The Dangers of Cults Freedom is a precious gift; the freedom to believe or not to believe in God or a higher power and to worship as one desires is part of that precious gift. As stated in the Bill of Rights, "Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."(LeBar 12). Because of our high regard for freedom and human rights, no one has paid much attention …showed first 75 words of 1867 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1867 total…in our society today. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Andres, Rachel, and James R. Lane. Cults and Consequences. Los Angeles: Commission on Cults & Missionaries Publishers, 1988. Butterworth, John. Cults and New Faith. Elgin: David C. Cook Publishers, 1981. Galanter, Marc. Cults: Faith, Healing and Coercion. New York: Oxford UP Inc., 1989. LeBar, James J. Cults, Sects, and the New Age. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, 1989. Singer, Margaret, and Janja Lalich. Cults in Our Midst. San Francisco: Jossey-Boss Publishers, 1995.