Deprogramming is a controversial tactic that seeks to dissuade someone from "strongly held convictions" such as religious beliefs. Deprogramming purports to assist a person who holds a particular belief system—of a kind considered harmful by those initiating the deprogramming—to change those beliefs and sever connections to the group associated with them.Shupe, Anson (2005). Encyclopedia of religion, edited by Lindsay Jones, 2291–3. Vol. 4. 2nd ed. Macmillan Reference, USA.Neal, Lynn S. (2012). "Deprogramming". Encyclopedia of Religious Controversies in the United States. Edited by Bill J. Leonard and Jill Y. Crainshaw. Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO. Typically, people identifying themselves as deprogrammers are hired by a person's relatives, often parents of adult children. The subject of the deprogramming is usually forced to undergo the procedure, which might last days or weeks, against their will.
Deprogramming is a controversial tactic that seeks to dissuade someone from "strongly held convictions" such as religious beliefs. Deprogramming purports to assist a person who holds a particular belief system—of a kind considered harmful by those initiating the deprogramming—to change those beliefs and sever connections to the group associated with them.Shupe, Anson (2005). Encyclopedia of religion, edited by Lindsay Jones, 2291–3. Vol. 4. 2nd ed. Macmillan Reference, USA.Neal, Lynn S. (2012). "Deprogramming". Encyclopedia of Religious Controversies in the United States. Edited by Bill J. Leonard and Jill Y. Crainshaw. Vol. 1. 2nd ed Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO. Typically, people identifying themselves as deprogrammers are hired by a person's relatives, often parents of adult children. The subject of the deprogramming is usually forced to undergo the procedure, which might last days or weeks, against their will.