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Jan Groenveld | |
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| Occupation(s) | Founder, Cult Awareness and Information Centre |
| Spouse | Simon |
| Children | 2 |
Jan Groenveld (Unknown - October 22, 2002) was a former member of the Mormon Church and the Jehovah's Witnesses[1]. She spent a total amount of time of fifteen years in these organizations before leaving[1]. After negative experiences with the organizations, she resolved to strive to make more information available about cults to the general public.
Groenveld first began providing information about cults to the public and helping affected individuals in 1979[1]. Jan founded the Cult Awareness and Information Centre (CAIC), in 1995[1]. "Jan Groenveld" is a prohibited term on the Church of Scientology's internet filters, software it gives its members to filter out critical information on the internet[2]. See Scientology versus the Internet.
In 1999 an Australian publication interviewed Groenveld on the likelihood that more destructive cults would show up in their country. The publication titled Groenveld a "cult specialist"[3]. She warned the publication about a cult called the Twelve Tribes Mission, believing them to possess militant tendencies. She warned: "There are people out there all over the place who would like to be another Jim Jones", referring to the Peoples Temple cult suicide[3].
Groenveld coined the often quoted phrase:
The most dangerous lie is that which most closely resembles the truth.
— Jan Groenveld - See also Wikiquote: Cult[4]
Jan passed away in October 2002, and was survived by her husband Simon and two sons[5].
Education
Publications
Articles
- It Hurts, Jan Groenveld, as appeared in Cultic Studies Journal
- Recovery from Mind Control, Cult Involvement, Jan Groenveld, CAIC
- Cult Dynamics: Social Psychology and Group Dynamics, Jan Groenveld, hosted at Skeptic Tank
- The Art of Persuasion: Telling it Like it Is, Jan Groenveld, 1985, Freedom in Christ
- Parable of the New Soap, Jan Groenveld, Computers For Christ, Chicago, Illinois
- Stages in Recovery
- Identifying a Cult
- Healthy vs. Unhealthy (Toxic) Faith, Jan Groenveld, 1996
- Totalism in Today's Cults, Jan Groenveld, 1994
- Eight Marks of Mind Control, Cult Awareness and Information Centre
Presentations
- There are No Wasted Years, Pioneers in Ministry, audio CD
References
- ^ a b c d About Jan, Cult Awareness and Information Centre, 2006.
- ^ The Scientology Net Censor, List of censored terms, retrieved 1/6/2006.
- ^ a b Doom Cults Aussie Alert, Sunday Mail Brisbane, Australia, January 10, 1999
- ^ Parable of the New Soap, Jan Groenveld, Computers For Christ, Chicago, Illinois
- ^ In Memory of Jan Groenveld, Free Minds, Inc.
See also
External links
- Official sites
- Groenveld in Press/Media
- Doom Cults Aussie Alert, Sunday Mail Brisbane, Australia, January 10, 1999
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