I think I can safely say that at this moment in our nation there is a “general interest” in cults. So, I’m promoting Undertow today as part of the conversation on that topic. People are asking me whether Trump + followers = a cult. A good take on that is … [Read more…]
What are reliable sources on the subject of cults? Cults, which we’re hearing a lot about in the news lately, are complicated. We need to understand what we mean when we use the term or hear the term cult. To help, I offer the following list of my favorite sources … [Read more…]
This post is dedicated to the women raped by the cult leader, Victor Barnard. They stepped forward. They exhibited the courage needed to stand up against such disgusting abuse. Barnard has recently been imprisoned. [UPDATE 03-12-2020] In October 2016, I wrote the original blog post about this topic, which began with the above … [Read more…]
Undertow raises lots of questions—raising questions is something I like to do. That was one reason I wrote the book. But … I’m surprised at what I call “the missing question.” After all the folks who’ve read Undertow and sent me notes about it, after the more than twenty Undertow … [Read more…]
This week, while sorting through files, I found a piece of personal history I wrote on April 24, 2007, for Rachel, my daughter. She had asked me to write something for her, ” … about how you’ve gotten to the point where you are now—to the point of knowing what … [Read more…]