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One day, my whole school was visited by this sect, I live in the Philippines, btw... So anyway, they showed us films that was supposed to enlighten us. It started out fine, until the afternoon part. I'm study psychology, so I knew more than to just watch. I analyzed what they showed us.
1.)A video about a two friends, one being christian, the other, not.
a.) At the beggining there was a small note saying it was a work of fiction. But then after the video, the speaker told us that it wasn't fake. And he gave us locations and stuff where it happened.
b.) It depicted so much fear it didn't seem Christian
2.)A video about a korean painter getting a fieldtrip with God to a place called Hell.
a.) The speaker told us that if we sinned, we wouldn't get to heaven. and stopped there.
b.) They included sins like "masturbation" and told us that masturbation is wrong. If we wanted to shoot sperm, we should do a wetdream instead. (But isn't the sin lust, and not masturbation? Isn't lust a sin of thought? Aren't dreams made up of thoughts?)
After that traumatic event (srsly, the scenes were graphic and would take your spirit away) My classmates went straight to their sect and signed up. I was devastated, but I dont think it's right...
I mean, they only want to worship God, you can't hate them, right? (link)
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I think as a student of psychology you might look at this 'visit' from the sect with their audio/visual material as subversive. Propaganda, and no more than that. I believe the Nazi Party in 1930's Germany gave similar 'information films' and lectures. About how Judaism was evil and corrupt. About how the Jews were a blight on Germany, holding her back. On the whole world in fact. The films were packed full of historical and pseudo-scientific 'facts' to back-up their arguments. It led to a very effective attemp at genocide. You're dead right it's not right. Use your discernment and judgement here. See it for what it is. As for your classmates falling under the spell, I'm afraid a certain number of people will always be led to follow religious and nationalistic extremism. The sects choose their target-audiences carefully, not by chance. The speakers project extreme committment and fervour which 'carries the aduience along'. They are often convincing and charismatic people. As it happens, a lot of those who study psychology and human behaviour have spent much time analyzing the speeches of Hitler at Nazi rallies. He used just about every stage-craft trick of movement and oration in the book to attract the listeners. He could whip-up a frenzy of support, to the point of near hysteria. He was not only charismatic, he was almost hypnotic. There's enlightenment in what you saw and heard. And no light either. Just radicalisation and subversion. Put it out of your mind.
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Thanks so much! You honestly cleared all my doubts away :-) thanks much :-D
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