Hey. I thought i'd write a blog concerning some cults that we haven't covered on the course. This can open the topic more and is very interesting to read. Cults can come in may forms. The main forms are:
-Secret Societires
-New Religious Movements
-UFO Cults
-Doomsday Cuts
-Sinister Sects
-Modern Militants
I am now going to give some examples from each category.
Jonestown, Waco and The Order Of the Solar Temple are examples of Doomsday cults. Heaven’s Gate is UFO Cult. These are the ones we studied.
These are very well known and interesting cults. However there are many many cults out there. I am going to discuss some of them now.
An example of a Secret Society is Modern Druids. Modern Druids follow an ancient form of worship which is shrouded in mystery. Most people think this group are peace loving pagans, however the reality is that they are a much more bloodthirsty group, offering scarifies – mostly human.
The Unification Church is an example of a New Religious Movement. This multi-million dollar organization popularly known as the ‘Moonies’ is really a business empire with ne
wspapers and a well-known Church that members donate all their wealth too. Moonies are notorious for their devious methods of raising Church funds. The thing Moonies are very well known for though is their mass weddings, where you have no say in who you get chosen to get married too. The leader claims he knows more about this planets future than the rest of us.
Examples of Sinister Sects are Satanism and The KKK. These groups have VERY different and alternative attitudes to the majority of the human population are considered Evil in modern society. (obviously)
An Example of Modern Militants are terrorist groups. A modern example would be the war in Iraq at the moment and September The 11th. These groups are fighting for their beliefs and use extreme action.
This is just a summary of these cults but I just thought it might be nice to read about cults more widely and explore the nature. To find out more about these cults here are a few useful links.
-Doomsday Cuts
-Sinister Sects
-Modern Militants
I am now going to give some examples from each category.
Jonestown, Waco and The Order Of the Solar Temple are examples of Doomsday cults. Heaven’s Gate is UFO Cult. These are the ones we studied.
These are very well known and interesting cults. However there are many many cults out there. I am going to discuss some of them now.
An example of a Secret Society is Modern Druids. Modern Druids follow an ancient form of worship which is shrouded in mystery. Most people think this group are peace loving pagans, however the reality is that they are a much more bloodthirsty group, offering scarifies – mostly human.
The Unification Church is an example of a New Religious Movement. This multi-million dollar organization popularly known as the ‘Moonies’ is really a business empire with ne
wspapers and a well-known Church that members donate all their wealth too. Moonies are notorious for their devious methods of raising Church funds. The thing Moonies are very well known for though is their mass weddings, where you have no say in who you get chosen to get married too. The leader claims he knows more about this planets future than the rest of us.Examples of Sinister Sects are Satanism and The KKK. These groups have VERY different and alternative attitudes to the majority of the human population are considered Evil in modern society. (obviously)
An Example of Modern Militants are terrorist groups. A modern example would be the war in Iraq at the moment and September The 11th. These groups are fighting for their beliefs and use extreme action.
This is just a summary of these cults but I just thought it might be nice to read about cults more widely and explore the nature. To find out more about these cults here are a few useful links.
http://www.rickross.com/ (ths one is very good)
See ya,
By Viranjit Kaur
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