How to shrink cults

Techniques proven effective in controlling the growth of evil organizations:

Promote regulation and restriction of activities by lobbying lawmakers.

Collect stats and facts so you can stay on message when advocating and know your facts, not just emote and ramble.

Change social norms by influencing public opinion (education, letters to the editor, press releases, etc.).

Promote adoption of voluntary policies that restrict activities (advocate with colleges, malls, etc. to not allow recruitment on their grounds, etc.)

Educate non-legislative decision-makers (keep surgeons/anesthesiologists/pediatricians/gyns informed annually of issues with medical care, child abuse).

Monitor activities and report all violations of the law (trespassing, illegal use of mailboxes, child neglect, human rights violations, stalking).

Expose scandals on a very public scale by use of the media.  (Not small audiences--much less bang for your buck!)

Reduce the growth of new members by keeping potential recruits well-informed about the dangers of cults and their scandals.

Proven ineffective techniques:

    * Pleading with current members to leave
    * Activities and statements that call into question the prejudices and/or sanity of the speaker
    * Telling people facts that don't matter to them (arguing doctrine, for example)
    * Targeting all efforts at current members instead of preventing new members from joining (Eliminating new enrollment would be the end of cults.)