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1. www.nytimes.com › 2014/10/27 › usJohn-Roger, New Age Spiritual Leader in California, Dies at 80

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   Oct 24, 2014 · Oct. 24, 2014. John-Roger, a self-anointed spiritual adviser and preacher of human potential who founded a New Age movement that for a time achieved an aura of glamour and attracted celebrity...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John-Roger_HinkinsJohn-Roger Hinkins - Wikipedia

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   Controversy has surrounded MSIA: it has been accused of being a cult by some former members and by the Cult Awareness and Information Centre, and claims have been made that Hinkins had unethical sexual relationships with members.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SynanonSynanon - Wikipedia

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   Synanon, originally known as Tender Loving Care, was a new religious movement founded in 1958 by Charles E. "Chuck" Dederich Sr. in Santa Monica, California, United States. Originally established as a drug rehabilitation program, Synanon developed into an alternative community centered on group truth-telling sessions that came to be known as ...

5. www.reddit.com › r › cultsJohn-Roger & the (unaccredited) University of Santa Monica

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   Santa Monica has been a hotbed for white collar, supposedly psychoeducational -- but actually neurolinguistic programming -- cults since the '50s when Charles Dederich founded Synanon. Scientology opened a center in the '60s.

6. www.cbsnews.com › news › synanon-rare-look-insideEx-Synanon members give rare look inside notorious California ...

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   Dec 14, 2023 · A mother and daughter embark on a journey to discover the truth about Synanon — an experimental 1950s community that slowly turned into a full-blown cult.

7. lamag.com › news › a-new-hbo-max-doc-takes-on-synanonA New HBO Max Doc Takes On Synanon - LAmag - Los Angeles Magazine

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   Apr 18, 2024 · Chris Nichols. Apr 18, 2024. Father William H. Dubay enters Synanon House in Santa Monica, 1966. Art Worden/Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library. The final episode of the...

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   Is MSIA a cult?

   • The church was estimated in 1993 to have 4500 members. Controversy has surrounded MSIA: it has been accused of being a cult by some former members and by the Cult Awareness and Information Centre, and claims have been made that Hinkins had unethical sexual relationships with members.

   John-Roger Hinkins - Wikipedia

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   What is the University of Santa Monica known for?

   • In 1976 he started what is now known as the University of Santa Monica, an unaccredited school operating independently of the church and specializing in what it calls “spiritual psychology”; and the Peace Theological Seminary and College of Philosophy, the educational arm of the church.

   John-Roger, New Age Spiritual Leader in California, Dies at 80

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   Is Synanon a cult?

   • Synanon was my home, the place where I was born. While I remember it as a utopia — originally created as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation community in Santa Monica, California, in 1958 — by 1975, outsiders referred to us as a cult. Children born inside Synanon were raised communally. Our parents would come and go when they wanted to see us.

   Ex-Synanon members give rare look inside notorious California cult

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   What was the main thorn in the cult's side?

   • The main thorn in the cult's side was the Point Reyes Light, a weekly newspaper published by David V. Mitchell. The newspaper was domiciled in a tiny town ten miles south of Marshall, where Synanon's main facility was located. The paper prevailed on press freedom and protection issues and its reporting was consummately professional.

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9. laist.com › news › foodWhy The 'Cadillac Of Cults' Is Serving $8 Organic Lunches

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   Jun 19, 2018 · An MSIA meal won't impress foodies or earn a Jonathan Gold shoutout but dining in near silence at the headquarters of an alleged cult while you gaze at its luxuriant greenery has a peculiar,...