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<i>For this article to have the [[neutral point of view]], it should say '''who''' considers each listed group a "cult" and '''why''', balanced by similar info about those who disagree with the "cult" designation. Otherwise, it is just a list of groups that have somehow acquired a bad reputation.</i>

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This is a list of organizations, religious groups, and sects which are purported to be cults.
(contracted; show full)company, suggest that [[brainwashing]] might account for devotees' fanatical devotion to unpaid recruitment for Landmark seminars. The sometimes controversial reputation of founding [[guru]] (formerly known as "The Source") [[Werner Erhard]] often muddies debate on the alleged merits of Landmark's innovative (or [[psycho-babble]]) "technology".

* [[Lifespring]] 

The teachings, methods and results of Lifspring and its offshoots appear comparable to those of [[est]].

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[[Church of the SubGenius]]
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The [[Church of the SubGenius]] has made numerous attempts to be included on lists of cults and controversial religious movements.  This organization is widely seen as a humorous [[parody]] of religious cults, though members of the organization vehemently deny this; they state that while they are seen as a "joke desguised as a religion," in actuality they are a "religion disguised as a joke."

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* [[Plymouth Brethren]]
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The exclusive branch of the [[Plymouth Brethren]] are considered as a cult by most other cChristians, and non-religious observers as well.