" Most cults know the negative comments that recruits will encounter from these concerned and caring individuals. Soon, a veteran cult member will discuss their predictable critiques and defuse them by explaining why they are only misunderstandings or the unfortunate prejudices of those who aren’t in the know. In the future, when the recruit will hear these charges from loved ones, ironically, the cult gains credibility. After all, the group actually predicted the exact criticism that would come from these unenlightened outsiders."
Jdumbs fulfil this criteria always when friends and family try to tell them it is a cult, or false prophecies or CSA lawsuits.Immediately persecution mentality comes to mind.Bingo!
No truer words.
Boy this was one helluva book for a life coach.
Zing