Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Trump derangement syndrome ( TDS) is a pejorative term, usually for criticism or negative reactions to former United States president Donald Trump that are perceived to be irrational and to have little regard towards Trump's actual policy positions, or actions undertaken by his administration. [1] The term has mainly been used by Trump ...
The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known by its informal name " Jonestown ", was a remote settlement in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, an American cult under the leadership of Jim Jones. Jonestown became internationally infamous when, on November 18, 1978, a total of 918 [1] [2] people died at the settlement, at the ...
Roch Thériault ( [ʁɔk te.ʁjo]; May 16, 1947 – February 26, 2011) was a Canadian cult leader and convicted murderer. Thériault, a self-proclaimed prophet under the name Moïse [mɔ.iz], founded the Ant Hill Kids in 1977. They were a doomsday cult whose beliefs were based on Seventh-day Adventist Church beliefs. In April 1978, Thériault was removed from the Seventh-day Adventist Church ...
The real-life story of this cult is still somewhat shrouded in mystery, but the Netflix synopsis offers some hints about what to expect: “TikTok dancers are trapped in a cult masquerading as a ...
The application of the labels "cults" or "sects" to (for example) religious movements in government documents usually signifies the popular and negative use of the term "cult" in English and a functionally similar use of words translated as "sect" in several European languages. [1] [2] [need quotation to verify] Government reports which have used these words include ones from Austria, [3 ...
The Order of the Solar Temple ( French: Ordre du Temple solaire, OTS ), or simply the Solar Temple, was an esoteric new religious movement and secret society, often described as a cult, notorious for the mass deaths of many of its members in several incidents throughout the 1990s. The OTS claimed to be based upon the ideals of the Knights Templar and incorporated a mix of Rosicrucianism ...
Jehovah's Witnesses have also been criticized because they reject blood transfusions, even in life-threatening medical situations, and for failing to report cases of sexual abuse to the authorities. Many of the claims are denied by Jehovah's Witnesses and some have also been disputed by courts and religious scholars.
Twin Flames Universe ( TFU) is an American cult run by Jeff and Shaleia Divine. The group's practices, based on elements of New Age spiritualism regarding soulmates popularized in the 2000s, [1] have been criticized as a "self-help and wellness cult" by experts such as Janja Lalich. [2] In 2023, the group was the subject of the documentaries Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames ...