Heaven's Gate Documentary

There are many cults world wide, but not all are as dangerous.

Armstrongism Archives: Worldwide Church Of God--Modern Day Cult

How many of these church organizations still exist, I have no idea, nor do I know what they teach aside from glancing at a few websites to learn that at least some of these groups are still Saturday Sabbath keepers, Old Testament "Holyday" keepers, and keepers of such doctrines as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd tithes. Some still have an authoritarian format they adhere to, and all in the name of Jesus Christ as the "true church".

Being spiritually seduced by false teachers is a tragedy of life. Some human beings love to play the role of being God on earth and unfortunately often deceive many into following their deceptions. The Worldwide Church of God under the leadership of its original founder Herbert W. Armstrong, impacted the lives of well over a 100,000 church members worldwide. (I have read that at its peak, the membership was 145,000.) Many of those lives were spent in sorrow and tragedy, especially because of such teachings as "divorce and remarriage", and financially raping people through 1st, 2nd, and 3rd tithes, as well as pressure to endlessly donate over and above the three tithes.  -Read more here

Pedophiles: Facts and Fumes

Facts about pedophiles are deduced from research on identified pedophiles available to researchers. This population is predominantly convicted child molesters, the five percent who get caught, pinpointing them as the statistical outliers. Until research is conducted on the ninety-five percent of those with the condition pedophilia who do notindulge their desires or do not get caught, these facts are guesses, intelligent conjecture, not fully proven facts, yet. Here are some of the accepted truths:
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SURVIVOR STORIES: I Escaped a Cult

The courageous stories of three people who escaped the clutches of abuse, mind control, and fear in two dangerous religious cults. Original aired on National Geographic April 2012. Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints, Warren Jeffs, Aggressive Christianity Missionary Training Corps.

Cult Language

One of the distinct markers of many cults is the fact that members use a language all their own. The leader may use certain words that are not in the common vernacular, and the members adopt those words so that somebody coming from the outside can’t instantly join the conversation. 
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SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT: How I Survived the United Pentecostal Church

This is how I survived the United Pentecostal Church.The United States considers itself a very religious country. Religion is a big deal here in the United States. When you think of a cult, do you think of Jim Jones or Waco? A cult is a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies, according to onlinedictionary.reference.com/browse/cult. So according to the above definition of a “cult” every church is a cult. -Read more here

‘The Source Family’ a gripping look at a ’60s-era cult

Over the years there have been numerous in-depth examinations of various American cults on the big and small screens. From the worlds of Jim Jones to the Branch Davidians to Charles Manson, filmmakers have frequently been intrigued by cults and what leads presumably sane — if easily impressionable — people to be attracted to the messianic leaders of these groups.
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