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Destructive cult is a term frequently used by the anti-cult movement. [18] Members of the anti-cult movement typically define a destructive cult as a group that is unethical, deceptive, and one that uses "strong influence" or mind control techniques to affect critical thinking skills. [32]
The Potter's House was a member of the Foursquare church until 1983 when they separated to form a new independent fellowship. The church has also been criticised in a number of areas including high levels of control, extreme commitment requirements, and the mistreatment of former members. It has been labelled by many ex-members as a cult. [1 ...
Heaven's Gate was an American new religious movement known primarily for the mass suicides committed by its members in 1997. Commonly designated a cult, it was founded in 1974 and led by Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997) and Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985), known within the movement as Do and Ti.
Young was born and raised in The Children of God cult. She's the eldest daughter of a second generation cult member who was 14 when she was impregnated by an older cult member. Hough, Lauren (2021). Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing. National Geographic Books. ISBN 978-0593080764. Hough was born and raised in the Children of God.
Bethany Joy Lenz didn't mean to be part of a cult. Perhaps no one really does. But the erstwhile "One Tree Hill" star says she fell prey to the "Big House Family," the religious cult at the center ...
A Twelve Tribes dance. The Twelve Tribes, formerly known as the Vine Christian Community Church, [5] the Northeast Kingdom Community Church, [6] the Messianic Communities, [6] and the Community Apostolic Order, [7] is a movement that is defined as either a cult [14] or a new religious movement.
Glenn Close spent her childhood as a member of a cult-like religious group called the Moral Re-Armament.
A trans-woman has spoken for the first time of how she escaped an evil cult led by her father who kidnapped and raped fellow members. Yaya DeCloud, 42, was born as a male on December 14, 1981.