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“Cults are easy to spot. They wear weird clothes and live in communes together. They worship the Devil. They are all brainwashed idiots.
If you believe any of the above, you couldn’t be more wrong…”
2. Follow this Feminist Figure Girl
Lianne McTavish
“My name is Lianne McTavish and I am an art history professor in Canada, age 43, preparing to enter my first bodybuilding competition on June 4 2011. I am a gym rat and an academic. Currently I am writing a book about this experience, and have also started a blog: feministfiguregirl.com. I am interested in how activities that might seem objectifying can actually be empowering for many women…”
3. Annihilating the Anorexic to Reveal the Athlete
“She glimpsed herself in the mirror with a sense of despondency at the reflection. Ribs poking through taut skin emphasized the onset of starvation. Distorted self-image overshadowed all sensibility. Mumbling to herself, “If you could just get that eating under control!”
Nominated as the beauty queen of her senior class, who would suspect that Mindi silently struggled with a mild eating disorder?”
4. Cultic Devil Daughter (Part 1)
“Imagine being uprooted maliciously from modern culture and transplanted into the medieval ages. Women are viewed as sex objects, for the titillating fantasies of the male dominator. Brainwashed to bearing children as their redeeming quality, females exemplify lust, the physical depravity of humankind. Cloaking themselves in layers of fabric to disguise curves of sensuality, cult seamstresses labor to design hideous attire for their daughters’ protection. Scathing sermons are the norm for the impressionable youths. Ranting about the dangers of the opposite sex, gods (referred to as Leaders) proclaim damnation upon those fringe dwellers exhibiting sexuality through hand-holding. Jolt yourself back to the present. Could you believe that such a modern subculture thrives with tens of thousands of followers?”
5. Cultic Devil Daughter (Part 2)
“I had no choice. None of us can choose family before it chooses us. Born into the Cult, I had no knowledge of the outside world, except for the warped dogma fed to me like prisoners forced to eat whatever vermin the guards discarded. Like viewing the universe through a funhouse mirror, I perceived Unbelievers to be little more than prey to the demons. Horror tales about those who left the Faith were told as bedtime stories. Our kind neighbor with the black cats was deemed the Witch, dispersing poisoned candy every Halloween in hopes of satisfying her bloodlust. Passages from the Book were forced upon my memory with attached sick connotations. Their mantras flowed from my lips when unfiltered thoughts escaped my subconscious. Devils inhabited not only the recesses of the human mind, but also the physical walls of our house. Purging them became routine habit every six months. My susceptible juvenile mind absorbed these teachings and practices as normal. I knew nothing else.”
6. The Pudge, The Slim, and The Muscly
“Are you a lean, wiry athlete with low body fat? Do you experience rapid muscle growth when weight training? Does each dietary indulgence cause your hips to expand exponentially? Determining yourbody type is essential to your fitness program design.”
7. Michigan Religious Cult Survivor: Part 1
“April and I met through the blog and exchanged several emails before we met in-person. Both of us were members of the same cult affiliation, but different leaders. While I grew up in a mega-church cult, April was recruited into a smaller town operation. As opposed to my growing up in a cult, April was recruited in her early twenties from a Catholic upbringing. She and I enjoy getting together for coffee and exchanging stories. Cult survivors often feel alienated from the rest of society, because most cannot fathom the verbal and emotional abuse that survivors carry with them for years afterwards. Though April and I have only known each other a couple months, I count her as one of my real friends.”
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“Concise, clear information to time management is extolled through the book, Eat That Frog. Have you been searching for “the way” to become more productive with the limited time in your schedule? Do you need to focus your attention to reach success? Are you an optimist, who believes he/she can accomplish EVERYTHING on the To-Do List daily? If you answered, “Yes,” to any of these questions, this quick read might be your solution.”
9. Identifying a Cult: Part One
“There has been much confusion about cults and how to ‘pick ‘em.’
Some have difficulty identifying a cult because it is not so easy to identify one that is not even religious. For this reason, over the years, different definitions of what actually is a cult have developed to make it easier when you know little about their beliefs.”
10. Leaving a Cult: Losing Your Social Network
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