The widely accepted definition of a sect is a religious group with characteristics‚ which distinguishes it from either a Church or a denomination. Many groups which fit this definition now prefer the less contentious title of "new religious movements"‚ because over the last fifty years‚ sects have become linked with brainwashing‚ mass suicide‚ and even a murder. One of the examples is the suicide of 900 members of the People’s temple. Sects are not a new phenomenon and they have always attracted
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willing to put the interests of society ahead of their own desires. To do this‚ he suggested‚ religion worked in two modes: the positive cult and the negative cult. The negative cult consisted of all the taboos and prohibitions of religion‚ like fasting and abstaining from sex. The purpose‚ Durkheim believed‚ was to teach self-discipline. The positive cult consisted of communal ceremonies‚ which were centered around the totem‚ and which might involve relaxing the normal taboo on eating
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Anti-Cult Week Symposium organised by the University of Lagos on Wednesday‚ November 3‚ 1999 This Anti-Cult week marks another important step towards dealing with one of the contemporary problems facing higher education in Nigeria. The problems of the violence associated with "cultism" in higher institutions reached a climax with the cruel massacre of five students of the Obafemi Awolowo University‚ Ile-Ife in the early hours of July 10. I can say authoritatively that the trend towards cult violence
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there he headed to Kirtland in search of a Mormon Prophet named Joseph Smith (pg 3). When confronting Smith‚ Matthias gave a fake name and quickly became “friends.” The shared an enemy in the Finneyite reform‚ one that Matthias sought to look into. His cult eventually became his end and demolished him from the inside out. One of the first and closest followers of Matthias and his teachings was a man by the name of Elijah Pierson. Pierson was born a Calvinist‚ but later became Matthias’s number one follower
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November 27‚ 2013 Latin American Studies Mr. Pollicella Che Guevara Research Paper Che Guevara was a revolutionary; he wanted the people of South America to be equal but he was a violent megalomaniac. He was a Marxist‚ a communist. Born in Argentina on June 14‚ 1928‚ Che came from a family of “leftists” and he was reported of always feeling bad for the poor. Che Guevara’s real name is Ernesto R. Guevara de la Serna. Ernesto was a medical student in Argentina before he became the famous “Che
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It went from being a mystery cult to a public religion. Wicca shows the undeniable influence of late Victorian era occultism. The religion‚ however‚ is inspired by older Pagan faiths. Wicca can be traced back to paleolithic man‚ cave painting’s that depict the Horned God and pregnant
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present by juxtaposing Kirsten’s and Tyler’s experiences with Arthur and its effect on their value for the past. Kirsten who is enamoured by the past contrasts with Tyler who despises the memories of the past as it prevents Tyler’s plans to advance his cult. Their enmity is a result of their varying levels of importance they place on the past. Kirsten and Tyler’s
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Confucian temples in Japan Confucian temples in Japan aren’t numerous‚ all of them are connected with a cult of the great Chinese thinker Confucius (Kun-tszy) who was living in 551 – 479 BC. After his death in Qufu (Цюйфу) near his grave was built the first temple in his memory‚ which became pilgrimage place and Chinese shrine. In the VI century according to Emperor order in honor of Confucius in every city of the country were built temples‚ where are done ritual and sacrifice. With the spread of
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Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple ethical or unethical practice? In the 1970’s Jim Jones established a church called the Peoples Temple which eventually became a cult. The foundation of the church was based on social and racial inequality for all. The church started small yet eventually grew to 5‚000 members. The Peoples Temple accumulated media and political attention which earned Jones popularity; this resulted to his nomination and selection to city commissioner. According to many Jones did
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a poem to Diana in which she has more than one alias: Latonia‚ Lucina‚ Iuno‚ Trivia‚ Luna.[11] In Rome the cult of Diana should have been almost as old as the city itself as Varro mentions her in the list of deities to whom king Titus Tatius vowed a shrine. It is noteworthy that the list includes Luna and Diana Lucina as separate entities. Another testimony to the high antiquity of her cult is to be found in the lex regia of king Tullus Hostilius that condemns those guilty of incest to the sacratio to
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