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DEC. 26th,
1999:
Holy Smoke is released in Australia.
A black comedy around a deprogramming plot shot in the South Australian Outback.
Kate Winslet plays the lead in this surprisingly bold movie directed by Jane Campion.
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JUNE
1999:
The CultAware organization ceased
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- A new religious vilification group formed in Sydney Australia in
late 1992. Its tentative name, CultAware , was among
several put forward by a small number of members at this first meeting.
The fledgling organization was made up of an odd but predictable
assortment of people dedicated to the edicts of America's deprogramming industry as embodied
in the then
Cult
Awareness Network (CAN) .
Supporters of CultAware at its inception included deprogrammers, a
couple of psychiatrists, satanic ritual abuse theorists, some
former members of religious groups, a software salesman and his wife.
Deprogramming in Australia
- Over the past two decades New Religious Movements in Australia and
persons who are members of these religions have been the target of hate
campaigns, harassment, coercion and at times kidnap and unlawful
restraint.
Deprogramming in Australia has had the support of a small number
of anti cult groups over the years which spring up from time to
time. Most of these groups fade away. Some remain to become good
examples of organized bigotry.
Largely deprogrammers have come into Australia from the USA charging
enormous fees and expenses to kidnap, falsely imprison and generally
abuse a targeted person's rights to
religious freedom and belief; not to mention endangering their
physical and emotional well being. Often family and personal
relationships are destroyed by deprogrammers and their agents.
Deprogramming as a practice was developed in the USA by several mental health
professionals and anti religious extremists; as for example Margaret Singer. Although the justifying
theory on which deprogramming was developed has since been discredited it
still finds popularity with some in Australia.
In 1996 some three years after deprogramming reportedly ceased , four
deprogrammers entered Australia from overseas to attempt a forced
intervention or deprogramming of a young man in Ipswich Queensland.
Deprogramming is still current despite statements to the contrary.
Known cases of either deprogramming or exit counselling attempts can
be reported to Victims of CultAware.
(Any known criminal act should be reported as soon as possible to the
police in the locality where the incident occurred.)
Reported cases of deprogramming attempts by CultAware members and
associates are being catalogued on this site and can be viewed here.
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