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History of Controversy Georgetown alum describes her 'Life in a Cult' Governor Candidate 'Bud' Chiles Held Leadership Role in Church Accused of Being a Cult Unanswered Prayers: The Story of One Woman Leaving the International Church of Christ French woman convicted of abducting children from Canada freed Jail for mom who took kids The Nashville Church forces members to donate, suit says Church lets go of old ways Outside United States, will ICOC merge with us? Church volunteer accused of sexually assaulting five-year-old boy What led to the decline of the International Church of Christ? Experience raises questions of 'cult' Trapped by faith? "I was astounded at the group's control" "Church or Cult?" - Part 2 of 2 "Church or Cult?" - Part 1 of 2 Strings Attached A Church of Christ or Cult of Cash New York congregation grows from 18 to 6000 International Church of Christ celebrates despite criticism U.S. Court Rejects Church Employee Suit in TV 'Cult' Story Ministry or Mind Control? The Fear Of God: Critics Call Thriving Nashville Church a Cult An Underground menace They Were Saved Too Much Church Judge orders Purchase College to OK church service Judge: Church may stay at Purchase, leader must go Alleged cult renting public schools The Love Bombers Cult branches spread worldwide What in God's name is going on? The power of persuasion "Toxic Christianity," or God's modern-day movement? Some call a local church cult-like Soldiers of the Cross Picketers protest discipling church practices True believers Beauty Worship: A controversial church preaches to models The Great Awakening--according to John Luis of ICC The History of Restoration--according to the ICC Cult Friction - Part 2 Cult Friction - Part 1 Church denies coming between woman, family Daughter in Sect, Family in Tears Boston Movement: Church or cult? Court Rules Against ICC Parent Reaching out? or Breaking down? Pals.. at a price 'Coffee, a chat and I was caught' Church group recruits in Madison Controversial church gives first service Experts Combat Destructive Influence of Cults The Price we pay - A Closer Look Cult Control "Cult turned my girl against me" Cult link with the victims of distress Teens learn dangers of cults at ALSJCC study session "I got caught up in a cult" Discipling, Recruiting At Heart Of Ministry Church's Policies Disillusion Couple Former Members Raise Concerns About Church's Tactics Court rules on religious rights of divorced parents Shroud of Secrecy Looking for God Minneapolis/St Paul Church of Christ examined New Cult 2 Story (Minneapolis) Keepers of the flock Group's Mind Control Failed to Work Lincoln women experience church's relentless pursuit WILG acts on complaints about BCC One who got away: Cult recruiting flourishing quietly on college campuses The "Boston Church" Come, all Ye Faithful The Hierarchy of Discipling Churches Negative Comments on the Church of Christ Letter to Wayne Geiling of Heritage Chapel Church of Christ from Memorial Church of Christ Church service shows strong spirit of unity ICOC involvement changes way former members see the world During the 1980s the Boston Church of Christ led by Kip McKean, later known as the International Church of Christ, was accused of using "cult tactics" Hope Worldwide Inc. Governor Candidate 'Bud' Chiles Held Leadership Role in Church Accused of Being a Cult "Hope for Kids" Hope Worldwide Buys Wayne Office Building Kip McKean Church on UO campus accused of humiliating members The Christian Chronicle interviews Kip McKean 'Boston Movement' Founder Quits McKean's resignation signals new chapter for ICOC Kip McKean resigns as head of ICOC Quotes About Kip McKean Kip McKean and his favored elite--"Living Large" Letter to Wayne Geiling of Heritage Chapel Church of Christ from Memorial Church of Christ Announcement to Memorial Congregation Baptism Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation? Discipleship John Causy (November 96) in sermon: "Everyone needs to be a member of this church if they're going to get to heaven." (290K WAV) -- These recordings were made available by Richard Helmbrecht The Cost of Discipleship? Discipling, Recruiting At Heart Of Ministry The Discipling Dilemma - A Psychological Study, Chapter 2 The Discipling Dilemma - Alternative Explanations, Chapter 3 The Discipling Dilemma - Roots of Modern Discipleship Movement, Chapter 8 The Discipling Dilemma - What Other Religious Groups Have Learned About Discipling, Chapter 9 The Discipling Dilemma - A Select Annotated Bibliography of Materials Generally Unfavorable to Modern Authoritarian Discipling Tactics, Chapter 10 Quotes About Discipleship The Sin Lists Al Baird, one of the ICC's top leaders, discusses whether he is prepared to lie and break the law in order to further the movement on BBC's NewsNight. (149K WAV) -- These recordings were made available by Richard Helmbrecht Al Baird talks about "sin lists" on ABC's 20/20 and CBS's Inside Edition. (800K WAV) -- These recordings were made available by Richard Helmbrecht Documentation Regarding ICC Sin Lists ICC Sin List Excerpt Campus Controversy Georgetown alum describes her 'Life in a Cult' SA Senate denies recognition to religous organization Campus Advance Ban Doesn't Keep Cults From Boston U. Area Church prompts concern on university campus Let us Prey My God is your God or you're going to hell Preying on Ryerson students UW's fight against a harmful faith SU says no to campus club Cults on Campus Student describes experience with International Churches of Christ Controversial religious group recruiting in the area RyeSAC worried by aggressive religious recruiting Controversial religious group hits MTSU For Christ's sake: Cult-like groups pose potential threat to college students Church Seeks Club Status Students, staff disagree on religious organization What in the Lord's Name is Going On? The story of another student recruited by the BCC The story of one former student member of the BCC Cults hunting students Flyers issued to raise awareness Students easy targets for cult groups Cult Fiction? New religious sect suspected of coercion in Oxford Statement Regarding Unsanctioned Religious Group at Holy Cross      The church of much dispute J.D.'s story A brief history of the ICOC Aislynn's story Campus group labeled destructive; group leader refutes accusations Holy Cross says international church uses cult-like methods Controversial religious group returns to Cal State-Long Beach Church Near Fordham Considered A Cult Questionable club on campus Columnist skeptical about church's motives Some background on the Boston Church of Christ The Church of Christ in Canton Worshipping at Canton High School Statement Regarding Unsanctioned Religious Group at Holy Cross: To all Members of the Holy Cross Community Campuses ban alleged church cult Holy Cross says international church uses cult-like methods The Church of the Poison Mind Are cults working your college campus? A push becomes a shove Disciples at forum deny accusations of being cult-like Cults on campus Students make easy targets for questionable religious groups Parent support group's ad warns students about church On campus, join carefully Students make easy targets for questionable religious groups SUNY Must Allow Church Back on Campus No way out? Student tried to leave cult The ICC accused of harassing and intimidating University of Massachusetts students at Amherst College becomes a religious battleground Student Affairs warns of cult involvement Controversial group recruiting on campus A farewell to the Cincy Church of Christ Banned group recruiting at Northeastern University Clueless about cults Student Activities Board suspends group for improper conduct Church stirs concerns on Tech campus New Malibu church: cult or not? Ministers urge students to avoid religious group Former member tries to find peace after the BCC Boston Church back on campus UC Board bans campus ministry Ruling: church group "harassed" students UC: Ministry's conduct, not its religion, at issue UC told of church pressure tactics Church Group Banned on Some Campuses Church Group Banned on Some Campuses: Additional UC weighing status of church UC may ban Christian ministry group Religious group still affecting students, soliciting on campus McGugin Ministry Moves In Nashville Church Sparks Debate Lines Can Blur Between Religious Sect and Cult Universities are fertile grounds for cults, officials say Church leaders condemn cult GSU Church of Christ under scrutiny Group accused of cult status Cult activity attracts attention at Pitt Letter to the Editor Distorted devotion "Cult" active at university Cult recruiting on campus, chaplain warns