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John A. Saliba
John A. Saliba is a Maltese-born Jesuit priest, a professor of religious studies at the University of Detroit Mercy and a noted writer and researcher in the field of new religious movements.
Saliba has advocated a conciliatory approach towards new religions. He has argued that membership in such movements can serve as a temporary haven for young adults in a formative stage of their lives, and is not necessarily detrimental. He has been critical of the brainwashing concept espoused by the anti-cult movement.
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Marianne Saliba
Marianne Frances Saliba (born 16 April 1960) is an Australian politician. She has been the Mayor of the City of Shellharbour since 2012. She was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2007, representing the (now abolished) electorate of Illawarra.
Saliba is the daughter of Alex and May Hudson and was the born in Barrhead, Scotland and migrated to Australia in 1964 with her parents. She was educated at St Anne’s College, Dapto and did Secretarial Studies at the