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  • 06/2020
  • 9798651834068
  • 246 pages
  • $13.99
Alan Warren
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Doomsday Cults: The Devil's Hostages

Adult; True Crime; (Market)

Jim Jones convinced his 1000 followers they would all have to commit suicide since he was going to die. Shoko Asahara convinced his followers to release a weapon of mass destruction, the deadly sarin gas, on a Tokyo subway. The Order of the Solar Temple lured the rich and famous, including Princess Grace of Monaco, and convinced them to die a fiery death now on Earth to be reborn on a better planet called Sirius. Charles Manson convinced his followers to kill, in an attempt to incite an apocalyptic race war. These are a few of the doomsday cults examined in this book by bestselling author Alan R. Warren. Its focus is on cults whose destructive behavior was due in large part to their apocalyptic beliefs or doomsday movements. It includes details surrounding the massacres and a look into how their members became so brainwashed they committed unimaginable crimes at the command of their leader.Usually, when we hear about these cults and their massacres, we ask ourselves how it possibly happened. We could also ask ourselves, what then is the difference between a cult and a religion? We once had a small group of people who unquestionably followed a person who believed he was the son of God. Two thousand years later, that following is one of the most recognized religions in the world. This book in no way criticizes believing in God. Rather, it examines how a social movement grows into a full religion and when it does not. And what makes the conventional faiths such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism stand above groups such as the Branch Davidians or Children of God.
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Book Girl Amazon

I’m familiar with a lot of these cults, and remember the downfall of a few of them. Mr.Warren makes it easy to understand for people who don’t know of these groups, but also interesting for those who do. It’s a win/win for me. Looking forward to more from this author.

Casey Bates

I love Allen Warren , this is my first book I have read by him and I am waiting to dive into the others soon . The topic on cults peaked my interest and how Mr Warren description of cults and the difference in religion causes one to really think and be mindful . I loved the book

James Herington

This was a fascinating piece of work, well researched, and very stimulating. The author provided an account of how each sect worked, as well as back story on its leaders. Including how each member was affected. Great work and will recommend it to anyone who wants to be better educated in this subject matter

Jessica Rumwel

It was a good overall taste on the subject. This book led me to a few other books that went into more detail about some of the subjects of this book

Formats
Paperback Book Details
  • 06/2020
  • 9798651834068
  • 246 pages
  • $13.99
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