new sects surf on health and well-being

Health and well-being today are fertile ground for sectarian movements. In any case, this is what Armelle Oger, journalist at We Demain, was able to say after having carried out an in-depth investigation on the subject. To carry it out, it relied on the 2020 report from Miviludes (Interministerial mission for vigilance and the fight against sectarian aberrations), as well as testimonies.

“The president of Miviludes says that we have never been so vulnerable – all profiles combined – and our vulnerabilities have never been so exploitable by cults“, she explains. Also, she believes that the health crisis is a reason favored the progression of gurus”who present themselves as coaches“to succeed in recruiting people weakened by many doubts and questions. Finally, boosted by digital,”sessions, sharing, groups are formed, evolve“. Faced with these abuses, the best weapon remains vigilance.