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These Chinese Christians Were Branded A Criminal ‘Cult.’ Now They Have to Flee	Holly Folk, a professor at Western Washington University, is sympathetic. “Once you examine the track record,” she says, “you realize none of the accusations are true.” Analyzing the campaign against the CAG, “You see the exact same move by the Chinese government against the Falun Gong.” …	2020-02-19
Cults, New Christianities and Religious Persecution in the Internet Age; a Q&A with Holly Folk		2020-01-29
Folk presents in Kentucky, participates in survey of religious congregations		2016-02-26
WWU’s Holly Folk to Discuss Communes and Their Effects on Education and Society Feb. 29 at City Hall		2016-02-16
The road to healing: Q&A with Jonestown survivor Laura Johnson Kohl	On the night of Nov. 18, 1978, Laura Johnson Kohl’s life was changed forever. That night, 914 members of Peoples Temple, the community she had been an active member of for more than seven years, died in a mass-suicide led by Peoples Temple organizer Jim Jones, Kohl said.	2013-02-22
Don't Like The Government? Make Your Own, On International Waters	Almost all of us have complaints about the government, which probably range from high taxes to too much bureaucracy. Periodically, we get to take our frustrations out at the voting booth. But no matter how unhappy you may be, you probably never thought, "I'm going get out of here and…	2012-12-26

These Chinese Christians Were Branded A Criminal ‘Cult.’ Now They Have to Flee

Holly Folk, a professor at Western Washington University, is sympathetic. “Once you examine the track record,” she says, “you realize none of the accusations are true.” Analyzing the campaign against the CAG, “You see the exact same move by the Chinese government against the Falun Gong.”

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2020-02-19

Cults, New Christianities and Religious Persecution in the Internet Age; a Q&A with Holly Folk

2020-01-29

Folk presents in Kentucky, participates in survey of religious congregations

2016-02-26

WWU’s Holly Folk to Discuss Communes and Their Effects on Education and Society Feb. 29 at City Hall

2016-02-16

The road to healing: Q&A with Jonestown survivor Laura Johnson Kohl

On the night of Nov. 18, 1978, Laura Johnson Kohl’s life was changed forever.
That night, 914 members of Peoples Temple, the community she had been an active member of for more than seven years, died in a mass-suicide led by Peoples Temple organizer Jim Jones, Kohl said.

2013-02-22

Don't Like The Government? Make Your Own, On International Waters

Almost all of us have complaints about the government, which probably range from high taxes to too much bureaucracy. Periodically, we get to take our frustrations out at the voting booth. But no matter how unhappy you may be, you probably never thought, "I'm going get out of here and…

2012-12-26