Various notes and examples of the lack of academic freedom amongst adherents of the Baha'i World Faith.
1. Censorship, http://juan-cole.blogspot.com/2007/05/bahai-faith-in-america-as-panopticon.html
2. Control of Information (known as Gatekeeping in Destructive Cult studies):
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3. Proprietary Ownership of Revealed Writings: only approved members of the Baha'i World Faith may access the works of Baha'u'llah at the World Center in Haifa
4. Smear Campaigns, http://www.northill.demon.co.uk/relstud/apostasy.html, labeling ex-member researchers as "apostates" (see, http://www.icsahome.com/logon/elibdocview.asp?Subject=Myths,+Misnomers,+and+Missed+Signals%3A+Demystifying+Cult+Research)
"For example, the words “cult” and “brainwashing” are viewed as derogatory terms and eschewed in much academic writing, to the extent that those who use these terms are not published in many journals. In contrast, the term “apostate” is used to demean ex-members who become the researched or the researchers in academic studies on cults." Dr. Miriam Boeri