History of Controversy
Real Life Nelson Labour MP Rachel Boyacks brush with cult like religious sect
Not Your ‘Church Next Door’: ‘Cult’ Ignored Abuse, Ran ‘Pyramid Scheme,’ Lawsuit Claims
Sydney student shares warning signs after his friend joined a religious cult
Williams: I spent six months in a cult. They're still here on campus
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
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?
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
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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