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Obedience to authority is everywhere. Whether it is a student obeying his teacher, citizens following the laws or a child obeying his or her parents there will always be a scenario of obedience to authority. There are of course different levels of obedience ranging from a group of people following their leader, such as on a sports team, to extreme religious cults.
Religions itself have different levels of obedience. Depending on how fanatic an environment you're in, the level of obedience is obviously raised. It is my opinion, based on personal experience that many people involved in such cult-like religions eventually decide that they don't want to be there.
To some people, the structure that these cults provide is very attractive to them. They love the fact that people are telling them what to do and how to do it every second of their life. They practically don't have to think at all – it is all done for them by their leaders. Most people, though, cannot stand that level of......

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