Cultish

What is the difference between religion and a cult?

Why are cults such a big pop culture obsession today?

Which cults and cultish groups featured in the book did you find to be the most harmful? The least?

Why are phrases like “brainwashing” or “mind control” insufficient to describe how people get involved in cults?

How is elitism—wanting to be part of the in crowd—exploited by cultish groups?

It’s a stereotype that cults or cultish groups prey on the weak and needy. But in fact, research shows that cults usually exploit people who are idealistic, optimistic and hardworking—people who don’t give up when things get tough. How can someone’s idealism, optimism and good intentions become the inroad to cultish groups?

The word “gaslighting” is used frequently online and in media. What does it really mean, and what does it have to do with cults?

Multi Level marketing (MLM) and direct sales have a long and ignominious history of targeting women, especially stay-at-home moms. How have more recent MLMs such as LuLaRoe employed phrases like “boss babe” and “entrepreneur” to their benefit?

Did this book give you a better understanding of why someone might get involved with a cultish group?