| Formation | 1981; 43 years ago (1981) |
|---|---|
| Founder | Roger Ikor |
| Location | |
| Website | ccmm |
The Centre contre les manipulations mentales or Centre Roger Ikor, widely abbreviated CCMM, is a French anti-cult association.
History
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.
The CCMM was chaired from 1997 to 1998 by Alain Vivien. Before resigning to become president of the Interministerial Mission for the Fight against Sects (MILS), he hired his wife Patricia as executive director. Patricia Vivien had an important role in the CCMM, and eventually was said to have more power than the president.
Criticism
The writings of CCMM are a source of information for organizations such as MIVILUDES. 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.
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.
References
- Richardson 2004, pp. 42–43.
- Richardson 2004, p. 73.
- Lardeur, Thomas (22–28 August 2002). "Pourquoi la bataille anti-sectes a échoué?" [Why has the battle against cults failed?]. VSD (in French).
- ^ Deloire, Christophe (19 January 2009). "Les pourfendeurs se déchirent" [The critics tear each other apart]. Le Point (in French). Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- Rapport au Premier ministre: Les dérives sectaires [Report to the Prime Minister: Cult abuses] (PDF) (Report) (in French). MIVILUDES. 2003. 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"" [The fight against cults could lead to the imposition of "religious correctness"]. Libertépolitique.com (in French). 21 February 2001. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- Sources
- Richardson, James T., ed. (2004). Regulating Religion: Case Studies from Around the Globe. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-0-306-47887-1.
