Category: Doomsday
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The End Times (It gets weird). I hacked the Book of Revelation so your Cult Leader doesn’t have to.
Cults are obsessed with the Book of Revelation. Why? Because it’s scary as hell. The controversial final book of the Bible literally details the end of the world. With its terrifying imagery and horror movie timeline, so-called prophets are able to morph it into whatever narrative they choose. Nearly every Bible-based group (COG, JH, LDS,…
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The Bizarre Asceticism of Aum Shinrikyo
” Do your training, Do your training, Do your training, Do your training, Do your training, Do your training, Do your training …” Why is asceticism such an optimal tenet for cultic groups? To begin with, it establishes a series of challenges the follower must overcome. For every test passed, a deeper devotion to the…
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Who was Merry Berg? The true tragedy of Heaven’s Girl.
[Content Warning- This story involves child abuse both sexual and physical] Few cults are as notorious as The Children of God, now called The Family International. Perhaps what is most disturbing about this group is that they are still alive and operating to this day. I have to ask myself why I’m even re-telling this…
Jupiter Stop 