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Deprogrammed Moonie recounts escape and deprogramming ordeal
Leonard details his kidnapping by worried parents and deprogramming in New Hampshire. He describes exposure to both sides of the Moon organization, the costly process, and the emotional strain of leaving the Unification Church. He cites arguments about greed versus piety and notes Liftons critique of totalism.
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Mel
Moon
Leonard
New Jerusalem
Korea
Chicago
Moonies
Brattleboro
BUHS
Bradley
Connecticut
Moonie
Santa’s Land
Putney
Candy Land
The
Moon Organization
Unification Church
United States
New Hampshire
South Korea
Harvard
Robert Jay Lifton
Lifton