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How new religions have often been characterized as cults by international courts and other institutions since World War I; some focus on actions of EEC institutions.

Use of expert psychological testimony in coercive persuasion suits; draws on the George v. ISKCON (International Society of Krishna Consciousness) case.

This paper is an extension of previous process models of conversion, based on research on the Jesus movement. The detailed examination of "predispositions" for conversion and the discussion of the importance of affective ties in the conversion process are of particular interest.

Fight, flight or freeze? Reactions to the law by minority religions / Eileen Barker -- Stand up for your rights : (minority) religions' reactions to law in Estonia / Ringo Ringvee -- Jehovah's Witnesses and the law : "Caesar's things to Caesar, but God's things to God" / Tony Brace -- Scientology behind the scenes : the law changer / Eric Roux -- No stranger to litigation : court cases involving the unification church/Family Federation in the United States / Michael L. Mickler -- Legal challenges posed to the unification church in Europe : perspectives from a unificationist advocate for religious freedom / Peter Zoehrer -- The "Doukhobor problem" in Canada : how a Russian mystical sect responded to law enforcement in British Columbia, 1903 to 2013 / Susan Palmer and Shane Dussault -- Making sense of the institutional demarcation : Tenrikyō's response to legal environments in France / Masato Kato -- Strategies in context : the essenes in France and Canada / Marie-Eve Melanson and Jennifer Guyver -- Reactions to legal challenges by Aum Shinrikyō and its successor organisations / Rin Ushiyama -- Religious persecution and refugees : legal and communication strategies of The Church of Almighty God in asylum cases / Massimo Introvigne And Rosita Šorytė -- Minority religion reactions to the European Court of Human Rights / Effie Fokas.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Past as Prologue: A Comparison of the Short Creek and Eldorado Polygamy Raids -- 2. Rescuing Children? Government Raids and Child Abuse Allegations in Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspective -- 3. The Struggle for Legitimacy: Tensions between the LDS and FLDS -- 4. Reader Responses to the Yearning for Zion Ranch Raid and Its Aftermath on the Websites of the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News -- 5. Deconstructing Official Rationales for the Texas State Raid on the FLDS -- 6. Texas Redux: A Comparative Analysis of the FLDS and Branch Davidian Raids -- 7. Large-Scale FLDS Raids: The Dangers and Appeal of Crime Control Theater -- 8. Strategic Dissolution and the Politics of Opposition: Parallels in the State Raids on the Twelve Tribes and the FLDS -- 9. Political and Legislative Context of the FLDS Raid in Texas -- 10. Pyrrhic Victory? An Analysis of the Appeal Court Opinions Concerning the FLDS Children -- About the Contributors -- Index

"Religious Regulation in the United States" published on by Oxford University Press.