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 Private investigator, police consultant and author of "Cults That Kill", Larry Kahaner uses a slide show presentation to speak on cults and cult awareness. ___________________ |
  _______________________________ What are cults? What do they believe? What kind of people do they recruit? Why are people attracted to cult? How do leaders persuade their members to commit murder, kidnapping, bombings or...mass suicide? Larry Kahaner, best-selling author of Cults That Kill and How To Investigate Destructive Cults And Underground Groups, has the answers to these and other troubling questions. We sometimes think that cults aren't around anymore -- Jim Jones and Charles Manson are out of the picture -- but then we hear about bizarre groups like David Koresh's Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas,or Marshall's "Do" Applewhite's Heaven's Gate cult that committed mass suicide because they believed a UFO was hiding behind Hale-Bopp Comet, or militia groups linked to bombings of federal buildings and the killing of government agents. The truth is that many cults and underground groups exist throughout the U.S. and the world, but you never hear about them until they do something dramatic -- or deadly. Not all cults are dangerous, of course. Some are harmless, even beneficial, but many others can become dangerous. Larry Kahaner's 90-minute, slide-illustrated presentation takes you into the world of destructive and non-destructive groups such as Satanic cults, financial-based cults, Santeria, pagan groups, witchcraft, Wicca, Voodoo, shepherding groups, psych-based hate groups and others. Cults And Underground Groups explores the psychology behind these groups and explains why they're so attractive, especially to those in transition, such as college students. This fascinating program looks into teenagers' attraction to occultism and discusses criminal activities engaged in by cults: murder, kidnapping, fraud, extortion, drug-trafficking, ritual abuse of children and arms-dealing. Larry Kahaner, a consultant to law enforcement agencies and a licensed private investigator, has appeared on Larry King Live, National Public Radio's All Things Considered, Evening Magazine, and CBS Evening News. He has spoken at more than 50 colleges and universities. |
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"Mr. Kahaner's lecture drew the largest audience I have ever seen on campus..." - Lyon College "This program was a
great success! The attendance was overwhelming, the
evaulations were extremely positive and the speaker Larry
Kahaner was well-prepared and knowledgeable about the
chosen topic..." "This
program is highly recommended!" "Everyone
really enjoyed the lecture and found it to be very
interesting. We had a great turnout, the Ballroom was
completely packed!" |
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