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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.
Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr. (May 17, 1931 – March 26, 1997), also known as Do, [a] among other names, [b] was an American religious leader who founded and led the Heaven's Gate new religious movement (often described as a cult), and organized their mass suicide in 1997.
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The Order of the Solar Temple (French: Ordre du Temple solaire, OTS), or simply the Solar Temple, [a] was a new religious movement and secret society, often described as a cult, notorious for the mass deaths of many of its members in several mass murders and suicides throughout the 1990s.
The 12P/Pons-Brooks comet isn't at peak viewing yet, but backyard astronomers are already capturing stunning images of its flare-ups. 'Devil's comet,' visible every 71 years, striking the sky this ...
The Order of the Solar Temple was a religious group active in several French-speaking countries, led by Joseph Di Mambro and Luc Jouret.Founded in 1984, it was a neo-Templar secret society with eclectic beliefs sourced from many different movements like Rosicrucianism, Theosophy, and the New Age. [1]
On April 8, 1971, a new Scientology organization was incorporated in San Diego – the "Church of Scientology of Jolla". [4] Its name was later changed to "Church of Scientology of San Diego". Finally, on May 20, 1985, the organization was transferred and re-incorporated in Los Angeles under the new name "Church of Scientology Western United ...
The mission of the Watchman Fellowship has three primary goals: to educate the community, to equip the church, and to evangelize the cults. [5] The Fellowship encourages traditional Christians to gather accurate information about groups that deviate from "essential Christian doctrines." [6] Its president is James Walker. [7]