This document provides summaries of several religious sects, including:
- The Temple of the Sun, an apocalyptic sect founded in the US that preached about the imminent end of the world. 48 members committed mass suicide when predictions did not come true.
- The Family, founded in the 1960s, also heralded the end of the world and sent young women into prostitution to attract new members and funds. It has several million followers.
- The Unification Church, founded in Korea, considers its founder to have revealed Christ's unfinished work. It is banned in some countries and accused of criminal activities.
- The Church of Scientology, founded based on science fiction writings,
2. Table of contents
• The Temple of the Sun
• Family
• Unification Church
• Church of Scientology
• Jehovah’s Witnesses
3. The Temple of the Sun
Founded in the United States by Pauline Sharpe, who
claimed that the spirits communicate their message,
which informs us about the future fate of the World.
The founder took the name Nada Yolanda, she co-
founded a sect exalted masters. Her alleged
revelations and they recognize the members of the
sect the Church Universal and Triumphant. Sun
Temple is an apocalyptic sect, preaching, and waiting
for the imminent end of the world. 48 members of
the Order of the Temple of the Sun in Switzerland
have committed a mass suicide when the guru
predictions about the end of the world did not come
true.
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5. The Family
(sometimes known as the Family of Love) - founded in
the U.S. in the 60s of this century by David Berg.
Apocalyptic sect heralding the imminent end of the
world. Its members consider the writing of his guru
as inspired by God. The effective discipline relating
to their absolute guru is demanded. It became famous
introducing dealings with the "opportunities for the
Lord." The sect sent young women (often underaged)
into the streets, which through prostitution had to
attract new students to earn funds for the activities
of the sect. The sect also dealt with the trafficking
of children born from these contacts. Governments
of many countries and the European Parliament have
recognized the Family as a dangerous sect. It
currently has several million followers.
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7. Unification Church
One of the most dangerous sects. Founded by Sun Myung Moon in
Korea, who at the age of 16 was to reveal Christ, enabling him to
complete the work of salvation, through the establishment of a
big family. In 1960, Moon, before abandoning his wife and
children, was called. marriage of the Lamb, the wedding of 18-
year-Hak-Ja Han. Families announced the real parents. The sect
was declared unsafe by the European Parliament (in many
countries, it is prohibited), and the governments of Great
Britain, Germany and France do not allowed the Moon to their
country. The Moon is one of the richest man in the world and
had made his fortune among others by the arms trade. The sect
is accused of smuggling and drug trafficking. In Poland, the
Unification Church (Movement, dedicated to the Holy Spirit for
the Unification of the World of Christianity) was registered in
1990. The sect has assets of over 80 ministers and nearly 120
missionaries. They have several premises, where they teach
doctrine.
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9. Church of Scientology
Sect founded by L.R. Hubbard, a writer of science fiction. In
1950, Hubbard published a book, which laid out the basis
of their pseudo-scientific theories about mental health.
Despite the scientific criticism, the book has acquired
considerable popularity, and contributed to the
development of the sect which was considered dangerous
by the European Parliament. In Australia and Greece the
activities of the sect were banned, was sentenced in
absentia in France for fraud Hubbard, the U.S. has
repeatedly thought sect for forgery, bribery, extortion,
stock fraud. In Germany, the book was published detailing
the abuse of the sect in this country. The Church of
Scientology is one of the richest sect in the world, and it
declares a membership to include much as Hollywood,
celebrities and businessmen.
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11. Jehovah’s Witnesses
The sect was founded in 1872 in Pennsylvania by Ch. T. Russell. He preached
that Christ will come in 1874, and begin his reign on Earth. For the year
1914 announced the end of the world. This date was moved several times.
The doctrine of the sect is based on the ideas completely open to the
interpretation, the addition of a false translation of the Bible. It is still
modified, altered and adapted to the needs of the leadership of the
sect. Its adherents reject the dogma of the Trinity, the immortality of
the soul, do not recognize the cult of Mary as Mother of God, reject
sacraments (except baptism) .
The Watch Tower software isolates its followers from the society. Here
are some of the damned activities among Jehovah's Witnesses
(collected on the basis of the relationship of ex-members of the
organization), and the reasons for their omission: Birthday celebration
(because of idolatry), raising toasts (the worship of false gods),
participation in elections (interference in the affairs of the world ), the
activities of youth associations (waste of time), to apply for political
office - even at municipal level (contamination by the world), movies
(sinful influence, lost time, which can be devoted to preaching), visit a
psychiatrist or psychologist (risk of confusion), participation in
extracurricular activities (waste of time devoted to the proclamation),
studies at the university - some strictly forbidden lines (global company,
a waste of time), playing chess, checkers, cards, etc. (military
character), reading books and publications of other religions (clutters
the mind), the interest in celebrities and their philosophy (people
worship, unbiblical values), to organize meetings of youth (sexual
temptation), friends with people outside your organization (global
company).