Cal State-Long Beach 'religious' groups not always what they seem

Johnny Rundell
University Wire
12-13-2006
(Daily Forty-Niner) (U-WIRE) LONG BEACH, Calif. -- There are hundreds of student organizations at California State University at Long Beach, but students looking for a place to fit in should be wary of recruitment from high-pressure groups.

A high-pressure group is an organization that attempts to manipulate people to join and then remain in that group. These groups may encourage members to drop ties with outside friends and family and stop participating in other activities in favor of spending time with others in the group.

Stephanie Thara, a junior, has had encounters with high-pressure groups. While working on campus, Thara was approached by a ...

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