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...such as Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, Scientology, Synanon, Hare Krishna and Children of God offer a refuge from the storms of the world. They purport to know the truth of existence, which members promise is available to anyone willing to submit to the discipline of the sect...
Cults can differ considerably in their demands and discipline; not all indulge in coercion or violence. Still, many conform to a standard pattern of behavior. Once a recruit is drawn into a cult-adherents prefer to call it a sect or denomination-its message is incessantly drummed in. The novice is seldom left alone, a prey to random thoughts. Ties are severed with his past life; communications with family and friends may be eliminated altogether, a process that critics regard as "programming" or "brainwashing." Says Kelley: "These movements divide families, split communities, create tension and friction and turmoil. They...
Charles L. Beikman, a temple member for 20 years, has been charged with murdering another member of the cult and her three children at the sect's headquarters in Georgetown shortly after the mass poisonings...
Casale shouts out "Are we not men?" like the enraged leader of a fanatical sect; the band answers with voices that are indescribable--but if de-evolution does exist, this is what it must sound like. The song moves through a section that sounds like a patriotic anthem, then builds into a frenzied repetition of question-and-response, Casale varying his emphasis in every possible way--"Are WE not MEN?" "ARE we not MEN?" "Are we NOT men?" The chorus mirrors his emphasis each time...
...runway and shot at the planes. Ryan, 53, was killed, as were four others: NBC Reporter Don Harris, 41, and Cameraman Robert Brown, 36; San Francisco Examiner Photographer Gregory Robinson, 27; and an unidentified woman. At least eight others were wounded. In Georgetown, a woman member of the sect killed herself and her three young children. A U.S. State Department spokesman said there were "alarming indications" that cult members in Guyana and California were on the brink of committing mass suicide...