Landmark Education

<p>In 1996, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmark_Education" title="Landmark Education">Landmark Education</a> sued Singer for defamation. Singer mentioned Landmark Education in <i>Cults in our Midst</i>; it was unclear whether she labeled Landmark Education as a cult or not. Singer issued a statement pursuant to a settlement agreement stating that she did not intend to call Landmark a cult, nor did she consider it a cult.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Singer#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup> Singer removed the references to Landmark Education from subsequent editions of the book. She also stated at deposition that she had "no personal, firsthand knowledge of Landmark or its programs."

Amanda Scioscia reported in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_New_Times" title="Phoenix New Times">Phoenix New Times</a> that Singer never called Landmark a cult, but that she described it as a "a controversial <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age" title="New Age">New Age</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Training" title="Training">training</a> course". She also stated that she would not recommend the group to anyone, and would not comment on whether Landmark uses <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coercive_persuasion" title="Coercive persuasion">coercive persuasion</a> for fear of legal recrimination from Landmark.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Singer#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup></p>