Cult Group Controversies:
AGENDA
July 14 1999
Task Force to Study the Effects of Cult Activities
at Senior Public Higher Education Institutions
10:00 a.m Chairman's Remarks 10:05 a.m Welcoming Remarks Welcoming Remarks Mr. A. Recardo Perry, Vice President for Student Affairs, Morgan State University 10:15 a.m Characteristics of Destructive Cults Dr. William Taft Stuart Director, Undergraduate Studies in
Anthropology, University of Maryland, College Park10:45 a.m "Brainwashing' Dr. J. Gordon Melton Director, Institute for the Study of American
Religions11:15 a.m Ms. Nancy Ross World Coalition for Religious Freedom 11:35 a.m "Ex-Cultist Family Counseling" Reverend Richard Dowhower, ELCA All Saints Lutheran Church, Bowie, MD 12:05 p.m Lunch Break 1:00 p.m Task Force Discussion continues 3:00 p.m Open Forum (new presentations) 4:00 p.m Adjournment Upcoming Meetings; Tuesday, July 27, 1999, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Lowe House Office Building, Room 318, Annapolis, MD Monday, August 9, 1999, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Lowe House Office Building, Room 318, Annapolis, MD