The Centre contre les manipulations mentales (Centre against mind control), widely named CCMM or Centre Ikor Roger, is a French anti-cult association.
History edit
The association was founded in 1981 by the writer Roger Ikor, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1955, after the suicide of his son, a follower of Zen macrobiotics.[1]
The CCMM was chaired from 1997 to 1998 by Alain Vivien.[2] Before resigning to become president of the Interministerial Mission for the Fight against Sects (MILS), he hired his wife Patricia as executive director.[3] Patricia Vivien had an important role in the CCMM, and eventually was said to have more power than the president.[4]
Criticism edit
The writings of CCMM are a source of information for organizations such as MIVILUDES.[5] The CCMM was sometimes criticized, notably because of financial disclosure and the important role of Patricia Vivien when Alain Vivien was president of MIVILUDES, which led to collusion between the two associations.[4]
Priest Jean Vernette criticized the association for the publication of its book entitled Dictionnaire des sectes which contains a list of cults, including some Roman Catholic groups.[6]
References edit
- ^ Richardson, James T. (2004). Regulating Religion: Case Studies from Around the Globe. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 42–43. ISBN 9780306478871.
- ^ Richardson, James T. (2004). Regulating Religion: Case Studies from Around the Globe. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 73. ISBN 9780306478871.
- ^ Lardeur, Thomas (22–28 August 2002). "Pourquoi la bataille anti-sectes a échoué?". VSD (in French).
- ^ a b "Sectes, les pourfendeurs se déchirent". Le Point (in French). 19 January 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ "Rapport au Premier ministre — Les dérives sectaires — Année 2003 — Mission interministérielle de vigilance et de lutte contre les dérives sectaires - MIVILUDES -" (PDF) (in French). MIVILUDES. p. 40. Archived from the original (pdf) on 5 May 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ "La lutte anti-secte pourrait conduire à imposer un "religieusement correct"" (in French). Liberté politique. 21 February 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2010.