According to experts, up to 10,000 cults still exist today.
Having a spiritual or religious focus, these often revolve around a charismatic leader who claims to have special knowledge or insight. Often, though not always, these start out as an extreme offshoot of a pre-established religion. Members may be isolated from the outside world and made to follow strict rules and rituals.Doomsday cults believe that the end of the world is imminent and only their followers will be saved.
Often their focus is on stockpiling food and supplies, but some may engage in violent and otherwise unlawful behavior so as to prepare for the apocalypse.Here, sexuality is a means of control. The requirement is for followers to engage in sexual acts with the leader or other members, usually through brainwashing or coercion, implying these acts are necessary for spiritual enlightenment.
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