Chief
Michael D. Langone, PhD
Associate Editor
Ann Stamler, MA, MPhil
Arts Editor
Diana Pletts, MA
Family Editor
Lois Svoboda, MD, LMFT
Former Member Editor
Ashley Allen, MSW, LSW
Member Profiles Editor
Mary O’Connell
Mental Health Editor
Gillie Jenkinson, MA
Research Coeditors
Linda Dubrow-Marshall, PhD
Rod Dubrow-Marshall, PhD
Point of View -Q&A
William Goldberg, MSW, LCSW
Correspondents
Austria/Germany
Friedrich Griess
Eastern Europe
Piotr T. Nowakowski, PhD
French-Speaking Countries
Catherine Perry, PhD
Italy
Dr. Cristina Caparesi
Dr. Raffaella Di Marzio
Nordic Countries
Noomi Andemark
Joni Valkila, PhD
Hilde Langvann
Håkan Järvå, MSc Psych
Spain and Latin America
Luis Santamaria, SThL
Erika Toren, MSEd
News Desk
Ana Rodriguez
Writing Consultant
Sharon Hamm
Bios of ICSA Today editors can be found at
icsahome.com/elibrary/peopleprofiles
International Cultic Studies Association
P.O. Box 2265 • Bonita Springs, FL 34133
Website: icsahome.com
Email: mail@icsamail.com
Phone: 239.514.3081
Fax: 305.393.8193
ISSN: 2154-820X
Printed in the USA
Artists and poets retain copyright
of their works and grant ICSA permission
to reproduce them. Unless otherwise
indicated, all other material copyright
International Cultic Studies Association.
Laura Chatterton,
Mushroom Planet
(colored pencil
paintings). “An insect
finds itself stranded on
a planet with an eerie
terrain and a strange
alphabet. It hesitates
on top of a mushroom,
afraid of taking the
plunge—either into
the cult or back into the
world.”