Religious solicitation complaints prompt warning against group Cult awareness panel discusses religious group Campus warned of cults Emergence of cult suspected on campus Church Cult on Campus? Under Their Thumb: High Pressure Groups on Our Campus Rensselaer's E-Board again rejects ICC's application for campus club Concerns surfacing about new religious organization recruiting on campus Church recruitment infringes on students' rights Campus Outreach stirs controversy Religious freedom issue in Village eviction Daughter in Sect, Family in Tears Cults "target vulnerable students" Sect Recruiters Target Asian Students at UBC, SFU, Campus Chaplains Warn Concerned About Campus Cults, Colleges Arm Students With Facts God on Campus "My friends lured me into a cult" Selling Salvation Cult targets Oxford students Boston Church Still On Campus Religious Groups Can Often Be Divisive Church labeled "cult" raises local concerns Cult suicides can serve as warning Minister reaches out to campus Official Warns Against HOPE On Campus Religious Cult Students Face Disciplinary Action for Removal of Flyers Experts Combat Destructive Influence of Cults REAL Bible Club May be Linked to Cult Practices Recruiting tactics of a religious group stir campus concerns Church is no longer welcome at school Church seeks to proselytize Yalies Campus Crusaders "I got caught up in a cult" ASU fears cults on campus Auckland University Students to disaffiliate "cult" Cults target Ivy Freshmen Expert: Cults target Ivy freshman Expert teaches students to avoid dangers of cults Cult or Personality? Students warned of cults A Question of Faith Religious group accused of cult-like tactics Leaders of campus ministries target Campus Advance Banned student cult "eyeing South-west" State Panel studies church recruiting Cult on Leeds Campus Alpha Omega's tactics questioned Cult-like group targets campus ICC Meet Two Criteria for Cult Status Don't Trust ICC's Claims of Reform Christian Student Association Has Cult Ties Church sect targets student freshers Students' Union takes on campus church cults Cults in Nebraska: Former member warns of cult's ability to control Cults in Nebraska: Nebraska has history of cults Cults in Nebraska: Religious sects target young adults Boston Church of Christ Recruiting on Campus Cults on Campus: Wolves in Sheep's Clothing Cult group returns: Church of Christ meets illegally in Wydown Lincoln Christian Church leader denies charges University of Nebraska-Lincoln official says church preys on lonely Students warned about "cult" church College parents are concerned about Lincoln Christian Church Peddling Salvation: Chicago Church of Christ high-pressure tactics spark criticism Student Life receives additional complaints about religious group Allegations ignite controversy toward Bible study group University plays host to cult church Students in dorms say ministry lures the weak New cult awareness group plans to educate, inform Group denied registration SU says IMPACT violates Constitution Cult Recruiting Flourishing Quietly on College Campuses FOUR PART SERIES--Boston Church of Christ recruitment tactics subject of controversy Church of Christ members' attitudes on other religions are unfair and bigoted Church leaders condemn cult University takes action to protect student body Church evangelists' approach to MU students stirs concern MU students describe pitches by evangelists Marquette University slaps ban on evangelists Letter from Boston University to Russell Ewell, evangelist with the Boston Church of Christ A letter from Boston University Dean of Students Dangers of cult perplex NIU officials Students make easy targets for questionable religious groups Parent support group's ad warns students about church Leaving School to Join Sect: Stanford safety's mother alleges mind control Administrators concerned with students' vulnerability to cult-like activity Letters to the editor: Coverage Of ICOC Campus ministers warn against new movement Tech ministers try to keep religious group off campus Cults target stressed, lonely students ICOC leaders keeping quiet on recruiting church members Administrators concerned with students' vulnerability to cult-like activity International Africa Church group denies brainwashing claims Mutiny in the Church The Church in Crisis Asia What in God's name is going on? The Great Awakening--according