Rajneeshpuram was a cult from the 1980’s which was located in The Dalles, Oregon and led by Chandra Mohan Jain, also known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh or Osho. He was born in India and lived his early life there, traveling throughout and speaking publicly about his spiritual philosophy. He was infamously known for his free opinions on sexuality and was considered to be the “sex guru” (Vasant Joshi, 1982) by press all across the world. His first set of followers called themselves the neo-sannyasins
An Investigation Into Cult Dynamics So why exactly do people join cults? Many people simply believe that those who choose to join them must be weak, weird, and emotionally unstable or perhaps are some sort of religious nut case, this is however simply not the case (How Cults Work). The truth is that cults have had a long time to practice and refine the recruiting process and thusly have turned it into a fine craft. Cults must compete with other groups such as established religions for members that
America is under the treat of a terrorist attack. Ever since the events of September 11th that idea has become a constant reality to the American public. Although terrorism is not a new concept, not even on American soil, it has become more of a reality in the resent decade. Terrorism takes many forms and threats are not always the way someone might picture them. Homegrown terrorist can have the same effect that international organizations may. Each group is attempting to achieve their own political