cults ความบ้าคลั่ง
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Cults ความบ้�าคลั่�ง• Most religions begin as a cult, and
slowly become a “religion” as they get more respect from the world.
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Are cults bad?
• Most cults are not harmful. They are peaceful and not dangerous
• But many people are afraid of cults, because a cult is usually new and different from normal.
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Characteristics ค�ณลั่�กษณะ of Cults
• 1. A guru becomes worshipped บ้�ชา instead of the ways of the religion
• 2. It tries to change peoples ways of thinking and brainwash ลั่�างความค�ด them.
• 3. They take people’s money and abuse themทรมาน sexually.
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The Aum Shinrikyo sect is a Japanese cult based on Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity.
The leader was Asahara Shoko.
He told people he was Christ reincarnated.
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Levitation
Aum Shinrikyo members believed that levitation was possible by using meditation.
They are wearing masks of their leader’s face.
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Tokyo Sarin Gas AttacksOn March 20, 1995 Aum Shinrikyo members released sarin gas on Tokyo subways.
13 people died and 50 were injured.
They wanted to cause an armageddon.
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The last criminal from the Aum shinrikyo attack was arrested in Japan a few weeks ago.
Katsuya Takahashi
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David Koresh and the Branch Davidians
David Koresh convinced people he was the second coming of Jesus.
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Waco, TexasThe American government attacked the Branch Davidian community in 1993.
There was a gunfight and fire.
At least 85 people died.
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Heaven’s Gate CultIn 1997, 39 cult members committed suicide.
They lived an ascetic life.
They wanted to go to a spaceship in a comet.
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Group SuicideThey all killed themselves by drinking poison. They all had a purple cloth on their face and wore the same sneakers.
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Jonestown
900 people died by drinking a poison sugar drink.
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Diamond Mountain
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Ian Thorson And Christie McNally
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Living in a cave
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Dehydration
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Zen Master Rama