Purported cults Purported cults Agapemonites or Community of The Son of Man was a religious sect existing from 1846- 1956. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agapemonites"
Antoinism is a minority religion (or cult, depending on the point of view) founded by Louis-Joseph Antoine ( 1846- 1912). ...more on Wikipedia about "Antoinism"
The Church of Scientology is an organization founded by the late author L. Ron Hubbard. Its stated aim is to widen the practice of Scientology, which it presents as an "applied religious philosophy." ...more on Wikipedia about "Church of Scientology"
The Church Universal and Triumphant is a New Age new religious movement and organization founded by Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet. It is one of the branches of The Summit Lighthouse and its church groups can be found in many cities throughout the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Church Universal and Triumphant"
The Creativity Movement is a racist, anti-semitic, anti-Christian and white-supremacist organization which advocates a "White Religion" called Creativity. The group denies the Holocaust, embraces racial neo- eugenics and improvement through human genetic engineering, with a religious mission which is dedicated to the "survival, expansion, and advancement of the White Race exclusively." ...more on Wikipedia about "Creativity Movement"
Erhard Seminars Training, or est (always in lower-case), was a controversial New Age large group awareness training (LGAT) seminar program, widespread during the 1970s. Werner Erhard (born John Paul Rosenberg) founded est and conducted the first est seminar in San Francisco, California, in October 1971. ...more on Wikipedia about "Erhard Seminars Training"
Falun Gong (法輪功 — literally Practice of the Wheel of Law) is a controversial Chinese spiritual movement which was started in 1992 by Li Hongzhi. Central to Falun Gong are five sets of exercises (four standing, and one sitting) that involve meditation and are claimed to help in the "purification" of mind and the body. Employing many routines reminiscent of qigong breathing exercises, and theoretical language containing elements of Buddhism and Taoism, it adds also New Age and apocalyptic beliefs. Also known as Falun Dafa, the practice has grown swiftly in popularity around the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Falun Gong"
The Kabbalah Centre is an international organisation dedicated to teaching its interpretations of Kabbalah (esoteric Jewish mysticism). It claims to have been founded in Jerusalem in 1922 by Yehuda Ashlag, but this claim is disputed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kabbalah Centre"
Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission (LHTBM) is a Chicago, Illinois based organization. It represents itself as a Roman Catholic mission. The group is active in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The organization was founded in Chicago, and is currently led by Kyo McDonald and Father Len Kruzel, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago. LHTBM began as a series of prayer meetings and Bible study groups in 1992. McDonald and Kruzel oversaw the expansion of the group into Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission"
Raëlism is the belief system promoted by the Raëlian Movement, a quasi- religious organization which believes that scientifically advanced extraterrestrials known as the Elohim (taken from the Hebrew texts of the Christian Bible and the Torah and usually translated into God in English but translated by those who came from the sky in the Raëlian message) created life on Earth through genetic engineering, and that a combination of human cloning and " mind transfer" can ultimately provide immortality. Raëlism is classified as a new religious movement by most scholars and governments but has been perceived by some people and governments as a cult. ...more on Wikipedia about "Raëlism"
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