ABSTRACT
Jesus was undoubtedly a problem-as were the early Christians, Mohammed and the early Muslims, and Wesley and the early Methodists. Today, L. Ron Hubbard and the Church of Scientology, Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, Li Hongzhi and Falun Gong; Osama bin Laden and Al Qaida have all been considered a threat not only to their individual followers but also to the very fabric of society. Indeed, throughout history, religious leaders and the movements to which they have given rise have been perceived to be social problems by those who are sure that they know another, truer Truth, and a different, better way of life than that proposed by the new religion.
