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Children in Minority Religions
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Podcast with Dr. Palmer on “Children in New Religious Movements”

Shane Dussault Ovadia May 26, 2019

You can listen to the podcast (or read the transcript) here.

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Research Project

Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control, 1950-2020

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Our approach

They lived in the children's house

« … they lived in the Children’s House … »

Our research group studies past and present alternative religions like the Oneida Perfectionists (illustrated above and elsewhere on this website). Some of these groups have controversial child-rearing practices. It is our task to collect and provide information about children’s lives in minority religions which is accurate, up-to-date, and based on evidence. Our discipline requires that we maintain an objective value-free stance.

If you have any concerns, please contact our Principal Investigator at susan.palmer@mcgill.ca