In Reply to: Re: the set card is brainwashing posted by Farmer on September 08, 2006 at 15:31:45:
It's one thing to memorize bible verses for reference, it's another thing to take a bunch out of context, not study the context and then memorize them all at once in rote memory.
In the back of Una McManus' book, Dr. John Charles Cooper lists eight major elements recognized as elements of religious cults.
#5 - Psychological manipulation or "brainwashing" in which control is gained over the new members' minds. Techniques of "mind-bending," such as speaking in tongues, recitation of hundreds of Bible verses without regard to content, or meditation, are taught so the cultist throws his mind "out of gear."