As leader of a cult in a remote corner of new mexico called strong city, this 66yearold former sailor, previously called wayne bent, has spent nearly 20 years preparing his 56 unquestioning and. Feel free to skip it and go straight to my comments under the dotted line. In fact, many people not only feel good about the world ending, but actually welcome it with open arms, often joining with others of like mind to predict, plan, and prepare for the demise of humanity and the extinction of existence. A group of scientists and scholars, including 15 nobel laureates, set the clock at 11. King james version the bible calls this time period the last days and the time of the end, or end times. In 1989, credonia mwerinde center left above started traveling to spread the word. We have addressed a few marks of a cult based on seths response to cult criticism in another post, we have written other posts addressing pagan and mystical influence and also seths thoughts on families and his fatherly role to begin to answer a few of the concerns.
Jones the band rem sang about the end of the world as we know it, and they felt fine. This is because the new religion in question was aum shinrikyo, the movement. The end of the world for pc windows 7, 8, 10, xp free. Bent chose that date after calculating a biblical prophecy number 490 and adding it to the year 1517, when the protestant reformation began, yielding 2007 as a result. Wayne bent leader of strong city more recently referred to as the lord our righteousness church. In a fencedin compound, three generations of the global community communications alliance soak in gabriels teachings as they wait for the end of the world. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Formerly a sailor called wayne bent, michael travesser is the leader of a cult in new mexico called strong city. On the possibility of life in capitalist ruins 2015. Watch the end of the world cult prime video skip to main content. This was just one of the chilling quotes that struck me while watching the end of the world cult documentary on channel 4s website the documentary by british journalist ben anthony, from 2007, gives a glimpse into the lives of the strong city. December 21, 2012 the end date in the ancient mayan calendar. I predict the collapse by the year 2030 at the latest.
People have been predicting the end of the world for as long as weve been living in it, and needless to say, no one has been right yet. Video shows thief spitting at police officer and taunting ive got corona teachers husband halfnaked during her online class. The terrifying story of the aum doomsday cult, from the subways of tokyo to the nuclear arsenals of russia 9780517705438. Caring corrupted the killing nurses of the third reich duration. Officials say their lives are not at risk after walls at the entrance partially gave way during the spring thaw. We search a large scrabble dictionary for words ending with the letter or word you enter, and generate all words ending with cult words with the suffix cult. Few would know the scope of the cult s madness until aum burst onto the world scene. The bible describes events and conditions that would mark the conclusion of the current system of things, or the end of the world. The cult, which is in a remote town in new mexico, believed that the world would end on october 31st, 2007. About us tomorrows world is sponsored by the living church of god under the leadership of roderick c. Three years later, the end of the world cult, a documentary, aired on channel 4 in the uk. As for the end of the world, 2012 is not in the cards. It covers bents announcement that the day of judgment began on october 31, 2007. Easytoread version the following are some outstanding features of lastdays, or.
A man named michael travesser, formerly known as wayne bent, is their leader. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Most of them dont seem to be dangerous at the beginning, but later on. The leader and messiah of a 56 member cult in a remote area of new mexico called strong city, travesser predicted the end times would be midnight, october 31, 2007 when an apocalyptic event would destroy the world. When people ask me if ive been brainwashed by michael, i say, yes i have been brainwashed. Doomsday cult is an expression used to describe cults that believe in apocalypticism and millenarianism and can refer both to groups that predict disaster and those that attempt to bring it about to destroy the entirety of the universe. A murder of a cult member who tried to leave is now known to have taken place in february 1989. The life and end times of michael travesser, cult leader of strong city, who claimed the world would end on october 31st 2007. The end of the world cult documentaries about cults. The terrifying story of the aum doomsday cult, from the subways of tokyo to the nuclear arsenals of russia hardcover may 21, 1996. These first two paragraphs down to the dotted line are for reference, and i got the information from wikipedia.
What do church leaders say about religious prophesies of the imminent end of the world. Many took that prediction to mean the end of the world, since the calendar itself ended on. His 56 followers men, women and children hang on his every word, serving him. The end of the world cult documentary real stories. How long do groups of people continue to wait for the end of the world to arrive. Download the cult songs, singles and albums on mp3. Sabbateanfrankists, also referred to as the cult of the allseeing eye look on the back of your one dollar bill to begin to understand their influence in your life, are political and religious chameleons. The expression was first used by sociologist john lofland in his 1966 study of a group of members of the unification church of the united states, doomsday cult. A compelling and revealing observational documentary from 2008 following a doomsday cult as they prepare for the end of the world on october 31st 2007. They are waiting for the end of the world, which they say will come at the end of may. The 2007 bbc documentary, the end of the world cult, tackles travessers history, the beliefs and practices of his group, the mass suicide rumors of. While certainly not a religious cult, the mayans predicted the end to a great cycle on dec. Also try our list of words that start with cult, and words that contain cult, and synonyms of cult search for words that end with a letter or word. The cult at the end of the world tv movie 2007 imdb.
Doomsday cult members see light at end of tunnel rt. Written by two western correspondents, david kaplan and andrew marshall, the book portrays an enigmatical, sometimes macabre, image of a sect acutely disillusioned by japans spiritual decline following the bursting of its prosperous bubble economy in the early. Before long, aum had become one of the world s richest, most sophisticated, and most murderous religious sects. As leader of a cult in a remote corner of new mexico called strong city, this 66yearold former sailor, previously called wayne bent, has spent nearly 20 years preparing his 56 unquestioning. Earthand the human racehas kept going through some horrible things, but people are still saying that the end is nigh. Doomsday cult members see light at end of tunnel 1 may, 2008 15. As leader of a cult in a remote corner of new mexico called strong city, this 66yearold former sailor, previously.
The cult at the end of the world reveals how asahara and a handful of fanatics managed to gather the human and material resources that allowed them to. Go to our dedicated history documentary channel called timeline michael travesser says. The cult at the end of the world tv movie 2007 plot. And the adventists are part of the millerite movement, which is from the 1830s and forties, an apocalyptic, end ofthe world movement, that 150 years later had settled down considerably in terms. The socalled prophet from pittsburgh is gabriel of urantia, a selfproclaimed holy man who currently presides over a spiritual community some call it a cult in the desert of southern arizona. That god spoke to him and told him the date for the end of the world. The doomsday clock says its almost the end of the world. Tomorrows world and false religions myblog1976s blog. What effects do end of the world beliefs have upon people who hold them. They also attempted to manufacture automatic rifles but only managed to make one. The fundamental principal of a cult is preaching of the existence of one and only absolute ideal, individual, or an object. Tanker truck crashes when the driver tries to switch seats. The end of the world cult is a 2007 documentary about the lord our righteousness church, aka the strong city cult, as they count down the days before the end of the world on october 31st 2007. At the end of 1993 the cult started secretly manufacturing the nerve agent sarin and later vx gas.
Inside a doomsday cult story and documentary by know how city. The film features unusually good access and especially focuses on the creepy sexual relationship cult leader wayne bent has with his mostly female followers. As leader of a cult in a remote corner of new mexico called strong city, this 66yearold former sailor, previously called wayne bent, has spent nearly 20 years preparing his 56 unquestioning and devoted. Michael travesser says hes the messiah and that god has told him the world will end with an apocalyptic event at midnight on 31 october 2007.