Cults and sects

David Koresh of the Branch Davidians

David Koresh of the Branch Davidians

we got him

Sergey Torop, Vissarion, of the Church of the Last Testament in Russia

I hope they won’t shut it down again! I hope to post more

Tumblr didn't work for several weeks in Russia, I couldn't get access. But now I'm finally back, ready to show more on the topic of sects and cults!!

It is run by two remaining members of the cult.

Andrew Cohen of the EnlightenNext cult

EnlightenNext meeting

The discovery of the Heaven's Gate mass suicide in 1997.

Anne Hamilton-Byrne with one of her daughters.

Sarah, one of the adopted daughters of Anne, arranged an official meeting with her ex mom (including press). Sarah is the one who was able to communicate with the police and cause the raid that freed her and her brothers and sisters. Sarah was given into the cult as an infant and considered Anne her birth mother, as did most of the children. Poor care, abuse and forceful drug intake gave those children life long issues with health and trauma. However, Sarah found sympathy in her heart to reconcile with her mother. Unfortunately, Sarah passed away in 2016, three years prior to her adopted mother.

Pictures of the found members of Heaven's Gate mass suicide in 1997. And the iconic Nike Decades c:

The compound where the cult resided was raided by authorities in 1987 and children were finally taken away after years of abuse and neglect.

I really loved it! So many compelling stories from absolutely different people. Leah is the host and the mastermind of the show and Mike Rinder is her all knowing co-host. They both spent their whole lives in the organization. It seems extremely personal seeing them react and deal with those stories. I love seeing Leah being so compassionate and so eager to help. Mike and Leah's chemistry is amazing (that's what you get for putting an Aries and a Gemini together duh). I love them both being so professional. Amazing to think Leah put it all together. She won an Emmy after the first season and has been a nominee every year ever since. I really enjoyed the variety and the exhaustive details of each perpetration. This provides so much depth inside an otherwise closed off community. You should really check it out!