Are terrorist groups cults?
Of course. I think it is more useful to think of them as destructive cults (with political and/or religious orientation) which advocate the use of violence. Any pyramid structured authoritarian group which uses deception and mind control to recruit and indoctrinate their followers is considered to be a destructive cult. While in the past, terrorist cults have focused on recruiting the disadvantaged, uneducated youth in recent years there has been an increased emphasis on recruiting middle-class, college educated individuals – including married individuals with families. Apparently, Osama bin Laden and his Al Queda group is a well financed destructive cult which employs a whole host of classic mind control techniques in its training program. Suicide bombers undergo a thorough and extensive indoctrination, reportedly spending hours in a coffin reading from the Koran in an open grave. They are told that they are already dead and will be hailed in heaven for their heroic deeds. Like member
