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Have you guys ever heard of a cult?
Cults are a group of people who share the same religious beliefs or practices that others
would find stranger or disturbing.
Cults are still prevalent today so we are going to talk about the top 10 scariest cults
that actually existed.
Starting us off in at number 10 with The Manson Family.
This is probably one of the most notorious cults of our time.
The Manson family was a small but dangerous group of people led by Charles Manson.
Acting under his instructions, members of the cult murdered a famous actress and four
others on August 9, 1969.
The members were also responsible for a number of other murders and assaults and they even
attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford.
There are still a number of people who worship Charles Manson today and they are patiently
waiting until his next chance at parole which would be in 2027.
The church of euthanasia comes in at number 9.
This is a relatively new religious cult and the members believe that they need to restore
the balance between humans and other species on Earth.
So, they have four main principles, suicide, abortion, cannibalism of the dead and sodomy
because it is a sexual act that doesn’t led to having a child.
One of their slogans is “Save the planet, kill yourself.”
Which gives you enough insight into how extreme they are.
Scientology makes its debut in at number 8.
The church of scientology is one of the most controversial religious organizations of our
time.
It was created in 1947 and it is a cult that focuses on brainwashing and fraudulent activity.
Scientologists believe that people are immortal alien beings who have forgotten their true
nature and are trapped on Earth in a human body.
There have been reports from people who have left the Church of Scientology who claim that
they have been held in “rehabilitation camps” for years against their will or sending members
to go through the trash of the church’s critics and former members to find material
to blackmail them into silence.
Scientologists have also been accused of tampering with witnesses in court cases and even murder.
Up next in at number 7 is Aum Shinrikyo.
This is a Japanese doomsday cult that was responsible for a deadly subway attack in
Tokyo that killed 12 people and injured another 1000.
The cult believes that there is an impending apocalypse and their main goal is to get rid
of sins.
Even though they are based on Buddhism principles, they are more closely related to a terrorist
group.
Heaven’s Gate scares us in at number 6.
These followers believe in UFO’s and that the Earth is about to be recycled and wiped
clean and the only way to escape is to get off of the planet.
So, this belief system caused mass suicides and there were even instructional videos on
how to leave your “flesh body” behind and ascent to a new home.
And in March 26, 1997 police discovered the bodies of 39 members of the group who were
involved in a mass suicide in order to reach what they believed was an extraterrestrial
space craft.
Up next in at number 5 is The Order of the Solar Temple.
This cult believes that an Apocalypse will destroy the Earth through a natural disaster
and only Solar temple members would be spared because of their faith.
The members also believe that suicide would save them and that they would be really going
on a Journey to a star called Sirius.
These beliefs are so strong that in 1994, 53 members of the cult were found dead due
to a mass suicide.
Branch Davidians make it into number 4.
This cult was founded by David Koresh and he taught his followers that the United States
Government was the enemy of God and he gave them instructions to fight the people who
threatened their lives with deadly weapons.
He also had numerous sexual relationships with many of the female members and he even
raped children with the parents’ consent.
And in 1993, the FBI tried to investigate this cult which ended in a tragedy because
76 people lost their lives that day.
And now in at number 3 is The KKK.
The Ku Klux Klan is an extreme cult of Christianity that promotes white supremacy.
They are extremely violent and they are infamously known to commit acts of cold blooded murders
and burn crosses while covering their identities by wearing white robes and hoods.
In 1928, the KKK had almost 4 million members who all despised the entire black race, Catholics,
Jews and other non-white races.
The clan still exists today and they are still a secretive and dangerous cult.
The Children of God are in at number 2.
This twisted cult is devoted to pedophilia and sex.
The followers of this cult believe that sex with children is natural and right.
They are a doomsday cult that believes an apocalypse is coming so they use sex as a
way to get new members.
The children who were born into the cult are called Jesus babies and they are brought up
to continue this vicious cycle.
Apparently, the women in this cult are also forced to go into prostitution and sex slavery.
And finally in at number 1 we have The People’s Temple.
This cult was founded in 1955 by Jim Jones and he wanted to promote Christianity and
racial equality.
Sounds good, right?
Wrong.
His foundation was built on mind control and brainwashing.
The People’s Temple had to flee the United States because they were being charged with
violence, abuse and illegal cult activity.
The cults’ most infamous incident occurred on November 19, 1978 when 918 members died
in a mass murder/suicide in Guyana.
Jim Jones ordered the members of the cult to drink a concoction of cyanide-laced grape
flavoured Kool-Aid.
This was a devastating loss of human life.
Well there you guys have it…