to John Luis of ICC The History of Restoration--according to the ICC ICC statistics for Australia and Southeast Asia 1997 More Statistics for Asia and Australia 1998 The ICC map of Australia and Southeast Asia ICC statement regarding Asia by John Luis ICC-Singapore: Church not a cult but loses all but one suit ICC-Singapore: Judge on Central Christian Church Suit: The report was OK but Page 1 headline was not Defamation Suit filed by the Central Christian Church against Impact magazine (large document) Expert witness testifies that church is a cult ICC in Singapore: "Couples named at services" ICC in Singapore: "Former leader compares church to Moonies cult" ICC in Singapore: "Ex-leader: I was forced to marry woman member I did not love" ICC in Singapore: "Church is 'cultic,' says former leader" ICC in Singapore: "Clash of leaders. Co-founder: I was abused repeatedly" ICC in Singapore: "Magazine article written after warning from pastors" Bad, good, great, awesome. Lawyer: Central Christian Church rated its leaders this way ICC in Singapore: "Lawyers raise church practices. They want to prove these are unique" ICC in Singapore: "Counsel: Leader used materials from churches 'banned' abroad" ICC in Singapore: "Affiliated churches also labeled 'cults,' court told" ICC in Singapore: "Head founder: Members not told to obey leaders" Religious Cult used UK funds to bribe Indonesian Police Australia & New Zealand Cult targets campus The Great Awakening--according to John Luis of ICC The History of Restoration--according to the ICC ICC statistics for Australia and Southeast Asia 1997 More Statistics for Asia and Australia 1998 The ICC map of Australia and Southeast Asia Cult masquerading as church, stepfather says Sydney Church of Christ investigated The Church That's Brainwashing Australians Auckland University Students to disaffiliate "cult" Canada Universities are fertile grounds for cults, officials say "Cult" active at university Cult recruiting on campus, chaplain warns Aggressive religious group worries staff and students Church denies coming between woman, family Daughter in Sect, Family in Tears Sect Recruiters Target Asian Students at UBC, SFU, Campus Chaplains Warn Great Britain Ioan Gruffudd's cult rescue Disciples with a devotion to discipline Movie Star Reveals His Secret Cult following New Rangers Star to Pay for Cult Recruiting Cult may infiltrate schools Schools In Cult Alert Conversion Course Church leaders condemn cult Warn your children before you lose them JOIN US OR YOU WILL GO TO HELL True Stories: "I was damned if I'd let that cult steal my son!" Cults "target vulnerable students" Cult targets Oxford students Action call by MP over London "Christ" cult Cult Warning School's Out for sinister London cult Pals.. at a price Cult Friction Friends fear for the star with a new goal in life "Cult turned my girl against me" Cult link with the victims of distress Church is no longer welcome at school Cult member cop resigns from his job Blitz on the "sex and power" cults Fight to free family from religious cult Religious Cult used UK funds to bribe Indonesian Police Shrouded in Secrecy Banned Church Cult Springs Up In Brum Banned student cult "eyeing South-west" Mercy for sinners, welcome for lookalikes, and anxious claims of mind control Cult's sour note at Albert Hall "Brainwash" sect enlists Elgar for its Prom debut "Brainwash" sect seeks converts at Albert Hall Cult on Leeds Campus Mission funding discussed on tape Cult sued by former chaplain Unchristian behaviour Complaint From The London Church Of Christ The Broadcasting Complaints Commission--Complaint from the London Church of Christ/Commission's Findings 1993 Church sect targets student freshers Students' Union takes on campus church cults Town target for recruiting - claim "Beware this cult of evil" Worry over "disciples" as church sect expels 400 University plays host to cult church Church leaders condemn cult University takes action to protect student body Ireland Medical council to look at ethics rules after 'cult' suicide International Churches of Christ cult killed my brother Family in suicide case criticise hospital and church group Faith Dealers 'Trust in God and everything will be alright' Europe Religious Sects Mighty in Russia American sect draws Moscow Youth

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