Ronald A. Lindsay exposes Abdullah Hashem as a self-declared prophet blending Christianity and Islam and shows how such figures exploit followers to amass power and wealth. He argues that the psychological appeal of surrendering autonomy explains why people repeatedly fall for charlatans, and cautions that secular ideologies can produce similar cultish dynamics.
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About the Author: Ronald A. Lindsay is the former president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, recent interim general counsel for CFI, and editor of Free Inquiry magazine.
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