Lisa

“One day he started a water fight between the men and women. Another time, they had a flour fight. All of them, dressed in the few clothes they owned, threw white powder back and forth, laughing and screaming as though they had forgotten how fun fun was. They were children again, but their laughter was a strange sound in the house. Even to Ummi’s own ears, her happiness sounded odd. Everyone had a good time that day, but after all the mess was made, the women were left to clean the fine dust off the walls and from between the wooden floorboards, handwash their garbs, and panic over what to eat that night since they wasted all the flour on child’s play.”
― N. Jamiyla Chisholm, The Community

“Victims receive heat when given any sum. Few acknowledge that healing is costly.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name: A Memoir

“Create an atmosphere in your classroom that encourages questioning, open discussion and respect for a wide range of beliefs and opinions.”
― Steven Hassan, Combating Cult Mind Control: The Guide to Protection, Rescue and Recovery from Destructive Cults

“It is important to remember that, for the most part, people don’t join cults. Cults recruit people.”
― Steven Hassan, Combating Cult Mind Control: The Guide to Protection, Rescue and Recovery from Destructive Cults