Cults

Heaven’s Gate Pt. 3: The Pivot

The group’s belief system had never been infallible. There had been adjustments along the way;...

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The Church of Wells Pt. 1

When Baylor University students Sean Morris and Ryan Ringnald met in the mid 2000s, they both...

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Brother Julius and The Work Pt. 2

By the 1980s, The Work was a real estate empire worth millions. But Julius didn’t concern himself...

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Brother Julius and The Work Pt. 1

While stationed in the South Pacific with the Navy during World War II, Julius Schacknow had a...

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William Miller Pt. 2: The Great Disappointment

As the Adventist movement spread across the United States, and as the date of Miller’s predicted...

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William Miller Pt. 1: Grandfather of the Adventist Movement

The origins of the 19th-century preacher who founded Millerism, revived belief in Jesus’ imminent...

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Jeong Myeong-seok: The Bride Collecting Messiah Pt. 2

By the late 1990s, the Providence movement had expanded its reach internationally. But when word...

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Jeong Myeong-seok: The Bride Collecting Messiah Pt. 1

After cutting his teeth in the rapidly growing unification movement in South Korea in the 1970s,...

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Faizrakhman Sattarov and the Underground Russian Cult

In the 1960s, Faizrakhman Sattarov experienced a holy vision when sparks shot down from a trolley...

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“Jesus Army” Noel Stanton Pt. 2

By the late ‘80s, Stanton had fully embraced military metaphors in the Bible, mobilizing his...

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“Jesus Army” Noel Stanton Pt. 1

During WWII, while serving in the British Royal Navy, Noel Stanton had an encounter with an...

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Serial Killers Crossover: “The Narcosatanist” Adolfo Constanzo Pt. 2

After amassing wealth and influence as a spiritual advisor in the 1980s, Adolfo Constanzo set his...

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Serial Killers Crossover: “The Narcosatanist” Adolfo Constanzo Pt. 1

Schooled in the darkest corners of his family’s Afro-Carribean religion, Adolfo Constanzo decided...

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“Be’er Miriam Seminary” Aharon Ramati

For over a decade, a self-described rabbi ran a seminary in an orthodox neighborhood of...

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“Hermes Far Eastern Shining” Gerald Hart Attrill Pt. 2

Increased government scrutiny in the early 2000s didn’t stop Hermes Far Eastern Shining from...

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“Hermes Far Eastern Shining” Gerald Hart Attrill Pt. 1

A fast-growing cult in Australia absorbed hundreds of people into its fold in the late 1990s....

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“Fiat Lux” Uriella

Deep in the heart of the Black Woods on the border between Switzerland and Germany, an eccentric...

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“The Watcher House,” from Internet Urban Legends

Creepypastas, frightful TikToks, online horror stories… Loey Lane and Eleanor Barnes are taking...

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“The Church of God Preparing for the Kingdom of God“ Ronald Weinland

In the 1990s, Ronald Weinland began issuing doomsday prophecies from his online pulpit. Despite...

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“The Church of the Creator” Ben Klassen and Matthew Hale Pt. 2

When Ben Klassen died by suicide in 1993, Matthew Hale picked up his mantle as leader of the...

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