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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.
Fragments of their beliefs in an exalted and deified Jesus, what Mack called the "Christ cult," can be found in the writings of Paul. [ 172 ] [ note 16 ] Yet, Hurtado notes that Paul valued the linkage with "Jewish Christian circles in Roman Judea," which makes it likely that his Christology was in line with, and indebted to, their views. [ 175 ]
He is also called Jah Ras Tafari, and is often considered to be alive by Rastafari movement members. [19] Ernest Norman (1904–1971), an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Unarius Academy of Science in 1954, was allegedly Jesus in a past life and his earthly incarnation was as an archangel named Raphael. [20]
Richard P. Rodriguez [2] was born on January 25, 1975, in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, as David Moses Zerby.His mother was Karen Zerby, the spiritual leader of the religious cult Children of God (COG), and his father was a Spanish hotel waiter named Carlos whom Zerby had "Flirty Fished", a practice in which female cult members would have sex with men to draw in potential converts. [3]
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]
If someone wants to become a Shaker, and the Shakers assent, the would-be member can move into the dwelling house. If the novices, as they are called, stay a week, they sign an articles of agreement, which protects the colony from being sued for lost wages. After a year, the Shakers will take a vote whether to allow the novice in, but it takes ...
Also called Indian Rebellion of 1857. 1875: the Theosophical Society was formed in New York City by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others. 1879: Christian Science was granted its charter in Boston, Massachusetts. 1881: Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society was formed by Charles Taze Russell, initiating the Bible Student ...
The first 20-40 members of the Tabernacle Temple were former members and victims of Hosaeng Prayer Center. [2] After joining the Tabernacle Temple, they were convinced that their former pastor was an agent of Satan as recorded in Ezekiel 16: 4-5, Mat 24 :15 - referring to Kim Jong-kyu as the Abomination and the Beast. [2]