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23 hours ago · This can lead to members who are unable to leave a cult, even if they wanted to, as all of their money is tied up in the church. Photo Credit: Lightstock. 10. Dependence and Fear. Healthy churches ...
1 day ago · Silent birth. More. Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by the American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement. It is variously defined as a cult, a business, a religion, a scam, or a new religious movement. [11]
4 days ago · Janja Lalich, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Sociology, is an international authority on cults, extremism, and coercion. She specializes in self-sealing, or closed, systems (cults, narcissistic relationships, human trafficking, ideological extremism) with a particular focus on recruitment, indoctrination, and methods of influence and control.
1 day ago · James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader and mass murderer who led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978.
- Gunshot to the head (consistent with suicide)
- James Warren Jones, May 13, 1931, Crete, Indiana, U.S.
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- Leader of Peoples Temple
2 days ago · It is considered a cult by French and Belgian authorities. Raëlism teaches that an extraterrestrial species known as the Elohim created humanity using their advanced technology. An atheistic religion, it holds that the Elohim have historically been mistaken for gods.
4 days ago · What is a cult? As a Christian-based organisation, at Cultwatch we have two main definitions of what a cult is. First, a group that uses manipulative psychological “mind control” techniques to recruit and control their members.
4 days ago · Aleph, Japanese new religious movement founded in 1987 as AUM Shinrikyo (“AUM Supreme Truth”) by Matsumoto Chizuo, known to his followers as Master Asahara Shoko.
