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Understanding Religious Cults: A Look at Their History and Impact

This article delves into the concept of religious cults, tracing their evolution from groups sharing common practices to extremist entities dictating their own rules. Notable examples include Jonestown, where over 900 lives were lost in a tragic mass murder-suicide ordered by Jim Jones, and New Zealand's Cooperites, known for their isolationist lifestyles and accusations of abuse. Additionally, the FLDS Zion Ranch highlights ongoing issues like polygamy and child welfare. Explore the complexities and controversies surrounding these groups in the modern world.

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Understanding Religious Cults: A Look at Their History and Impact

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  1. Religious Cults Extended Text: “I Am Not Esther”

  2. What is a cult? • Originally a group that shared a common religious practice. • Has changed in the modern day to mean an extremist group who make up their own rules about religion. • There are many different types of religious cults and even New Zealand has some.

  3. Jonestown • Was the communal settlement made in Guyana, Africa by the People’s Temple, a cult from California. • Jonestown was founded in the mid-1970s by the cult leader, Jim Jones. • In 1978, nearly its whole population died in a mass murder-and-suicide ordered by Jones. Over 900 men, women and children were killed, Jones was one of them. • Jones told them to drink poison because the world was coming to an end. He made the children drink first so that the parents would follow.

  4. cooperites • In N.Z. the most well known religious cult is the Cooperites. • They live on farms in the South Island and are self sufficient. • They strongly restrict contact with the outside world, especially contact with former members. • There has been a lot of controversy over apparent sexual abuse in recent years.

  5. Zion ranch • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS). • Women are made to wear long, old fashioned dresses, grow their hair long and wear it up. • In 2008, American authorities raided ‘Zion Ranch’ a religious cult in Texas. They took 400 children away on charges of polygamy and abuse. • Most people were cleared but there were cases of underage marriage. (A 12 year old was married to the church leader).

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