Sunday, October 12, 2014

Cults: Children Of God: Lost & Found (part 1/7)

by Noah Thompson

Warning, there are some sexually explicit scenes in here. This is another example of a 1970s/80s cult in addition to the Jim Jones "Suicide Cult." 

Published on Jul 10, 2009
After a highly unconventional childhood in Children of God, a cult that mixed religion with sex, filmmaker Noah Thomson escaped to begin a normal life. But after experiencing years of sexual abuse and neglect, Thomson and other former members of the organization may never know what "normal" is. The documentary follows Thomson as he searches for others who have tried to start a new life outside the cult - and searches for answers about his own lost childhood.


Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Jim Jones Jonestown Nightmare in Paradise.

Published on Feb 17, 2013 Jim Jones Jonestown Nightmare in Paradise. In the Jungle , jim jones make his one People Temple, 1978 jim jones take the lives of almost a 1000 people and his own life


 


Questions for discussion: How does this video illustrate the concepts from the chapter on religious communities? Charismatic leaders? Founded religions? Why do you think people would be attracted to join a suicide cult?