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In response to the question, it is my belief that colleges should be allowed to distribute information on cults. This accomplishes two things. One, it will increase the knowledge of said students about cults in general. Two, it will effectively warn students of the negative effects of cults.

I'm sure that the A.C.L.U. will be up in arms about an action that on the outside appears to be "religious persecution". Upon further investigation, this is not a persecution, but an attempt to educate America's youth to the dangers of those that may seek to exploit or manipulate young minds. All one has to do in this sad time is mention events and places like Jonestown; Waco, Texas; or most recently, the Hale-Bopp Comet, to induce horrifying mental images of bodies covered with blankets. I wonder how many young people would have avoided these disasters if they had only had some education on the subject of cults. We will never know.

: -- Mark B. Morse, Liberty University (posted 8/30, 4:30 p.m., E.D.T.)

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