Related
Translate
Previous entry: Scientology foe’s arrest raises issue of rights
Next entry: Ukraine’s Christian Hero Svetlana Milchevich Dies At 64
Get RNB via RSS
 |
RNB's RSS feed What is this? |
Get RNB via Email
 |
 Subscribe by Email What is this? |
Follow: Twitter
Most Popular
This Week:
- Guyana’s Jonestown suicide site gets plaque
- Gaddafi preaches Islam to Rome beauties
- Scientology practices ‘putting people at risk’
- Recession: Muslim schools in UK under threat of closure
- Muslim terrorist: Psychiatrist’s lap-dancing outings before massacre
- Australian senator tells Parliament of widespread criminal conduct within the Church of Scientology
- When a child dies, faith is no defense
- Muslim terrorists smuggle fatwas promoting Jihad out of secure UK prisons
- Techie Holy water and geeky bishops
- Israel Charges Extremist With Attempted Murder Of Messianic Family
Cult expert Janja Lalich speaks at Ulysses Roberson murder trial
More articles on this topic: Despite objections by defense attorney Monica Lynch, El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Kingsbury allowed a cult expert to testify in the Ulysses Roberson murder trial this week.
Cult FAQCultFAQ.org: Frequently Asked Questions About Cults, Sects, and Related IssuesIncludes definitions of terms (e.g. cult, sect, anticult, countercult, new religious movement, cult apologist, etcetera)Plus research resources: articles, books, websites, etc.Listing of recommended cult experts, plus guidelines to help select a counselor/cult expertCultFAQ is provided by Apologetics Index, publishers of Religion News BlogApologetics Index: Apologetics Research Resources on Religious Cults, Sects, Religions, Doctrines, Etc.Comments & resources by ReligionNewsBlog.comRoberson is accused of first-degree murder in the disappearance of Alexander Olive — his 4-year-old son — from a Tahoe Keys home in December 1985 or January 1986. The exact date Olive, who was known to the Roberson clan as “Salaam,” disappeared isn’t known.
Tuesday afternoon, California State University, Chico sociology professor Janja Lalich testified about often misunderstood mindsets of people involved in groups with an undying devotion to a charismatic leader.
During a hearing Tuesday morning to determine if Lalich would be allowed to testify, prosecutor Patricia Kelliher said the sociologist’s testimony would help the jury understand why the women — who have testified about their previous involvement with Roberson in a cult-like communal living situation — did not immediately tell police about Roberson’s alleged abuse or the disappearance of Olive.
Members of cults and cult-like groups — which Lalich described as “self-sealing systems” on Tuesday — are often afraid to speak out against the group’s beliefs and make decisions they know will keep them in good standing with a group’s leader, Lalich said.
“Yes, they have choices, but they know exactly how they’re supposed to choose to remain in the system,” Lalich said.
Prior to the start of the trial, Lynch successfully motioned to have the term “cult” excluded from the proceedings and Lalich was required to not use the term during her testimony.
Lynch argued that Lalich’s testimony about the mindsets relating to some of the witnesses in the case was irrelevant to the primary matter at hand.
[...more...]
See Also
• Cult expert Janja Lalich
• Cult Research Dr. Janja Lalich’s official web site
• Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cults, by Janja Lalich
• Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships by Janja Lalich and Madeleine Tobias
• Cult FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions About Cults
• Cult Experts
What You Can Do From Here
|
Read More Articles On These Topics
Share, Blog About, Bookmark, or Email This Article
Subscribe
Read Another Article
Previous entry: Scientology foe’s arrest raises issue of rights Next entry: Ukraine’s Christian Hero Svetlana Milchevich Dies At 64
RNB Homepage with latest headlinesFind Related Information
Find Related Books
|
Share This Article
To share this page simply copy and paste one of these URL's:
