Anonymous wrote:This doesn't seem much different than any of the major religions.

Eh, I'm an athiest and I disagree. Cults aren't just about belief, its generally about a single or tiny entitiy abusing people for their personal gain. Yes, you could stretch to draw parallels to major world religions, but the reality is that true cults ARE different and while many religions have the potential to be just as dangerous, they at least CAN serve another purpose for people. Cults really can't.

This doesn't seem much different than any of the major religions.

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Anonymous wrote:How is their religion your business? I think they are all kind of cult-like but it's not your concern what they believe.

+1

I find this to be a very strange perspective. Who wouldn't be concerned if their close family members or friends were in a cult? Even if there was no possibility of eventual harm to the OP's kids or marriages, it seems really uncaring not to try to intervene.

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Anonymous wrote:As long as they're not proselytizing to you, what's the big deal?

This. Why do you feel your beliefs should trump theirs?

What does Trump have to do with this?

Ha ha, good joke.
At least I hope you're joking.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As long as they're not proselytizing to you, what's the big deal?

This. Why do you feel your beliefs should trump theirs?

What does Trump have to do with this?

Everything. It is all his fault.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As long as they're not proselytizing to you, what's the big deal?

This. Why do you feel your beliefs should trump theirs?

What does Trump have to do with this?

Anonymous wrote:How is their religion your business? I think they are all kind of cult-like but it's not your concern what they believe.

+1

Anonymous wrote:As long as they're not proselytizing to you, what's the big deal?

This. Why do you feel your beliefs should trump theirs?

Wow - the big issue is your DH. I would be really quite worried. I think if my in-laws were in a cult, my DH would be going crazy about it ... or at least not be approving of it. Maybe he's just embarrassed. I'd at least be very careful with everything (finances, wills, keeping track of communications).

Anonymous wrote:How is their religion your business? I think they are all kind of cult-like but it's not your concern what they believe.

I do not think you understand how cults work.

Anonymous wrote:How is their religion your business? I think they are all kind of cult-like but it's not your concern what they believe.

These will be her children's family, and her husband believes at least enough to believe that the mainstream press is conspiring to lie about the organization. I would be very, very concerned about whether or not my husband might find himself drawn into the group, and even more concerned about my children.

It might take me longer than I'd like to get there, but I think I would ultimately have to get out of the marriage since DH hasn't roundly rejected the whole thing.